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Previous NACAC Award Winners
Every year NACAC honors special individuals and groups by publicly recognizing their outstanding service and achievements in the area of adoption and child welfare. Below is a list of all of NACAC's previous award winners.
Child Advocate of the Year
2011 Senator Ben Nelson, Nebraska
2010 Dr. Gerald Mallon, New York
2009 Senators Max Baucus, Charles Grassley, and John Rockefeller;
Representatives Jim McDermott and Jerry Weller
2008 Phil Fontaine, Ontario
2007 Dixie van de Flier Davis, Colorado
2006 Zena Oglesby, California
2005 Wilbert Talley, Virginia
2004 Amy Silberberg, Minnesota
2003 H. David Kirk, British Columbia
2002 MaryLee Allen, Washington, D.C.
2001 Joyce Maguire Pavao, Massachusetts
2000 Carol Williams, Washington, D.C.
1999 Sara Berman, California
1998 Judith Anderson, Minnesota
1997 Carolyn Johnson, Pennsylvania
1996 Bob and Dorothy DeBolt, California
1995 Dave Thomas, Ohio
1994 Ernesto Loperena, New York
1993 Gary Morgan, Illinois
1992 Ken Watson, West Virginia
1991 Joan and Bernard McNamara, North Carolina
1990 Kathryn Donley, New York
1989 Sydney Duncan, Michigan
1988 Elizabeth S. Cole, North Carolina
1987 Barbara Tremitiere, Pennsylvania
1986 Peggy Soule, New York
1985 Dawn Degenhardt, Maine
1984 Judith Ashton, New York
1982 Father George Clements, Illinois
1980 David Soukup, Washington
1978 George Miller, California
Parent Group of the Year
2011 Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
2010 Adoption Support for Kentucky
2009 Cuyahoga County Cluster Support Group, Ohio
2008 Adoption Support Centre of Saskatchewan
2007 Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parents Association, Alabama
2006 Louisiana Adoption Advisory Board, Louisiana
2005 Heritage Family Preservation Center, Florida
2004 Adoption and Blended Family Ministry, Maryland
2003 Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents, British Columbia
2002 Concerned Persons for Adoption, New Jersey
2001 Adoptive Parents Committee, New York
2000 FAIR (Families Adopting in Response), California
1999 Adoptive Families Together, Massachusetts
Youth Advocate of the Year
2011 La Terra Cole, Colorado
2010 Jarel Melendez, New York
2009 Maurice Webb, independent consultant, North Carolina
2008 Coltyn Renzetti, Alberta
2007 Anni Keane, New York
2006 Wendy Piccus, California
2005 Bobbie Junker, Minnesota
2004 Chris Brown, Kentucky
2004 Ashley Rhodes-Courter, Florida
2003 April Curtis, Illinois
2002 Anthony Barrows, Massachusetts
2001 Jennifer Hoxie, Maine
Friend of Children
2011 Judge Karen Ashby, Denver Juvenile Court, Colorado
2010 Dr. John Raible, Nebraska
2009 O. Jane Morgan, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Children’s Bureau, District of Columbia
2008 Nancy Umbach, Ontario
2007 Dr. Scott Ryan, Florida
2006 Michael Piraino & CASA Volunteers, Washington
2005 Korean Identity Development Society, Washington
2004 Martha Osborne, Louisiana
2003 Hyun Sook Han, Minnesota
2002 Dr. Dana Johnson and staff, International Adoption Clinic, Minnesota
2001 Brian Boyd, Minnesota
2000 Susan Cox, Oregon
1999 Maureen Evans, Maryland
1998 Anna Marie Merrill, Connecticut
1997 Sandra Scarth, British Columbia
1996 Adoptive Parent Association of British Columbia, British Columbia
1995 Nancy Fox, Michigan
1994 Jerri Jenista, Michigan
1993 Merrily Ripley, Washington
1992 Bonnie and Fred Cappuccino, Ontario
1991 Byung Kak Cho
1990 Sunil Prakash
1989 Adoptive Families of America
1988 Betty Laning, Massachusetts
1987 Teri Bacall, Minnesota
1986 Bertha Holt, Oregon
1985 Jodie Darragh, Georgia
