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Past AVA Awards Recipients

Past Recipients of the Harriet Naylor Distinguished Member Service Award

This award is presented to an active AVA member who has made an outstanding contribution to the association. Recipients of the award are recognized for their support of AVA through leadership positions, special projects, research, publications, advocacy and other activities that have strengthened both the association and the profession of volunteer resources management.

1981   Marion Jeffery
1982   Carol G. Moore; Marlene Wilson   
1983   Eva Schindler Rainman
1984   Ivan Scheier
1985   Harriet Naylor; Sarah Jane Rehnborg, CVA  
1986   Sue Vineyard      
1987   Joanne Holbrook Patton    
1988   Winifred Brown, CVA     
1989   Susan J. Ellis      
1990   Christine C. Franklin, CVA 
1991   Nancy Jane Barker 
1992   Laura Lee Geraghty
1993   Caroline W. Todd 
1994   Billie Ann Myers 
1995   Katherine H. Campbell, CVA
1996   Jeanne Bradner  
1997   Jane Leighty Justis 
1999   Betty Stallings, MSW 
2000   Kathy McCleskey
2001   Jackie Norris, CVA
2002   Suzanne Lawson, CVA � Acceptance Remarks
2004   Jeffrey L. Brudney, Ph.D.Acceptance Remarks

Past Recipients of the Volunteer Administrator of the
Year Award

The Volunteer Administrator of the Year Award recognizes a colleague for excellence in the field of volunteer administration. Recipients are recognized for serving as mentors, demonstrating commitment to AVA�s ethical values, promoting volunteerism within his/her organization and/or community, engaging volunteers in an extraordinary way to improve the community, and demonstrating competency as a volunteer administration professional.

1997 Nancy J. McLeod, City of Phoenix Municipal Volunteer Program (MVP); Arizona, USA
1998 Mary Mulligan, Karmanos Cancer Institute; Michigan, USA
1999 Joyce Conner, City of Kettering ACTIVE (Active Citizens Together in Volunteer Endeavors) Program; Ohio, USA
2000

Joan Brown, Civic Center Volunteers Program, Marin County; California, USA

2001

Ruth M. Buell, Manager of Volunteer Resources, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California USA

2002 David Meacham, National Director of Volunteer Support, Planned Parenthood Federation of America in New York, N.Y., USA 
Acceptance Remarks
2003 Jane Hilfer, Director of Community Relations for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
AVA Awards Committee Comments and Acceptance Remarks
2004 Bonnie Gunter
AVA Awards Committee Comments and Acceptance Remarks


Past Recipients of the AVA Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Awards are presented to an individual, organization, or corporation, which promotes volunteerism, provides service through a unique model, and has made a substantial impact in their community. The volunteer work, dedication, support, loyalty, and continued efforts are evidence of the recipient�s concern for volunteerism.

1981
  • Hon. James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina

1982
  • Women in Community Service, Inc.
  • Helping Hands Program, Allstate Insurance Co.
  • Hon. Robert D. Ray, Governor of Iowa 
1983
  • JC Penney Company, Inc.
  • Army Community Service Program
  • Corporate Volunteer Coordinators Council of New York
1984
  • National Council of Jewish Women
  • National Football League Charities
1986
  • Peace Corps
1987
  • United Way of America
1988
  • Brian O'Connell of Independent Sector
  • The Association of Junior Leagues, Inc.
1989
  • Hon. George C. Romney, Governor of Michigan
  • The American Red Cross
1990
  • Campus Compact
  • The Salvation Army
1991
  • Habitat for Humanity
1992
  • Mrs. Lt. Colonel Jean Davis, Chicago, IL
  • Corporate Volunteerism Council of Minneapolis/St. Paul
1993
  • Bernice Skirboll, Compeer, Inc.
  • RSVP of the Community Service Society of New York
1994
  • Cesar Rivera, American Red Cross of Greater New York
  • Providian Corporation, Louisville, KY
  • Anna Bixby Women's Center, Harrisburg, IL
  • American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
1995
  • Marilyn MacKenzie, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Community of Oklahoma City, OK
  • Southwest Airlines
1996
  • Volunteer Centre, Calgary. AB, Canada
  • Carroll Community College, Westminster MD
  • Lt. Col. Ronda Bollwahn, The Salvation Army
1997
  • Texas Department of Human Services Adopt-a-Nursing Home
1998
  • Idaho Press-Tribune
  • Courage Center, Minneapolis, MN
1999
  • U.S. Army Family Team Building
  • Community Service Volunteers, United Kingdom
2000
  • Abington Savings Bank, MA
  • Terry K. Watanabe Volunteer Center of Gay Men�s Crisis, New York, NY.
2001
  • Federation of Volunteer Efforts in Korea Inc., Pusan, Korea  
  • Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) Employees; Knoxville, Tennessee USA 
  • UPS Foundation; Atlanta, Georgia USA
2002
  • KPMG and its Employee Volunteer Program, �Involve.� Montvale, N.J., USA
    Acceptance Remarks
  • Nancy Gaston, CVA, Owner of Gifts Differing, Vancouver, Wash., USA 
    Acceptance Remarks 
  • Raffael Montenotte, Buddy Program Coordinator for the AIDS Project Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif., USA 
    Acceptance Remarks
2003
2004

Lifetime AVA Member

2002
2004

The Journal of Volunteer Administration Award

This new award recognizes outstanding contributions of original applied research to the field of volunteer administration. Award recipients were selected by the editorial board from researchers published in The Journal of Volunteer Administration from September 2002 through June 2003. An anonymous supporter contributed a $500 cash award.

2003
2004

 

 

 

 

 

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