Outstanding Corps Member Award
The Mandarins’ Outstanding Corps Member Award (also known as the Joe Fong Perpetual Award) is given annually in memory of Joe Fong, our 1976 recipient who played soprano in the brass section.
Each year, corps members select one of their peers to receive this award. Recipients exemplify the very best in leadership, citizenship, esprit de corps, and similar qualities learned during their journey with the Mandarins. The award is presented during the Corps Banquet at the end of summer tour.
The Mandarins’1976 repertoire included selections from The Wiz. These lyrics are inscribed on the original Joe Fong trophy: “If you believe within your heart, you’ll know that no one can change the path that you must go.”
Joe Fong Perpetual Award Winners 1976 – Joe Fong 1977 – Mark Dong 1978 – Karen Jong 1979 – Mandarins 1980 – Ronald Lam 1981 – Daniel Fong 1982 – Felicia Louie 1983 – Kimberly Wong 1984 – Kenneth Yee 1985 – Donald Yee 1986 – Laurie Yee 1987 – Gregory Mar 1988 – Curtis Mar 1989 – Rodney Wong 1990 – Bruce Fong 1991 – Claudia Fong 1992 – Vance Kitaoka 1993 – Michael Yee 1994 – Robert Yung 1995 – Jason Jong 1996 – Kevin Chow 1997 – Sean Mar 1998 – Jeffrey Buell 1999 – Jillene Sturgess (tie) 1999 – Joshua Vogelsant (tie) 2000 – Jonathan Arevalo 2001 – Fernando Vargas 2002 – Courtney Ginn 2003 – Amy Inouye 2004 – Megan Munoz 2005 – Andrew Heathman 2006 – Jacquelyn Wong 2007 – Anna Keck 2008 – Jessica Gonzalez 2009 – Santiago Sabado 2010 – Jared Cole 2011 – Chris Langton 2012 – Corey Jones 2013 – Kalei Cablay 2014 – Nick Kinavey 2015 – Casey Smith 2016 – Kelley Ho 2017 – Kelley Ho (repeat) 2018 – Samuel Elmore 2019 – Kiri Guldner 2020 – Mandarins 2021 – Amanda Lopes 2022 – Brandon Wallace 2023 – Maya McBrayer 2024 – Geo Garcia
Sacramento Mandarins Hall of Fame
The Sacramento Mandarins Hall of Fame was established in 2018 to help preserve the memory of the special people who have brought honor to the Mandarins and who can serve as role models for present and future generations. Tap/Click images for more details about each year’s Hall of Fame class.
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Nominations are accepted each Fall and reviewed by a committee comprised of Ye Wah and Mandarins alumni members.
