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The 2020 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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East Central Award Recipients:
- Adult: Teresa Bachtold - Forrest
For service to Harvest Call - AmeriCorps: Jalen Butler - Springfield
For service to Springfield Urban League - Senior: Shannon Nosbisch – Dieterich
For service to Effingham Public Library - Senior Corps: Valerie Beguin – Towanda
For service to Fostering Dignity - Youth: Aja Capel – Urbana
For service to 4-H
Northeast Award Recipients
- Adult: Scott Milliman – Chicago
For service to Literacy Volunteers of Illinois at Illinois Youth Center Chicago - AmeriCorps: Kiamara Rodriguez – Chicago
For service to Center for Disability and Elder Law - Business: Abbott Laboratories Legal Department – Abbott Park
For service to Ascend Justice - Senior: Donna Adam – Des Plaines
For service to Clean Up Give Back - Senior Corps: Shirley Cassens – Harvard
For service to Senior Services Associates, Inc. - Youth: Kiran Mohan – Buffalo Grove
For service to Crescendo for a Cause
Northwest Award Recipients
- Adult: Dan Portz – Fulton
For service to River Bend CUSD 2-Fulton High School Robotics Program - AmeriCorps: Linda Bolls - Kewanee
For service to Abilities Plus - Senior: Ted Brolund – Rockford
For service to Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity - Senior Corps: Marjorie "Midge" Murphy – Rock Falls
For service to Dillon Elementary School - Youth: Lucy Kuelper – Rio
For service to #MoveOver Project
Southern Award Recipients
- Adult: Michael Moyers – Herrin
For service to Christopher Elementary School - Business: PNC Bank – Fairview Heights
For service to East St. Louis School District #189 - Senior: Melody Shimada – Carbondale
For service to Carbondale Public Library - Senior Corps: Deserie Gibson – Belleville
For service to SWIC Programs and Services for Older Persons - Youth: Elijah Gunter - Scheller
For service to Sesser Jr. Football
West Central Award Recipients
- Adult: Daniel Luthi – Washington
For service to American Red Cross - AmeriCorps: Deja Jenkins – Galesburg
For service to Illinois Justice Corps/Knox County Courthouse - Business: JIMAX Group – Peoria
For service to Tireless Project - Senior: Joel Estes – Knoxville
For service to Blessings in a Backpack - Senior Corps: Lloyd Lawber – Griggsville
For service to Pike County All Wars Museum - Youth: Abigail Oakley – Quincy
For service to Quincy Art Center
The 2019 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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East Central Award Recipients:
- Adult: Ryan Scritchlow - Bloomington
For service to: Habitat for Humanity - AmeriCorps: Carlos Ortega - Mattoon
For service to: Mattoon in Motion - Busniess: Horace Mann – Springfield
For service to: Springfield Public Schools - Senior: Diane Wilhite – Champaign
For service to: Grand Prairie Friends - Senior Corps: Susan Elke – Effingham
For service to: FISH Human Services - Youth: Elizabeth Ann Weidner – Dieterich
For service to: University of Illinois Extension Effingham County
Northeast Recipients:
- Adult: Terri O'Neill Borders – Lemont
For service to: Lemont Township/Village of Lemont - AmeriCorps: Alfreda Baran – Chicago
For service to: Illinois JusticeCorps - Business: West Monroe Partners – Chicago
For service to: Community Health - Senior: John (Jay) Olriksen – Schaumburg
For service to: Hanover Township - Senior Corps: Toni Lieteau – Plainfield
For service to: Catholic Charities - Youth: Arnav Bedi – Naperville
For service to: PowerMinds NFP
Northwest Recipients:
- Adult: Audrey Adamson – Moline
For service to: Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois - AmeriCorps: Sergio Herrera - Des Plaines
For service to: Illinois Campus Compact-Rockford University - Senior: Les Virtue - Galena
For service to: Galena Area EMS District - Senior Corps: Gary Winkie – Rockford
For service to: AARP
Southern Recipients:
- Adult: Janet Scheller – Hamel
For service to: Hamel Elementary School - AmeriCorps: Pasha McNeil - Washington Park
For service to: Dunbar Elementary School - Business: ARTIGEM Replacement Services – Belleville
For service to: Franklin Neighborhood Community Association - Senior: Darlene Azar – Edwardsville
For service to: Franklin Elementary School - Senior Corps: Ophelia Jackson – Alton
