Party in the Library Leadership Award Honorees
Every year, the Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award is given to an individual in the community at our annual Party in the Library who embodies a profound commitment to championing student success at Hartnell College. This prestigious recognition signifies the recipient’s dedication to actively engaging in the Foundation’s initiatives and showcasing a steadfast belief in its mission to support Hartnell College students.
2023
Kurt Gollnick
At the 17th celebration of Party in the Library, the Hartnell College Foundation celebrates Kurt Gollnick for his exceptional leadership and support.
For many years, Kurt has been an integral part of Hartnell College. As a member of the Hartnell College Foundation Board, he served as Board Chair, Chair of the Investment Committee, Chair of the President’s Task Force Funding Plan, Co-Chair of the Party in the Library Committee, Chair of the Matsui Leadership Gift Committee, and as a member of the Ag Steering Committee. He also Co-Chaired the Measure T Campaign, along with Susan Gill and Alfred Diaz-Infante.
A Central Coast wine grape grower for 40 years, Kurt recently “semi-retired” as the COO of Scheid Family Wines and is producing wine grapes as the owner of Rodnick Farm. He continues to be an essential part of the community and lends his expertise to local non-profit organizations, including his current passion project, the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex.
The Foundation is honored to call Kurt a loyal friend, generous supporter, and cherished member of this community.
Congratulations and our deep gratitude to Kurt Gollnick, a brilliant businessman with a kind and caring heart for the community, whose leadership has made a huge difference at Hartnell and for our students.
Kurt Gollnick
2022
John Romans
Each year at Party In the Library, the Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award is presented to honor an exceptional leader who is distinguished as a valuable and contributing member of society and the Hartnell College Community. On the 16th celebration of Party in the Library, the Hartnell College Foundation celebrates John Romans for his exceptional leadership and support.
John, a giant in the Agriculture community and lifetime South County resident and friend, has been a champion of Hartnell for a number of
years and, since 2017, a Foundation Board Member. His inspiration to champion Hartnell students and internships was the late and beloved Andy Matsui, whose giving was a catalyst for John’s generosity, Due to John’s funding support for internships through Party in the Library over the years, dozens of students will have had the opportunity to complete life-changing internships. John has also played an instrumental role in supporting the original campaign to construct Hartnell’s King City campus, joining with Susan Gill among other visionary leaders to help South County students achieve their personal and career goals. When the opportunity arose to expand the center in South County, he provided additional support, thereby opening the doors for entire families to attend Hartnell and for STEM degrees to be offered in King City. Each of these honorees has demonstrated both significant leadership and meaningful efforts on behalf of the Foundation, the College, students and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work. Congratulations and our deep gratitude to John Romans for his transformational gifts and support of our students!
John Romans
2021
David Warner
Each year at Party in the Library, the Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award is presented to honor an exceptional leader who is distinguished as a valuable and contributing member of society and the Hartnell College Community. On this special 15th anniversary of Party in the Library, the Hartnell College Foundation celebrates David Warner for his outstanding leadership and support.
David sets the standard for humble, faithful and committed leadership in all that he does for our community. The Hartnell College Foundation is grateful for having benefitted from his gifts and talents over the past eight years.
He served as a Board member from 2013-2019 (chairing the nominating committee twice in that time), as the Chair for our first Strategic Plan for Operations Committee and as our current Co-chair for the committee. He also faithfully serves on our Investment Committee and was instrumental in launching our donor communication plan in 2016. David’s commitment
to serving his community is evident in his experience with other non-profit organizations in Monterey County and beyond. He serves as a Board member and Treasurer for Sun Street Centers, on the finance committee for the Community Foundation for Monterey County, and as a member of the Stanford Alumni Consulting Team, where retired Stanford graduates offer pro-bono consulting services to non-profit organization on the Central Coast.
Each of these honorees has demonstrated both significant leadership and meaningful efforts on behalf of the Foundation, the College, students and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work.
