Past Recipients

2025

Milley and Vera Schultz Awardees, 2025. Front row, from left: Jerry Harrison, Irene Belknap, Jeff Brown and Suzanne Gray. Back row: Joyce Kleiner, Donna Seager and Jim Welte.

2024

2023

Watch the 2023 Mini Docs
2023 Milley Award recipients, from left: Suzanne Ciani, Tiffany Shlain, Tim Ryan, Thomas Singer, Ute Goggins

2019

2019 Milley Award recipients, from left: Phil Pastuhov, Karen Benke, Lorin Rowan, Bob Burton and Robert Holmes. Photo by Jim Block.

2018

2018 Milley Award recipients, from left: Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Vera Schultz Award for lasting contributions to the cultural life of Mill Valley (represented by Steve Bajor and Lisa Palter); Dr. Warren Farrell for Literary Arts; Dart Check for Visual Arts and Design; Annie Rosenthal Parr for Performing Arts and Film; Larry “The Hat” Lautzker for Community Contributions and Jennifer Balin Edwards and Susan Joy Balin, daughter and wife of Marty Balin, who was honored for his contributions in the Musical Arts. Photo by Jim Block.

2017

2017 Milley Award recipients, from left: Thacher Hurd, Gary Yost, John Macleod, Winifred Macleod, Lisa Kristine, Gini Wilson, Don Hunter. Photo by Jim Block.

2016

2016 Milley Award recipients, from left: Tripp Carpenter, Bob, Bijou, Maria Muldaur, Jacques Leslie, Jasson Minadakis

2015

2015 Milley Award recipients: Back row, L to R: Tom Corwin, Eve Pell, Bill Home (for the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society), John Korty. Front row, L to R: Michael Painter, Joanne Hively, Paul Smith

2014

2014 Milley Award recipients, top from left: Christopher Raker, Erma Murphy (Murphy Productions), Gage Schubert. Bottom from right: Scott Matthews, Mort Sahl, Megan Wilkinson (O’Hanlon Center), Daniel Patrick (Murphy Productions), and Joyce Maynard

2013

2013 Milley Award recipients, from left: Dick Fregulia, Ann Killion, Phil Sheridan, Sara Pearson (Mountain Play), Kristin Jakob, Alan Nayer, and Jim Lange

2012

2012 Milley Award recipients, from left: Alice Corning, Betty Goerke, Jimmy Dillion, Jack Beck, and Zoe Elton

2011

2011 Milley Award recipients, from left: Si Perkoff, Katy Butler, Max Perkoff, Eldon Beck, Sue Carlomagno, Sammy Hagar, and Larry Snyder

2010

2010 Milley Award recipients, from left: Bill Champlin, Richard Moore, Sharon Boucher, Steve McNamara, and Fred Larsen.

2009

2009 Milley Award recipients, from left: Steve Bajor, Trubee Schock, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Gretchen Jane Mentzer, Naomi Newman, Abby Wasserman, and Dan Hicks

2008

2008 Milley Award recipients, from left: Lucy Mercer, Ben Cleaveland, Susan Brashear, Gabriella Mautner, Ricca Wolff and Peter Flessel, representing his father, Creig Flessel, who passed away.

2007

2007 Milley Award recipients, from left: Lonnie Barbach, Ivan Poutiatine, Suki Hill, Mary Turnbull (Depot proprietor), Austin deLone, and Kathleen Quinlan.

2006

2006 Milley Award recipients, from left: Craig Frazier, Laurie Cohen, Elaine and Bill Petrocelli, Peggy Salkind, Rob Nilsson, and Jane Hirschfield.

2005

2005 Milley Award recipients, from left: Margaret “Kett” Zegart, Martha Hannon, Bob Weir, Gloria Unti, Robert Royston, Asa Hanamoto, and Cyra McFadden.

2004

2004 Milley Award recipients, from left: Tom Killion, Phyllis Faber, Tony and Catherine Angelo, Michael Parra, and Cathy Burford, representing her mother, Margaret Sanborn, who passed away.

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

The award was reintroduced as The Milley Award

1995

Creative Achievement Awards