For service to: Foster Grandparent Program-Lovejoy Elementary - Youth: Isaiah Haynes - East St. Louis
For service to: East St. Louis School District 189
West Central Member:
- Adult: Leslie Murphy – Mapleton
For service to: Illini Bluffs Elementary PTO - AmeriCorps: Kari Rogers – Canton
For service to: SIU School of Medicine, Office of Regional Programs - Senior: Virginia Schneider – Princeville
For service to: Illinois Valley Fuller Center for Housing - Senior Corps: Barbara Richmiller – Quincy
For service to: Adams County RSVP - Youth: Sierra Lucie – Basco
For service to: Hancock Village
The 2018 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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East Central Award Recipients:
- Adult: Priyanka Bahel – Naperville
For service to: Carle Foundation Hospital - AmeriCorps: Brian Frapolly – McHenry
For service to: Illinois Justice Corps/McLean County Law and Justice Center - Business: Land of Lincoln Credit Union - Decatur
For service to: Webster Cantrell Hall and other organizations - Senior: Alfred Hampton - Springfield
For service to: Central Illinois Foodbank - Senior Corps: Alice Bray - Decatur
For service to: Dove’s Children’s Clothing Room - Youth: Gage Ford – Springfield
For service to: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Illinois Capital Region
Northeast Recipients:
- Adult: Anna Stargardt – Chicago
For service to: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - AmeriCorps: Brandi France - Grayslake
For service to: Waukegan to College - Business: Northwestern Medicine-Team NM - Winfield
For service to: DuPage County Health Department Initiatives-Impact DuPage and FORWARD DuPage - Senior: Ann McAveeney – Lake Forest
For service to: Fill A Heart 4 Kids - Senior Corps: Arthur "Nick" Cordell- Yorkville
For service to: Senior Services Associates - Youth: Nolan Rahm – Evergreen Park
For service to: Tinley Park Paws
Northwest Recipients:
- Adult: Melissa Ryan Bergstrom – Sterling
For service to: Team Jess - AmeriCorps: Christopher Black – East Moline
For service to: WQPT-Quad Cities PBS - Business: Culver’s - Dixon
For service to: Sauk Valley Community College - Senior: Juanita Martin - Rockford
For service to: Northwest Community Center - Senior Corps: Char Polis - Rockford
For service to: Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Winnebago County - Youth: Sarina Goldie - Freeport
For service to: Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Southern Recipients:
- Adult: Marleen Shepherd – Carbondale
For service to: Sparrow Coalition - AmeriCorps: Zach Brookman – Opdyke
For service to: Opdyke-Belle Rive CCSD #5 - Business: Luxury Looks Barber & Beauty Salon – Fairview Heights
For service to: Men of East St. Louis - Senior: Alice McGowen – Jerseyville
For service to: Humanity Road, Inc. - Senior Corps: Ron Simpson- Carterville
For service to: Gum Drops NFP - Youth: Kaitlyn Barnett – Troy
For service to: Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois
West Central Member:
- Adult: Jenny Lee - Mackinaw
For service to: TCRC and RSVP of Peoria and Tazewell Counties - AmeriCorps: Justin Krohn - Macomb
For service to: Western Illinois Regional Council - Business: Kassing Lumber Company – Mt. Sterling
For service to: Adams, Brown, and Pike Counties RSVP - Senior: William Durall - Pittsfield
For service to: JWCC Southeast Education Center - Senior Corps: Joseph Urbanc - Peoria
For service to: RSVP of Peoria and Tazewell Counties - Youth: Beckham Oldenettel - Jacksonville
For service to: New Directions Warming and Cooling Shelter and other organizations
The 2017 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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Adult Award Recipients:
- East Central: Martina Mustroph – Urbana
For service to: Hermes Clinic - Northeast: David Cheeks – Chicago
For service to: Greater Chicago Food Depository - Northwest: Vicki Cover – Dixon
For service to: Kreider Services - Southern: Jonathan H.N. Long – Glen Carbon
For service to: Edwardsville NAACP Branch #3014 - West Central: Stephen Born - Springfield
For service to: Lutheran Early Response Team
AmeriCorps Member Recipients:
- East Central: Sarah Koeller - Conshohocken, PA (former resident of IL)
For service to: McLean County Health Department - Northeast: Genesis Rios - Chicago