1984 Sherry Clark
1982 Father Alfred Keane, Georgia
Corporate Award for Special Achievement in Adoption
| 2011 |
Human Rights Campaign, District of Columbia |
| 2010 |
Ad Council, New York |
| 2009 |
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption/Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, Ohio |
| 2008 |
Jockey International, Wisconsin |
| 2007 |
The Freddie Mac Foundation, Virginia |
| 2006 |
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, California |
| 2005 |
Times Picayne Newspaper, Louisiana
The Toronto Star and Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services |
| 2004 |
Mike Givens and Denny Hecker, Minnesota
The Pew Charitable Trusts, Pennsylvania
Thrifty's Foods, Inc., British Columbia |
| 2003 |
Wendy’s Restaurants of Canada |
Adoption Activists
| 2011 |
André Fontaine, Ottawa Children's Aid Society, Ontario
Sharen Ford, Colorado Department of Human Services
Amy Heilman, Children's Bureau of Southern California
Betsy Keefer Smalley, Institute for Human Services, Ohio & Jayne Schooler, International & Development Center of Ukraine/Institute for Human Services, Ohio
Senator Moe Keller, Colorado State Senate (ret.)/Mental Health America of Colorado
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| 2010 |
WTNH-8/Wednesday’s Child Team (Ted Koppy, Jim Bagley, George DeYounge, Adam Francis, Ken Melech, & Keith Porter), Connecticut
Lisa Maynard, Hillside Children’s Center, New York
The Honorable David Gooding, circuit court judge, Florida
The Honorable Erminie Cohen, former senator/New Brunswick Adoption Foundation
Tammy Jacobson, St. Vincent’s Special Needs Services, Connecticut
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| 2009 |
Susan Crawford, Halton Multicultural Council, Ontario
Jody Hansen-Walker, Hillside Children’s Center—A.S.A.P, New York
Patricia Hill, Franklin County Children’s Services Adoption Unit, Ohio
Mike Grimes, Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services
Elevate—Children & Families of Iowa
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| 2008 |
Jeannine Carriere, University of Victoria, British Columbia
Richard Fischer, Louis & Company Publishing, Inc., Colorado
Mary Gambon, Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Maureen Jones, AdoptOntario
John Lim, Korean Canadian Children's Association, Ontario
Sandra Bell Lundy, Ontario
Carolyn Peacock, Yellowhead Tribal Service Agency, Alberta |
| 2007 |
Philip and Gay Courter/Courter Films & Associates, Florida
Cowichan Tribes Child & Family Services, British Columbia
Esther High, North Carolina
Oneida Little, Colorado |
| 2006 |
Adopt Cuyahoga’s Kids, Ohio
Tito del Pilar, New York
Sharon Kaplan-Roszia, California
Trish Ploehn, California
Pat Reynolds-Harris, California
Lori Ross and Melanie Scheetz, Missouri |
| 2005 |
Barry Chaffkin, New York
Barbara Ford, Maine
Leceta Guibault, Quebec
Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, New York
Brenda Lawrence, Pennsylvania
Sharon McDaniel, Pennsylvania |
| 2004 |
Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz, Minnesota
Judi Damiano, Pennsylvania
Madelyn Freundlich, New York
Mary Miller, Nova Scotia
Robert O’Connor, Minnesota
Lynhon Stout, Iowa |
| 2003 |
William Fuser, California
Chester Jackson, New York
One Church One Child, Illinois
Tanya Williams-Bell, Pennsylvania
Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency, Alberta |
| 2002 |
Jack Brennan and Helene Gershowitz, New York
Andrew Bridge, California
Kate Burke Cleary, California
Kathleen Dugan, Maryland
E. Bernice Jordan
Dale Richardson, Ohio
Queen Alexandra Centre Adoption Support Program, British Columbia |
