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