Congratulations and a heartfelt thank you to David Warner for changing lives through his talents, support and dedication to others!
David Warner
2020
Anne Secker
The Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished themselves as a valuable and contributing member of society and Hartnell College.
On the 14th anniversary of Party in the Library, Hartnell College Foundation celebrates incredible leadership in our community by presenting this award to Anne Secker for her outstanding leadership and support.
Anne Secker epitomizes great leadership, exemplifying class, sophistication and deep dedication to her community in everything she does. The Hartnell College Foundation is grateful to have benefitted from her incredible talents for a number of years. Under her presidency on the Hartnell College Foundation Board, we were able to become one of the top 25 foundations in the country for community colleges of our size. Anne has also been instrumental in the launching of our Legacy Society and 100 by 100 Legacy
Her experience in the nonprofit world and her commitment to service is extensive, including the Elkhom Slough Foundation, various wine and vintner groups, Monterey County Historical Resources Review Board, Ag Against Hunger and CHISPA. Anne’s involvement and work also span to affiliations with the Monterey County Bar Assoc.
Women Lawyers Assoc. and CA Women Lawyers. Our staff, board and anyone who is fortunate to work with Anne knows what an amazing woman, community leader, and mentor she is and we are pleased to have the opportunity to thank her and honor her in this very special way.
The Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to David Gill in 2009 to Margaret DAmigo-Martin, in 2010 to Nick Pasculli, in 2011 to Bruce Taylor, in 2012 to Susan Gill in 2013 to Andy Matsui, in 2014 to Joanne Taylor, in 2015 to Karen Fanoe and Kathy Moser, in 2016 to Butch Lindley, in 2017 to Bob Martin and Cathy Schlumbrecht in 2018 to Alfred Diaz-Infante and in 2019, Nate Holaday.
These honorees have exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the Foundation, the College, students, and alumni, that go above and beyond normal board or committee work.
Anne Secker
2019
Nate Holaday
This is the 13th year for the Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award that honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished himself/herself as a valuable contributing member of society and the college in many ways.
On this, the 13th anniversary of Party in the Library, Hartnell College Foundation will present this award to Nate Holaday for his outstanding leadership to support the College and Foundation. Nate Holaday has always been involved in agriculture and a committed supporter of Hartnell College. Beyond being a decedent of the College’s name sake, Nate has been a champion for Hartnell. He was an instrumental
supporter of the King City Education Center and bringing Hartnell to South County, Further, he was a supporter of the campaign to establish the Agricultural Business and Technology Institute. As a result of a unique partnership between Hartnell College and the Salinas Valley Agricultural Industry, we are able to serve over 1,200 students every year pursuing careers in the dynamic agricultural industry. The important award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to David Gill, in 2009 to Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin, in 2010 to Nick Pasculli, in 2011 to Bruce Taylor, in 2012 to Susan Gill, in 2013 to Andy Matsui, in 2014 to Joanne Taylor Johnson, in 2015 to Karen Fanoe and Kathy Moser, in 2016 to Butch Lindley, in 2017 to Bob Martin and Cathy Schlumbrecht, and in 2018 to Alfred Diaz-Infante. These honorees have exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the foundation, the college, students, and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work. Tonight’s honoree has changed the lives of many in our community and continues to inspire all of us.
Nate Holaday
2018
Alfred Diaz-Infante
This is the 13th year for the Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award that honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished himself/herself as a valuable contributing member of society and the college in many ways.