For service to: Community Health - Northwest: Melissa Calhoun – Rock Island
For service to: Esperanza Child Care Center - Southern: Zorina “Ann” Brown – East St. Louis
For service to: Operation AmeriCorps - East St. Louis - West Central: Jamie Burns - Macomb
For service to: McDonough County Health Department
Business Recipients:
- East Central: Martin's IGA Plus - Effingham
For service to: Organizations in Effingham County - Northeast: Motorola Mobility - Chicago
For service to: Citizen Schools - Southern: Zimdars Air Conditioning and Heating - Louisville
For service to: Meals on Wheels of CEFS - West Central: Hy-Vee Canton
For service to: Fulton County Emergency Services Disaster Agency
Senior Recipients:
- East Central: Larry Altenbaumer - Decatur
For service to: Grow Decatur - Northeast: Richard Erickson - Wheaton
For service to: Reflections: A Community Project to Celebrate and Recognize Veterans Past and Present - Northwest: Mark Lawrence - Rockford
For service to: Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 984 at the Rockford Veterans Affairs Primary Care clinic - Southern: Ernest J. Collins – Mt. Vernon
For service to: American Legion Post #141-Mt. Vernon, IL - West Central: Roger Crawford - Washington
For service to: American Cancer Society
Senior Corps Member:
- East Central: Genevieve Sutton - Sullivan
For service to: Mid-Illinois Senior Services - Northeast: Sarah Marsh - Joliet
For service to: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet - Northwest: Beryl Hutson - Rockford
For service to: Boone County Jail - Southern: Sharon Kossman- Swansea
For service to: Southwestern IL College Senior Companion Program - West Central: Joseph Sutcliffe - Quincy
For service to: United Way of Adams County
Youth Award Recipients:
- Northeast: Lily Alter – Oak Park
For service to: Housing Forward - Northwest: Victoria Kuzlik - Byron
For service to: Coats For Hope of Ogle County - Southern: Jha'Shaira Farmer – East St. Louis
For service to: East Side Aligned - West Central: Riley Moran - Peoria
For service to: Neighborhood House
The 2016 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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Southern Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Anthnoy Wyatt – Murphysboro
- For service to: Southern Illinois Care Connect Program
- AmeriCorps Member: Shanae Drummond – East St. Louis
- For service to: East St. Louis School District 189
- Business: Dynegy – Collinsville
- For service to: East Side Aligned Pathway’s Action Team
- Senior: Jane Perr – West Frankfort
- For service to: American Red Cross of South Central Illinois
- Senior Corps Member: Esther Walker – Flora
- For service to: Clay County Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry
- Youth: Shane Douglas – Waterloo
- For service to: Waterloo VFW Post 6504 & Waterloo City Cemetery
East Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Jamie Waldhoff – Effingham
- For service to: Blessings in a Backpack
- AmeriCorps Member: Ben Mullison – Decatur
- For service to: Knox County Circuit Clerk
- Business: Deb’s Catering – Altamont
- For service to: Local Area Veterans
- Senior: Ed Hohenstein – Springfield
- For service to: Habitat For Humanity of Sangamon County
- Senior Corps Member: Mary Yokem – Springfield
- For service to: One Hope United Foster Grandparents
- Youth: Diamond Jackson – Springfield
- For service to: District 186 School Board
West Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Anthony Allen- Peoria
- For service to: Holy Family Parish School
- AmeriCorps Member: Abby Hilsabeck- Jacksonville
- For service to: Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Illinois
- Business: Mount Sterling IGA – Mount Sterling
- For service to: The Brown County Community
- Senior: Stephen Lakin – Murrayville
- For service to: Murrayville Woodson Emergency Ambulance Service
- Senior Corps Member: Jo Ellen Dollinger - Monmouth
- For service to: Jamieson Community Center
- Youth: Kellon Oldenettel - Jacksonville
- For service to: Kellon’s Sock Drawer
Northwest Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Christina De Voney - Dixon
- For service to: Lee County Volunteer Corps at Lee County Health Department
- AmeriCorps Member: Haley Thomas – Mount Morris
- For service to: Ogle County Emergency Management Agency and Health Department
