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For Immediate Release
March 22, 2002
Contact
Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director
Michigan Community Service Commission
Phone (517) 335-4295
Lansing, MI – The finalists for the Ninth Annual Governor's Service Awards were announced today by Governor Engler and the Michigan Community Service Commission, a state agency that promotes and supports volunteerism in Michigan. Nearly 200 individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations from across the state were nominated for the awards, which honor dedicated citizens who give of themselves through volunteer service. The finalists will be honored, and a winner in each of the 14 categories announced, at the Ninth Annual Governor's Service Awards dinner on Monday, April 29, 2002 in Lansing, Michigan. SBC Ameritech is the event’s lead sponsor and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan the associate sponsor.
Governor John Engler and First Lady Michelle Engler will present the finalists with a proclamation and the winners with a plaque at the awards program, which will be held at the Lansing Center. Sheri Jones, news anchor for WLNS TV-6, will be the event’s emcee. "The events of the past several months have given us all a new awareness of volunteers and the essential role they play in American community life,” said Governor Engler. “Volunteers touch the lives of neighbors and strangers, alike. At the Governor’s Service Awards we celebrate and recognize those whose exemplary efforts enhance the lives of the people of Michigan.”
The Ninth Annual Governor’s Service Awards finalists are:
Governor George Romney Lifetime Achievement Award
Isabel Bliss, Chelsea
Marilyn Henderson, Lansing
Molly A. Minnick, St. Johns
The Late James Muir, Grand Rapids
Michele Sherrill-Mix, Alpena
Union City High School Community Service Program, Union City
Muskegon Chiefs Peewee AA Travel Hockey Team, Norton Shores
Dr. Warren L. Schildberg, Garden City
Greater Kalamazoo Holiday Food Drive, Kalamazoo
Robert Zwiers, Holland
Adult 19-35
Gwen Luban, West Olive
Elizabeth Mettler, Albion
Beth Ziemba, Flushing
Adult 36-55
Dr. Barbara S. Adams, Ann Arbor
Dr. Gerald Buchanan, Muskegon
Shirley Jones, Grand Rapids
John Knoester, Holland
Marcia Visker, Kalamazoo
Adult Service Club/Civic Organization
Adopt A Reader, South Lyon
Gwinn Sawyer Chamber of Commerce, Gwinn
Kiwanis Club of Gaylord, Gaylord
Old Newsboys’ Goodfellow Fund, Detroit
Seniors In Action, Grand Rapids
The Arts in Service
Joseph Cohen, Kentwood
Karol Players Theatre Guild, Grand Rapids
Peter T. Milne, Royal Oak
Barbara Reardon, Harrison Township
Shiawassee Arts Council, Owosso
Community Service Program Manaager
Ginni Blanchard, Grand Rapids
Nancy Cormier, Royal Oak
Carol Anne Ketelsen, Rochester
Peggy Lawrence Burns, Grand Rapids
Jay Young, Livonia
Corporation/Business
ODL, Inc., Zeeland
Plumbs Valu-Rite Foods, Muskegon
Spartan Motors, Inc., Charlotte
UAW-GM Community Outreach Team – GM PEP/Project TEAM Volunteers, Lansing
Van Atta’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop, Haslett
National Service Program
AmeriCorps Oakland: Michigan’s AmeriCorps, Rochester
Habitat Michigan’s AmeriCorps Program, Lansing
Helping Hands Happy People, RSVP, Kalamazoo
Rolling Readers U.S.A., Mid-Michigan Chapter, VISTA, Laingsburg
National Service Program Member
James LaMuth, Copper Country AmeriCorps, Dollar Bay
Anna Pope, RSVP, Pontiac
Charles Shane, RSVP, Kalamazoo
Lucy Whiters, Foster Grandparent Program, Pontiac
Cherri Whitmore, Success By Six: Michigan’s AmeriCorps, Coldwater
Senior 56 and Older
Francois J. Castaing, Bloomfield Hills
Gretl Frank, Southfield
LM “Rick” Frederick, Grand Rapids
Kathy Smith, St. Johns
Lois A. Williams, Adrian
Service-Learning Educator
Jim Blaschka, St. Charles
Sandi Godek, Onaway
Ronda Liskey, Laingsburg
Khris Nedam, Northville
Marion A. Smith, West Bloomfield
Youth 18 and Younger
Nora Rose Cooper-Surma, Free Soil
Paul Joseph Fishwick, Jr., Trenton
Brittany Fox, Grand Haven
Michael Palombo, Livonia
Ashley Nicole Pyle, South Boardman
Youth Service Club/Civic Organization
Alpena High School Graphic Arts Program, Alpena
Ewell Elementary Community Action Team, Shelby Township
InterAct Club, Grand Haven
Mill Creek Middle School’s Community Service and Leadership Class, Dexter
Youth Volunteer Corps of Muskegon County, Muskegon
The statewide recognition program acknowledges the contributions made by individuals, nonprofit organizations, and businesses involved in service and volunteerism, and awards volunteers whose commitment to serving others goes above and beyond. Dr. Russell Mawby, Chair of the Michigan Community Service Commission said, "Volunteers are a treasure, a resource that must be validated through recognition and support from the highest levels. The compassion and giving of volunteers are what cause positive change in the life of one person, one family, one community; indeed, the world one person at a time."
The Michigan Community Service Commission, a state agency that supports service and volunteerism in Michigan, issued the nomination applications for this year's awards. After a rigorous peer review by individuals representing nonprofit, volunteer, business and education organizations, a total of 67 individuals, businesses, and organizations were selected as finalists in the 14 award categories.
For more information about the Governor's Service Awards, please contact Kathie Vasilion at the Michigan Community Service Commission at 517.373.4200 or vasilionk@michigan.gov.
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