Statesman of the Year
Since the 2003 Day at The Capitol Rally, CHEC has presented an award to that Representative or Senator who best emulates the qualities of a true selfless leader in the arena of public policy.
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2003
Representative
Don Lee
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2004
Senator
John Andrews
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2005
Representative
Dave Schultheis
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2006
Representative
Kevin Lundberg
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2007
Senator
Greg Brophy
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2008 Senator
Ted Harvey
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2009
Representative
Kent Lambert
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2010 Fmr U.S. Senator
Bill Armstrong
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2011 Senator
Scott Renfroe
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2012 Senator
Kevin Lundberg
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2013 Senator
Mark Scheffel
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Support Group Leader of the Year
Support Group Leaders shepherd members of their groups to receive support, inspiration and the tools to continue the home education of their individual families. Much of the leaders' sacrificial efforts are unnoticed as they emanate from a heart of service. CHEC acknowledges these vital people in the homeschool community with the Support Group Leader of the Year award given annually at its family conference in June.
Recipients
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2002 Gail Urbina |
2004 Clare Dawson |
2005 Steve & Yvonne Dodge |
2006 Ronnie McKay |
2007 Brian & Pam Newberg |
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2008 Mike & Paula Anderson |
2009 Margaret Cranor |
2010 Steve & Jennifer Vaughan |
2011 Glen & Jamie Ogg |
Ruth Beechik Award
In 2000 CHEC established the Ruth Beechik Award to honor Colorado homeschooling leaders. In 1986, after a distinguishing career in the education field, Dr. Beechik channeled her talented writing skills to promote home based discipleship. A true pioneer in every sense, Dr. Beechik gave credibility to a spawning movement that welcomed her expertise. Standing against a wave of conventional worldly wisdom that condemned home education, Dr.Beechik soon became a beloved writer and counselor to many new homeschooling families. Her compassionate timely wisdom came to a pinnacle with the publishing of her book, A Biblical Home Education, where she boldly proclaimed that “Since the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, anti-God teaching can only lead to foolishness."
Each year at the annual Homeschool Day at the Capitol Rally, CHEC honors past and present homeschool leaders who have distinguished themselves in Colorado. In the spirit of Dr. Ruth Beechik, we seek out those who have given of themselves sacrificially, who stand on the principles of God’s Word, and who understand the truth that wisdom can only be taught in the fear of God. May God in His mercy grant us many more leaders who typify this courageous woman of God.
Dr. Ruth Beechik lives in Golden, Colorado, and still writes books. Her greatest thrill continues to be helping a new family discover the joy of homeschooling.
Recipients
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2000 Ruth Beechik |
2001 Kevin & Sandy Lundberg |
2002 Treon Gossen |
2003 Mike & Teri Spray |
2004 Steve Ong |
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2005 Kevin Swanson |
2006 Brenda Kelly |
2007 Pete Olsen |
2008 Mike Cheney |
2009 Marcia Washburn |
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2010 The Bill Roach Family |
2011 The late Chris Klicka, Esq. |
2012 The George Sechrist Family |
2013 Vicki Lewis |
The Spark Plug Award
Volunteers are the backbone of every good non-profit organization. Each year CHEC utilizes a network of over 300 volunteers. These volunteers are comprised of busy families who have a love for homeschooling, for God and for His people. Running a state-wide organization takes folks who are willing to work many different and odd jobs. CHEC volunteers find themselves doing anything from stuffing envelopes, to working 20 plus hours a week on a special event. While many come for the joy of fellowship and blessing, most do it for the shear joy of promoting homeschooling and love for the Lord.
Each year at the annual Christian Family Conference in June, CHEC honors a unique volunteer whose efforts set them apart by an unusual amount of energy, inspiration, dedication and self sacrifice. The Spark Plug recipient is the kind of person that every organization wishes that they could replicate over and over again. Once the award is given, the honoree’s name is added to a distinguished list of individuals on a plaque permanently and prominently displayed in the CHEC office and the individual holds the affectionate title of “Sparky” for the following year.
Recipients
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2003 Jody Smith |
2004 Ida Mae Custer |
2005 Julie DeKruif |
2006 Marci Walter |
2007 Amy Menges |
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2008 Rebecca Austin |
2009 Nancy Casterline |
2010 Ian Serff |
2011 The Dan Einarsen Family |
2012 Chad Roach |
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