- Business: Deere and Company – Moline
- For service to: Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging RSVP program
- Senior: Emma Hoke – Milan
- For service to: Handy Buds 4-H Group
- Senior Corps Member: Richard Burroughs – Moline
- For service to: American Red Cross, Moline
- Youth: Saneha Kaur Borisuth – Moline
- For service to: Moline Sports Unlimited at Moline High School
Northeast Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Kaite O’Brien – Chicago
- For service to: Rape Victim Advocates
- AmeriCorps Member: Shelbi Ball – Geneva
- For service to: Northern Illinois Food Bank
- Business: DuPage Medical Group – DuPage
- For service to: Peoples Resource Center and DuPage Habitat for Humanity
- Senior: Ronald Grais – Chicago
- For service to: Thresholds
- Senior Corps Member: Bennie Mae Gavin – Joliet
- For service to: Foster Grandparent – Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet
- Youth: K’Von Jackson – Chicago
- For Service to: Holy Name Cathedrals Blessings in a Backpack
The 2015 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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Southern Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Dominic Goggin - Greenville
- For service to: Bond County Health Dept. Hospice Program
- AmeriCorps Member: Maria Madrid - Fairfield
- For service to: Wayne County Health Department
- Business: Mt. Vernon Outland Airport
- For service to: Mt. Vernon Outland Airport
- Senior: Bev Virobik – Centralia
- For service to: City of Centralia Recycling Center
- Senior Corps Member: Judie Louden - Belleville
- For service to: RSVP Station Memorial Hospital
- Youth: Savannah Beck – Mt. Vernon
- For service to: Cove Connection
East Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Ed Maubach - Peoria
- For service to: Holy Family Parish School
- AmeriCorps Member: Cecilia Montesddeoca – Normal
- For service to: McLean County Health Department
- Business: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage – Springfield
- For service to: United Way of Central Illinois
- Senior: Trisha Horner - Bloomington
- For service to: Fibers of Love
- Senior Corps Member: Vera Bright - Clinton
- For service to: Friends in Action & DOVE, Inc. RSVP
- Youth: Allison Schmidt - Altamont
- For service to: University of Illinois Extension
West Central Illinois Award Recipients
- AmeriCorps Member: Nick Swope - Macomb
- For service to: McDonough County Health Department
- Business: Keller Williams Realty - Peoria
- For service to: South Side Mission Camp Kearney
- Senior: Cindy Schuford - Washington
- For service to: Threads of Hope and Love
- Senior Corps Member: Alan Kulczewski - Monmouth
- For service to: 1st Street Armory/RSVP
- Youth: Alexis Grace Lawson - Colchester
- For service to: McDonough District Hospital
Northwest Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Scott Brouette - Moline
- For service to: WIU/WQPT & regional pre-schools
- AmeriCorps Member: Etta LaFlora - Kewanee
- For service to: LVI Jumpstart Program
- Senior: Sharon Kersten - Dixon
- For service to: Sauk Valley Community College
- Senior Corps Member: Barbara Novak – Moline
- For service to: RSVP of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
- Youth: Ashlee Werkheiser - Kewanee
- For service to: Sunshine Community Services Center
Northeast Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Kenneth Jennings - Chicago
- For service to: Gridiron Alliance
- AmeriCorps Member: Dylan Mooney - Wayne
- For service to: Northern Illinois Food Bank
- Business: Groupon, Inc. - Chicago
- For service to: Chicagoland
- Senior: Dan Kenney - DeKalb
- For service to: DeKalb County Community Gardens
- Senior Corps Member: Rita Murphy - Yorkville
- For service to: Senior Services Associates
- Youth: Nicole Harrington - Winthrop Harbor
- For Service to: Live Out Loud Charity/ Girl Scouts
The 2014 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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Southern Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Brent Miller - Ullin
- For service to: Century High School
- AmeriCorps Member: Claudia Blackman - Carterville
- For service to: American Red Cross
- Senior: John Flora, Sr. – Carterville
- For service to: Thrift Store
- Senior Corps Member: Geanette Wilson - Sparta
- For service to: IMPACK, Inc.
