1999 Winners

The people honored on this page brought libertarian ideas to literally millions of people in 1999. The 1999 Lights of Liberty awards were given by the Advocates for Self-Government to libertarians who accomplished any one of these three vital outreach activities: (see program description for details)

• 3 or more published letters to the editor
• 3 or more speeches
• 3 or more Operation Politically Homeless (OPH) booths

Many of the people below went far beyond the minimum requirement for the awards, as noted beside their names. Five libertarians even won what became dubbed the "Libertarian Triathlon" -- winning awards in all three categories. They are:

Lights of Liberty letter writers reached millions of Americans via newspapers across the country. Lights of Liberty speakers took libertarian ideas to service clubs, classrooms, political rallies, televised debates, and more. Operation Politically Homeless booth activists met thousands of people one-on-one, introducing them to libertarian ideas at fairs, political rallies, flea markets, gun shows, and other events.

We hope to see YOUR name on the list of winners for next year!

Congratulations to all of these outstanding activists!

** qualified in 2 areas
*** qualified in all 3 areas - Libertarian Triathlon Winners

California
**Richard Boddie
***Vince Carlton
Brian Lee Cross
**Ron Drioane
Harry Friend
Sharon Friend
Ryan Gifford
**J.R. Graham
**David Graham
Jack Hickey
**Mark Hilgenberg
Mike Hodges
Greg Howell
Steve Kubby
Jeffrey Laing
**Paul Marsden
Gordon McGilvray
Rick Newhouse
David Nolan
Geoff Olsen
Ric Pinkerton
Rick Root
Eric Schanke
**Doug Scribner
Kelly Russell Simpson
Paul Studier
William Todd
**Scott A. Wilson
Stephen Zinn
Jonathan Zwickel

Colorado
W. Earl Allen

Connecticut
**George Eggert
Marianne Eggert
Courtenay Hough
**James Madison

Florida
**Rex Curry
Vicki Higgins
Ron R. Howard
David C. Klug
**J.M. McIntosh
**Tyson Richmond

Georgia
Dan Alban
Leo V. Baca
Nelson Barnhouse
Wes Benedict
Mark Bierley
Jason Butler
David Chastain
Jim Cox
Randy Daugherty
James Harris
Garrett Hayes
David Higginbotham
Steve Hoffman
Paul Jennison
Micah Jennison
Doyle Jones
Robert H. Moody
Mark Mosley
Michael Powers
Maria Powers
Dale Ritchey
John Silbernagel
Rob Strickland
John H. Turcotte
Alan Wallace

Hawaii
George Peabody
**Ken Schoolland

Indiana
**Ken Bisson
Charles Carnes
Alex Houze
Michael Houze
**Erin Hollinden
**Andrew Horning
Steve Kristoff
Deanna Newton
Michael Schmitt
Daniel Stevens

Iowa
Donald J. Hennig

Kentucky
George C. Baumler
**Theresa Camoriano
Nick Karem

Massachusetts
Michael Cloud
Carla Howell
Kay Pirrello

Michigan
Jason C. Miller
Ken Proctor
Lloyd Sherman

Missouri
Mike A. Bozarth
Hugh Emerson

Montana
Scott Butler
Mike Fellows
Leo Frye

Nevada
Alice Lillie
JR Reynolds
**Brendan Trainor

New Hampshire
Ken Blevens
William R. Discipio, Sr.
**Howard Wilson

New Jersey
Ken Bank
New York
Linda Pope
Norma Segal
John Swanson
Blay Tarnoff
Brian Wilson

North Carolina
**Brian Irving
**Elizabeth Vance

Ohio
Dwayne Arquette
***Dave Domanski
Adrian Hinton
Ron Lisy
John McAlister
Pearl Pullman
David T. Terry

Pennsylvania
**Tom Giles
Lois Kaneshiki
**Michael Morrison
John Nulty
Raymond "Doc" Ondrusek
William Shadle
Dave Towers

Tennessee
Jon Jones
***Richard E. Pearl
Paul Schmidt
Linda Simmons
***Rodney Smith
Jeff Taulman
Michael Brady
**Robert K. Restivo
Reed Shahan
Dan Sheard
James Turner

Utah
Ron Amos
Charles Bonsall
Kitty K. Burton
Jim Dexter
Don Johnstun
William Jones
**John R. Pack
Chauna Pierce

Vermont
Michael Beauchemin
Scott Berkey
***Chris Costanzo
Dan Krymkowski
**Hardy Macia
Patricia Richmond

Virginia
**Ron Crickenberger
Jacob Hornberger
**James W. Lark III
**Robert K. McBride

Washington
Chip Barron
Gordon Beeman
Jesse Brocksmith
Chris Caputo
Ed Donaldson
John Evans
David Franta
Eva Hart
Michael Hihn
Robert Hill
Jocelyn Langlois
Ernest Lewis
Steven Lewis
Jennifer McAdams
Matthew McCally
Nathan Messer
Carol Miller
Mary Norton
Dennis Norton
Tim Perman
Donald Post
Mark Andrew Taff
John Tyson
Doug Witt

West Virginia
Richard S. Kerr, MD

Wyoming
Timothy A. DeLaney