The Boy Scouts of America Tahquitz District will honor Dr. Jerry Hizon with the 2015 Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award, Wednesday, September 30 at Pechanga Resort and Casino. Hizon is currently on the Board of Governors at Temecula Valley Hospital, a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine and serves on the Board of Counselors of the Riverside Medical Association.
Dr. Hizon is being honored for his contributions to the community, including serving over 25 years as volunteer team doctor for Temecula Valley High School. Besides private practice, Dr. Hizon served as the San Diego Chargers medical team physician for 14 years. He was also chosen as a sideline physician for the 2003 Super Bowl and a medical team physician for the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl.
He was named the “Sports Medicine Champion” in 2009 by the San Diego Sports Medicine Foundation and Outstanding Community Physician of the Year in 2014 by the Riverside County Medical Association.
The Distinguished Citizen Award is presented to individuals whose personal ethics and family values are representative of the Scout Oath and Law. Past recipients of the award include President Gerald Ford, Governor George Deukmejian, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne. The Tahquitz District has honored Dan Stephenson, Jerry Wilson, Bill Green, 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone, Christine and John McCusker, Dan Atwood, Pastor Steve Struikmans, Dr. Larry Boggeln, Ben Drake, Terry Gilmore, and Joan Sparkman in the past.
The Distinguished Citizen Dinner begins at 6 p.m. with a reception and silent auction. Dinner and award presentation follows at 7 p.m. Full Tables and sponsorships are available. Tickets are $125 per person and available by calling Tina Roy, BSA District Director at (951) 972-2201.