- Youth: Nicole Doornink – Glen Carbon
- For service to: ASAP Coalition
East Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Jeff Carns - Champaign
- For service to: Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
- AmeriCorps Member: Rebecca Moss – Peoria
- For service to: Knox County Health Department
- Business: Mr. John’s School of Cosmetology, Esthetics and Nails – Decatur
- For service to: Ronald McDonald House of Charities of Central Illinois
- Senior: Jami Hemmenway - Eureka
- For service to: Eureka Christian Church
- Senior Corps Member: Jack Sunderlik - Springfield
- For service to: Dubois and McClernand Elementary Schools
- Youth: Rebecca Wiggins - Decatur
- For service to: United States Armed Forces
West Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Kassie Courson - Macomb
- For service to: McDonough County VIBE
- Business: Diversified Services, Inc. - Jacksonville
- For service to: Jacksonville Community
- Senior: Alex Cole - Jacksonville
- For service to: North Morgan Water Coop
- Senior Corps Member: Vi Heinz - Washington
- For service to: Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service
- Youth: Hailea Hadsall - Macomb
- For service to: The First Tee of Western Illinois University
Northwest Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Jeff Metheny - Rockford
- For service to: Vietnam Veterans of America Post 984
- AmeriCorps Member: Ronald Happach - Sheffield
- For service to: LVI Jumpstart
- Business: Wal-Mart Distribution Center #7024
- For service to: Whiteside and Lee Counties
- Senior Corps Member: Laurie Tyler – Rock Island
- For service to: RSVP of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
- Youth: Jenni Eastman - Kewanee
- For service to: Sunshine Community Services Center
Northeast Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Clayton Muhammad - Aurora
- For service to: Boys-II Men
- AmeriCorps Member: Da-Eun (Shira) Choi - Evanston
- For service to: Heartland Health Outreach
- Business: Fifth Third Bank Chicago - Chicago
- For service to: Chicagoland
- Senior: Patrick Hayes - Woodstock
- For service to: Elgin Area Chamber
- Senior Corps Member: Sharon Black - Joliet
- For service to: Catholic Charities
- Youth: Bradley Wilinski - Gurnee
- For Service to: Tourette Syndrome Association of Illinois
The 2013 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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Southern Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Paige M. Logan – Altamont, IL
- For service to: U of I Extension Effingham County
- Adult: Corinne M. Hansen – O’Fallon, IL
- For service to: St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
- Senior: Kim Strellis – Waterloo, IL
- For service to: Monroe County Emergency Management Agency
- AmeriCorps Member: Evelyn Martinez - Harrisburg
- For service to: Illinois Youth Center
- Senior Corps Member: Howard Hagler - Belleville
- For service to: Southwestern Illinois College Senior Companion Program
- Business: Old National Bank – Carbondale
- For service to: Old National Bank Southern Illinois Region
East Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Amy K. Hagen – Taylorville, IL
- For service to: Central Illinois Food Bank
- Senior: Michael Murray – Charleston, IL
- For service to: Coles County Health Program
- Senior Corps Member: Ruth Hieronymos – Atlanta, IL
- For service to: Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois Foster Grandparent Program
- Business: Illinois National Bank – Springfield, IL
- For service to: Girls Scouts of Central Illinois - District 186
West Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Sophia Marcolla – Quincy, IL
- For service to: Quincy Humane Society
- Adult: Dan Dietrich – Quincy, IL
- For service to: John Wood Community College Adult Volunteer Literacy
- Senior: Dan Thompson – Jacksonville, IL
- For service to: Jacksonville Area Center for Independent Living
- AmeriCorps Member: Katie Brunk – Virginia, IL
- For service to: Illinois College
- Senior Corps Member: Jim Fisher – Quincy, IL
- For service to: Adams County RSVP
- Business: Hy-Vee, Harrison – Quincy, IL
- For service to: Adams County RSVP
Northwest Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Blake Matson – Lynn Center
- For service to: Child Life Charities
- Adult: Greg Noe – Moline, IL
- For Service to: Renew Moline
- Senior: Judy DeBoever – Geneseo, IL
- For service to: Aisle of Flags, Inc.
