2024 WSDA Citizen of the Year - Dr. Kalman "Kal" Klass
Making a Life: Dr. Kalman Klass is the 2024 WSDA Citizen of the Year
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill
By Churchill’s definition, Dr. Kalman “Kal” Klass has made a very, very good life. The range of his giving has touched Holocaust survivors and terminally ill AIDS patients in Seattle, at-risk children in Jerusalem, hikers in Snohomish County, and beyond. For this breadth and depth of volunteerism, Klass is being honored as WSDA’s Citizen of the Year for 2024.
Learn more about the 2024 Citizen of the Year Dr. Kal Klass.
Previous Citizen of the Year Award Recipients
Previous Recipients of the WSDA Citizen of the Year Award (1982 to Present)
Drs. Neil Hansen and CR Anderegg, 2023
Dr. Burt Goodman, 2022
Dr. Peter Hampl, 2021
Dr. Beatrice Gandara, 2019
Dr./Representative Michelle Caldier, 2018
Dr. Nhi Pham, 2017
Dr. Loree Bolin, 2016
Dr. Jacqueline Angell, 2015
Drs. Amy M. Winston and Barton S. Johnson, Seattle, 2014
Dr. Raymond Damazo, North Bend, 2013
Dr. Peter Lubisich, IV, Vancouver, 2012
Dr. Michael D. Karr, Granite Falls, 2011
Dr. Tim C. Verharen, Bremerton, 2010
Dr. B. Timothy Dolby, Tumwater, 2009
Dr. John C. Winskill, Tacoma, 2008
Dr. Mark C. Paxton, Spokane, 2007
Dr. Eugene K. Sakai, Vancouver, 2006
Dr. Dennis W. Kelly, Clinton, 2005
Dr. Jeffrey L. Parrish, Duvall, 2004
Dr. Sherwin R. Shinn, Redmond, 2003
Dr. D. Michael Buehler, Yakima, 2002
Dr. Dennis B. Welch, Kirkland, 2001
Dr. Ardon L. Overby, Vancouver, 2000
Dr. Steven J. Albright, Seattle, 1999
Drs. Robert N. Nau, Tonasket, and Theresa Cheng, Issaquah, 1998
Dr. Daniel K. Cheney, Bellingham, 1997
Dr. Douglas M. O’Connor, Longview 1996
Dr. James C. McGraw, Bellevue, 1995
Dr. Johnny N. Johnson, Seattle, 1994
Dr. Vincent K. Davis, Bellingham, 1993
Dr. David W. Parks, Wenatchee, 1992
Dr. John M. Henricksen, Chehalis, 1991
Dr. James N. Sledge, Spokane, 1990
Dr. Gene Sargent, Burlington, 1989
Dr. Otto O. Stevens. Spokane, 1988
Dr. Donald S. Davidson, Bellevue, 1987
Dr. Robert P. Lewis, Jr., Mercer Island, 1986
Dr. Daniel H. Cook, Tacoma, 1985
Dr. James K. Muller, Spokane, 1984
Dr. Dale E. Miller, Yakima, 1983
Dr. Alan D. Adams, Bellevue, 1982
Drs. Neil Hansen and CR Anderegg, 2023
Dr. Burt Goodman, 2022
Dr. Peter Hampl, 2021
Dr. Beatrice Gandara, 2019
Dr./Representative Michelle Caldier, 2018
Dr. Nhi Pham, 2017
Dr. Loree Bolin, 2016
Dr. Jacqueline Angell, 2015
Drs. Amy M. Winston and Barton S. Johnson, Seattle, 2014
Dr. Raymond Damazo, North Bend, 2013
Dr. Peter Lubisich, IV, Vancouver, 2012
Dr. Michael D. Karr, Granite Falls, 2011
Dr. Tim C. Verharen, Bremerton, 2010
Dr. B. Timothy Dolby, Tumwater, 2009
Dr. John C. Winskill, Tacoma, 2008
Dr. Mark C. Paxton, Spokane, 2007
Dr. Eugene K. Sakai, Vancouver, 2006
Dr. Dennis W. Kelly, Clinton, 2005
Dr. Jeffrey L. Parrish, Duvall, 2004
Dr. Sherwin R. Shinn, Redmond, 2003
Dr. D. Michael Buehler, Yakima, 2002
Dr. Dennis B. Welch, Kirkland, 2001
Dr. Ardon L. Overby, Vancouver, 2000
Dr. Steven J. Albright, Seattle, 1999
Drs. Robert N. Nau, Tonasket, and Theresa Cheng, Issaquah, 1998
Dr. Daniel K. Cheney, Bellingham, 1997
Dr. Douglas M. O’Connor, Longview 1996
Dr. James C. McGraw, Bellevue, 1995
Dr. Johnny N. Johnson, Seattle, 1994
Dr. Vincent K. Davis, Bellingham, 1993
Dr. David W. Parks, Wenatchee, 1992
Dr. John M. Henricksen, Chehalis, 1991
Dr. James N. Sledge, Spokane, 1990
Dr. Gene Sargent, Burlington, 1989
Dr. Otto O. Stevens. Spokane, 1988
Dr. Donald S. Davidson, Bellevue, 1987
Dr. Robert P. Lewis, Jr., Mercer Island, 1986
Dr. Daniel H. Cook, Tacoma, 1985
Dr. James K. Muller, Spokane, 1984
Dr. Dale E. Miller, Yakima, 1983
Dr. Alan D. Adams, Bellevue, 1982
