On Friday, May 8th, in a ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Valencia, a new Santa Clarita Valley Man and Woman of the Year will take their place in the history books.

As is custom, 2008 man and woman of the year Carl Goldman and Judy Penman will hand over the title to this year’s winners, who will be chosen from a long and distinguished list of local volunteers.

The event begins at 6:00 p.m. and will include recognition of all individuals nominated by various local non-profit organizations.

Then, the two main winners will be announced and celebrated with a slide show.

The Santa Clarita Valley Man and Woman of the Year program has been in existence since 1964, and it originated with the Newhall-Saugus Chamber of Commerce. To read more about the event’s history and see past honorees, check out www.scvmanandwomanoftheyear.com.

Here’s a list of all nominees and their respective nominating organizations.

Nominees for 2009 Woman of the Year:

Jane Bettencourt-Soto – Betty Ferguson Foundation

Gigi Bost – Santa Clarita Committee On Aging

Mary Ann Colf – Rotary

Nancy Coulter – American Cancer Society

Peggy Edwards – Zonta

Tamara Gurney – Providence Health & Services Foundation

Jorja Harris – Domestic Violence Center

Janice Hoskinson – Child & Family Center Foundation

Marlee Lauffer – Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

Janice Murray – SCV Boys & Girls Club

Lynne Plambeck – Scope

Donna Schmidt – Elks

Julie Sturgeon – Betty Ferguson Foundation

Stephanie Weiss – Action

Dora Zavala – Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley

Nominees for 2009 Man of the Year:

Greg Amsler – Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation

Chris Ball – Rotary

Kerry Carmody – Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Wayne Crawford – Carousel Ranch & Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation

Rick Patterson – Hart Facilities District & SCV Committee on Aging

Craig Peters – SCV Boys & Girls Club

Tom Schmidt – Elks

Steve Sturgeon – Child & Family Center Foundation

KHTS AM-1220 will post the winners after the event Friday night at hometownstation.com.