On this, the 13th anniversary of Party in the Library, Hartnell College Foundation will present this award to Nate Holaday for his outstanding leadership to support the College and Foundation. Nate Holaday has always been involved in agriculture and a committed supporter of Hartnell College. Beyond being a decedent of the College’s name sake, Nate has been a champion for Hartnell. He was an instrumental
supporter of the King City Education Center and bringing Hartnell to South County, Further, he was a supporter of the campaign to establish the Agricultural Business and Technology Institute. As a result of a unique partnership between Hartnell College and the Salinas Valley Agricultural Industry, we are able to serve over 1,200 students every year pursuing careers in the dynamic agricultural industry. The important award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to David Gill, in 2009 to Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin, in 2010 to Nick Pasculli, in 2011 to Bruce Taylor, in 2012 to Susan Gill, in 2013 to Andy Matsui, in 2014 to Joanne Taylor Johnson, in 2015 to Karen Fanoe and Kathy Moser, in 2016 to Butch Lindley, in 2017 to Bob Martin and Cathy Schlumbrecht, and in 2018 to Alfred Diaz-Infante. These honorees have exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the foundation, the college, students, and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work. Tonight’s honoree has changed the lives of many in our community and continues to inspire all of us.
Alfred Diaz-Infante
2017
Bob Martin and Cathy Schlumbrecht
Cathy Schlumbrecht has been the spark plug igniting community organizations and their volunteers to set and achieve remarkable goals for more than two decades. The recently retired Senior Vice Président and 33 year employee at Comerica Bank, Cathy has melded her role as a business banker with engagement in the larger community in the best traditions of local banking. She has been one of the creative forces and organizers for the Party in the Library for 9 years which has allowed Hartnell to launch forward-thinking programs and partnerships that are changing higher education in the Salinas Valley.
Bob Martin has always been involved in agriculture and/committed supporter of Hartnell College. In 2006 he joined the Ag Steering* Committee at Hartnell College to seed and establish the Agricultural Business and Technology Institute. As a result of a unique partnership between Hartnell College and the Salinas Valley Agricultural Industry, we are able to serve over 1,200 students every year pursuing careers in the dynamic agricultural industry.
Bob Martin and Cathy Schlumbrecht
2016
Butch Lindley
This is the 10th year for the Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award that honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished himself/herself as a valuable contributing member of society and the college in many ways.
The important award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to David Gill, in 2009 to Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin, in 2010 to Nick Pasculi, in 2011 to Bruce Taylor, in 2012 to Susan Gill, in 2013 to Andy Matsui, in 2014 to Joanne Taylor Johnson, and in 2015 to Karen Fanoe and Kathy Moser.
These honorees have exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the foundation, the college, students, and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work.
As 2016 marks our 10th anniversary of Party in the Library, Hartnell College Foundation will present this award to Butch Lindley for his outstanding involvement in this event and for his leadership to support the College and the Foundation.
Butch has been deeply involved with Hartnell for many years and has been instrumental in securing philanthropic gifts that have launched forward thinking programs and partnerships that are changing higher education in the Salinas Valley. Butch has been a member of the Ag Institute since its inception, a founding member of the President’s STEM Task Force, and served as a past member of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. In addition, Butch provides expertise to our annual Party in the Library event as our extraordinary auctioneer. Tonight’s honoree has changed the lives of many in our community and continues to inspire all of us.
Butch Lindley
2015
Karen Fanoe and Kathy Moser
This is the ninth year for the Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award that honors exceptional leaders who have distinguished themselves as valuable contributing members of society and the college in many ways.
The first Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to David Gill, 2009 to Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin, 2010 to Nick Pasculli, 2011 to Bruce Taylor, 2012 to Susan Gill, 2013 to Andy Matsui, and in 2014 to Joanne Taylor Johnson.
These honorees have exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the foundation, the college, students, and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work.
For the first time ever, Hartnell College Foundation will present this award to two outstanding leaders. The 2015 Leadership Award is presented to Karen Fanoe and Kathy Moser for their outstanding involvement and support of the Hartnell College Foundation. Karen and Kathy co-founded Party in the Library in 2007 with vision and passion. As a result of their leadership, the event has raised over $2 million in support of Hartnell’s programs and students. Karen and Kathy’s leadership extends far beyond this event, to supporting numerous other college and community initiatives. Tonight’s honorees have changed the lives of many in our community and continue to inspire all of us.
