It didn’t take long to get peoples’ attention when Cassell named a retired San Juan Ridge teacher the Volunteer of the Year. Meanwhile, longtime front desk volunteer Linda Wallace won the “Unsung Hero Award”. KVMR’s fabled live remote music festival broadcasts produced a series of volunteer awards as well. Dawn Fischer was honored for her work as the organizer and editor of the KVMR 2016 Eating Radio Cookbook. Peter Lang, Jeffrey Boylan and Jeffrey Thorsby were honored for their “off-campus” work keeping the station’s archives going.