Rick Jackson elected President of 2012 Tournament of Roses

(January 21, 2011) – In a ceremony yesterday, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association’s Board of Directors

confirmed Richard W. Jackson as President for the 2011-2012 Tournament year. Rick will provide leadership for the

123^rd Rose Parade presented by Honda and the 98^th Rose Bowl Game® presented by VIZIO on Monday, January 2, 2012.

President Rick Jackson revealed Just Imagine… as the theme for the 123^rd Rose Parade. “While this theme can

represent the world of a child’s imagination, it can also be expressed as a reflection of the achievable hopes

and dreams of adults, the remarkable accomplishments and innovations of business and the world vision of an

optimistic future,” said Jackson. “It should celebrate a new year of opportunity, underscore the brilliant imaginings of our past,

 and inspire us to reach higher, try harder, and believe in our dreams.”

Tournament of Roses announces leaders of

2012 Rose Parade Presented by Honda and the Rose Bowl Presented by VIZIO

As his first official duty, Richard W. Jackson, president of the Tournament of Roses Association, announced today the leadership and organizational structure for the 2011-2012 Tournament year. Gerald K. Freeny, a Tournament volunteer since 1988, was elected to the Executive Committee and will serve as the Tournament’s president in 2019. He will provide leadership for the 130^th Rose Parade and 105^th Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2019.

In addition, the following officers were elected to serve with Freeny on the 14-member Executive Committee: Sally M. Bixby, executive vice president; R. Scott Jenkins, treasurer and Richard L. Chinen, secretary. Jeffrey L. Throop, president of the Association in 2010-2011, is past president. Re-elected to the Executive Committee are vice presidents Ira C. (Mike) Matthiessen, Brad Ratliff and Lance Tibbet. The five appointed at-large members are Jocelyn C. Manilay-Yan, Dennis Wong, Cynthia O. Amerio, Sindee B. Riboli and Carlos E. Clayton. President Jackson also announced the election of three new members to the Association’s Board of Directors including Gordon B. Hamilton, Edward J. Morales and Amy S. Wainscott

2011 Rose Queen Evanne Friedmann Crowned at Official

Coronation Ceremony

(October 28, 2010)

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93rd Rose Queen Evanne Friedmann received her crown from President Jeff Throop today at the official coronation ceremony

presented by Citizens Business Bank.

The ladies also debuted their beautiful Tadashi gowns!

Just gorgeous...

Food Network Star

Paula Deen

Named 2011 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal

  Paula Deen is going to whip up some friendships, fold in some dreams and roll out some memories on New Year's Day

as the Grand Marshal of the 2011 Rose Parade festivities.

"Paula Deen is a true icon and the perfect person to serve as the Grand Marshal for our theme Building Dreams, Friendships & Memories,"

said Jeff Throop. "An American sweetheart and a true success story, Paula Deen embodies what it means to build a dream

into reality. She has shared her friendships and memories with us all through her down-to-earth cooking and treasured

recipes and we can't wait to build memories together with her on New Year's Day."

The Tournament of Roses Announces 2011 Rose Queen

       Evanne Elizabeth Friedmann Named 93rd Rose Queen for the 2011 Tournament of Roses.

Rose Queen Evanne Elizabeth Friedmann,17, attends La Cañada High School and resides in La Cañada Flintridge.

 She is a member of National Charity League, the National Charity League, the National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation,

an AP scholar and has been in the Girl Scouts for 13 years. Evanne is active in the concert choir at her school and

serves as the senior class videographer. She was a model between the ages of 8 and 12, which sparked a passion for film and

 performance. She was  recently part of an improv group called, Comedy Sportz and sees herself as a director or editor for

films and media in the future. In her free time she enjoys making videos for both fun and school and likes to play

classic games such as Solitaire, chess and Scramble. Her parents are Kurt and Gayle Friedmann and

she has two older sisters, Haley, 21, and Lynn, 19.

Seven Princesses begin their reign as the 2011 Royal Court

       The seven members of the 2011 Tournament of Roses Royal Court were announced at Tournament House from a group of

 31 finalists. As ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses, the Royal Court members will attend more than 150 community and media

functions leading up to the 122nd Rose Parade presented by Honda and 97th Rose Bowl Game on Saturday, January 1, 2010.

                    The seven Rose Princess from left are:

Tenaya Miyoko Senzaki, Pasadena High School; Jessica Michelle Montoya, Flintridge Preparatory School

Sarah Christine Fredrickson, Maranatha High School; Michelle Kaye Washington, Pasadena City College

Kathryn Morris Thomson, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Evanne Friedmann, La Cañada Hign School;

and

Tatyane Anaid Berrios, Arcadia High School

Congratulations

Class of 2010!!

The Class of 2010 is listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Maurice Abadia,  Tomas Aguirre,  Dan Akins,  Lilliana Araya,  Chad Bernard,  Jason Betts,  Charles Blecksmith,  Rich Boccia, Celley Buchanan,  Christina Charfauros,  Cody Charfauros,  Loletta Coleman,  Dennis Cruz,  Patricia Edwards,  Nanette Fish,  Ryan Fiske,  John Fletcher,  Bart Goedhard,  Alicia Greene,  Eric Hayne,  Jeffrey Kaloski,  William Kelso II,  Jane Kim,     Dominique Lewis,  Daniel Lim,  Laura Lloyd,  Susan Marasco,  Robert Newton,  Maria Olson,  Lawrence Ott,  Laurie Rambeau,  Phillip Ramirez,  Sylvia Ramos,  Isaac Reyes,  Lesilie Reyes,  Gabriel Rosemond,  Jason Samuelian,  Rafael Sanchez,  Earl Scott,  William Smith,  Scott Swanson,  Adam Throop,   Alan Tierney,  Christopher Wong,   Michael Young,  Jessie Zhang 

Not pictured; George Yessaian and Scott Wilcott Jr.