| 2001 |
Robin Hilborn, Ontario
Gail Johnson, California
Harriet Jackson-Lyons, Massachusetts
Alexis Oberdorfer, Illinois
Phyllis Stevens, Pennsylvania |
| 2000 |
Sue Badeau, Pennsylvania
Joseph Crumbley, Pennsylvania
Mary Lou Edgar, Delaware
Sandy Gallagher, Pennsylvania
Sharon Selby, California
Michael Sobol, Ontario |
| 1999 |
Rusty Gatenby, KSTP, Minnesota
Judy Grove, British Columbia
Barbara Holtan, Maryland
Larry and Suzanne Stevens, Florida
Veda D. Thompkins, Michigan
Ron Woods, California |
| 1998 |
Sherry Anderson, Pennsylvania
Don Duquette, Michigan
Giovanna Germain, New York
Iowa Professional Photographers Association, Iowa
Lillian Brooks Lansberry (deceased), Maryland
Foster Parent Association of Los Angeles County, California
Marv Rockford, Missouri |
| 1997 |
Meri Brennan, Idaho
Audrey Foster, California
Shelley Linsday, Oregon
Elmy Martinez, Virginia
Jewell McCliment, Pennsylvania
Margaret O’Reilly, Ontario
Joseph Sheffey, Jr., Connecticut
Terri Spronk, British Columbia
Stephen and Teresa Williams, Florida |
| 1996 |
Adopting Children Together, Inc., Texas
Ruth Amerson, North Carolina
Austin American Statesman and KVUE Channel 24, Texas
Linda Anne Babb, Texas
Jeff Katz, Massachusetts
Verna McKay, Winnipeg
Northwest Adoptive Families Association, Inc., Oregon
Joyce Maguire Pavao, Massachusetts
Torin Scott, Arizona
In memory of Janet Levin, New York |
| 1995 |
Katherine Christianson
Howard and Vickie Denson, Missouri
Pat Fenton, Ontario
Arlene Morris Hurley
In memory of Barbara Roberts, Oregon |
| 1994 |
Delmar Weathers, Washington, D.C.
Derek White, Georgia
Mary Klopfenstein, Colorado
Alice Bussiere, California
Raymond Moore, Ohio
Tim O’Hanlon, Ohio
Governor George Voinovich, Ohio |
| 1993 |
Merri Dee, Illinois
Drenda Lakin, Michigan
Faye Caperna, New York
Eric Kokko, British Columbia
Rita Laws, Oklahoma |
| 1992 |
Dallas Minority Adoption Council, Texas
FAIR, California
John Pierce, Pennsylvania
Barbara Clarke, Oregon
Marilyn Shinyea and Anne Lea, Alberta |
| 1991 |
Mary Pat Clemmons, Illinois
Carolyn Wolff, South Carolina
Elspeth Ross, Ontario
South Carolina Council on Adoptable Children
Henrietta Lovett, Georgia
Patrick O’Brien, New York |
| 1990 |
Clarence Gillispie, Michigan
Gina Osborne, Ontario
Tabor Adoptive Parents, Pennsylvania
Jack Williams, Massachusetts
Elaine Schwartz, Washington, D.C. |
| 1989 |
Pat Johnston, Indiana
Gary Morgan, California
Nancy Umbach, Ontario
Dwe Williams, Oklahoma
Council on Adoptable Children of Texas |
| 1988 |
Maris Blechner, New York
Bill Dwyer
Sara and Arthur Glickman, New York
David Kirk, British Columbia
Laura Valenti, New Jersey |
| 1987 |
Barb Brown, Delaware
FACE, Maryland
Lourdes Santiago, Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Sylvester, Maine
Margaret Ward, Ontario
Nancy Carey (Special Service to NACAC), Maryland |
| 1986 |
Jack Felty, Kentucky
Janet Marchese, New York
Open Door Society, Massachusetts
Sue and John Smith, Idaho
Larry Gellerstein, New York
Nancy Kleinberg, New Jersey |
| 1985 |
Adoptive Parents Together, Indiana
Randall Carlisle and Jerri Openshaw, KUTV, Utah
Foster Cline, Colorado
Family Resources Adoption Program, Bernie & Joan McNamara, North Carolina
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, Georgia
Robert Jump, Wisconsin
Gerri Simmons, Utah |
Special Awards
President’s Award
2008 Chief Marcel Balfour and Councillor Mike Muswagon, Norway House Cree Nation, Manitoba
2001 Emma Culpepper, Florida
Special Achievement Award
2005 Victoria Leach, Ontario
Helen Allen Stacey, Ontario
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