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2018 SPARC Recipients
- Community Champion: Arvada Rising
- Community Champion: Julia Beems
- Community Champion: Mandy DeWitt
- Advocacy: Bret Billings
2017 SPARC Recipients
- Education: Sara Pielsticker
- Advocacy: Erik Navarro
- Advocacy: Goldstar Learning Options
- Community Champion: Katie Heath
2016 SPARC Recipients
- Advocacy: Ken Berry
- Employment: Lucha Cantina
- Education: Inclusive Higher Education
- Community Champion: Pamela M. Kerr, CPA, CFE, FCPA
- Community Champion: Deputy District Attorney Rachael Powell
- Community Champion: Denver’s Channel 7 (ABC Affiliate)
2014 SPARC Recipients
- Community Champion: Elizabeth S. Barr, DMD
- Community Champion: Emily Harvey with the Colfax Marathon
- Self-Determination: Lisa Potter
- Education: Arvada West Wildcat Sparkles Cheer Team
2013 SPARC Recipients
- Community Champion: Kristin Steadman and the Night Lights Program
- Education: Patty Gysin
- Self-Determination: Jeff Alexander
2012 SPARC Recipients
- Employer: SustainAbility
- Advocacy: Sandy Schneider
- Community Champion: City of Lakewood's R.I.S.E. Program
- Community Champion: Mile High Leaps & Bounds
- Community Champion: Robin Zaborek, Down Syndrome - Autism Connection
2011 SPARC Recipients
- Advocacy: Margaret "Peg" Thomas
- Education: Donna Brovsky
- Community Champion: Dez Rubano
2010 SPARC Recipients
- Advocacy: Marcia Coulter
- Community Champion: Ron Heath
- Education: Karla Jones