Karen Fanoe and Kathy Moser
2014
Joanne Taylor
This is the eighth year for the Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award that honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished themselves as a valuable contributing member of society and the college in many ways. The first Foundation Leadership Award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to David Gill, in 2009 to Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin, in 2010 to Nick Pasculli, in 2011 to Bruce Taylor, in 2012 to Susan Gill, and in 2013 to Andy Matsui.
The honoree has exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the foundation, college, students and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work. The 2014 Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award is presented to Joanne Taylor Johnson for her outstanding involvement and support of the Hartnell College Foundation.
Joanne has provided leadership as past board president, member of the President’s Task Force, founding member of the Hartnell College Legacy Society and provided the first endowment gift for the NASA SEMAA lab. Throughout her history with Hartnell College, she has changed the lives of countless students and continues to inspire all of us.
Joanne Taylor
2013
Andy Matsui
This is the seventh year for the Foundation Leadership Award that honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished themselves as a valuable contributing member of society and the college in many ways.
The first Foundation Leadership Award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to Davio Gill, in 2009 to Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin, in 2010 to Nick Pasculli, in 2011 to Bruce Taylor and in 2012 to Susan Gill.
The honoree has exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the Foundation, College, students and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work.
The 2013 Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award is presented to Mr. Andy Matsui for his outstanding involvement and support of the Computer Science and Information Technology Three Year Bachelor Degree program (CSIT-in-3). The Matsui Foundation has pledged $2 million in student scholarship support over the first three years of the CSIT-in-3 program. Thanks to the Matsui Foundation, Hartnell College and its partner CSUMB, have launched a national model of accelerated completion to a high wage, high demand degree and students will receive full rioe scholarships, making this a life changing opportunity.
Andy Matsui
2012
Susan Gill
This is the sixth year for the zfoundation Leadership Award that honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished themselvef as a valuable contributing member of society and the college in many ways.
The Foundation Leadership Award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to David Gill, in 2009 to Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin, in 2010 to Nick Pasculli and in 2011 to Bruce Taylor.
The honoree has exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the foundation, college, students and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work.
The 2012 Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award is presented to Susan Gill for her outstanding involvement and support of countless initiatives. Susan spearheaded the launching of the Hartnell King City Educational Capital Campaign, played an essential role in developing and growing the support for Party in the Library, and was a major force contributing to the success of the Agricultural Business and Technology Institute.
Susan Gill
2011
Bruce Taylor
This is the fifth year for the Foundation Leadership Award that honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished themselves as a valuable contributing member of society and the college in many ways. The first Foundation Leadership Award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to David Gill, in 2009 to Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin and in 2010 to Nick Pasculli. The honoree has exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the foundation, college, students and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work. The 2011 Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award is presented to Bruce Taylor for his outstanding involvement and support and his exemplary leadership in launching new programs including the Agricultural Business and Technology Institute and the Women’s Education Leadership Initiative.
Bruce Taylor
2010
Nick Pasculli
This is the fourth year for the Foundation Leadership Award that honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished themselves as a valuable contributing member of society and the college in many ways.
The first Foundation Leadership Award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura, in 2008 to David Gill, and in 2009 to Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin.
The honoree has exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the foundation, college, students and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work.
The 2010 Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award is presented to Nicholas Pasculli for his outstanding involvement and support and his years of service as president of the Foundation.
Nick Pasculli
2009
Margaret D'Arrigo
The third annual Foundation Leadership Award honors an exceptional leader who has distinguished themselves as a valuable contributing member of society and the college in many ways.
The first Foundation Leadership Award was presented in 2007 to Gary Tanimura and the second annual award was presented in 2008 to David Gill, The honoree will have exhibited significant effort and leadership on behalf of the foundation, college, students and alumni that go above and beyond normal board or committee work. The 2009 Hartnell College Foundation Leadership Award is presented to Margaret D’Arrigo Martin for her outstanding involvement and support.
Margaret D'Arrigo
2008
David Gill
David Gill
2007
Gary Tanimura