- AmeriCorps Member: Jackie Whitworth – Freeport, IL
- For service to: Freeport Church Cooperative
- Senior Corps Member: Patricia Umland – Moline, IL
- For service to: QC Heartbeats Genesis Illini Campus & WI Area on Aging
- Business: Finnegan’s RV Center – South Beloit, IL
- For Service to: Vets Roll
Northeast Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Sarah Dynia - Oak Lawn, IL
- For service to: Park Lawn and Activity Center
- Adult: Daniel Sylvester – Chicago, IL
- For service to: Veterans’ Assistance Service Organization
- Senior: James Adams – Chicago, IL
- For service to: Major Adams Community Committee
- AmeriCorps Member: Melissa Rothman – Chicago, IL
- For service to: Erie Family Health Center
- Senior Corps Member: Artie Walter – St. Anne, IL
- For service to: Foster Grandparent Program of Kankakee and Livingston
- Business: Exelon Corporation Employee Volunteer Program – Chicago, IL
- For Service to: Youth Guidance
The 2012 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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Southern Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Madelyn McGlynn - Belleville, IL
- For service to: Belleville Area Humane Society
- Adult: Kim Lingafelter - Albion, IL
- For service to: Hope Center and Southeastern Illinois
- Senior: Elmer Ragland - Waterloo, IL
- For service to: Conserving Lions Club
- AmeriCorps Member: Nathan Elwood - St. Louis, MO
- For service to: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
- Senior Corps Member: Lee Stowers - Mt. Vernon, IL
- For service to: One Hope United Foster Grandparent Program
East Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Mary Perkins - Effingham, IL
- For service to: University of Illinois Extension-Effingham County
- Adult: Teresa Haley - Springfield, IL
- For service to: NAACP
- Senior: Ellen Harms - Champaign, IL
- For service to: Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
- AmeriCorps Member: Jamie Hadley - Bloomington, IL
- For service to: McLean County Health Department
- Senior Corps Member: Jamie Storm - Springfield, IL
- For service to: Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
West Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Lane Pfeiffer - Carlinville, IL
- For service to: Macoupin County Center for the Developmental Disabled; Carlinville Food Pantry; Macoupin County Jail
- Senior: Bob Wiltz - Peoria, IL
- For service to: American Red Cross
- AmeriCorps Member: Karla Williams - Peoria, IL
- For service to: Children's Home Association of Illinois
- Senior Corps Member: Mike Faley - Peoria, IL
- For service to: OSF St. Francis Medical Center and Children's Hospital of Illinois
Northwest Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Alexis Ochoa - Rockford, IL
- For service to: Life Church
- Senior: Carole Perrin - Rockford, IL
- For For service to: Carpenter's Place
- AmeriCorps Member: Leann Duncan - Rockton, IL
- For service to: Prairie State Legal Services
- Senior Corps Member: Steve Verdick - Carbon Cliff, IL
- For service to: RSVP of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
Northeast Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Isha Jog - Schaumburg, IL
- For service to: D.A.R.E. American & Holiday Heroes
- Adult: Luciano Rodriguez - Naperville, IL
- For service to: People's Resource Center and St. Paul Lutheran Church
- Senior: Lou Ann Johnson - Crest Hill, IL
- For service to: National Hook-Up of Black Women, Inc.
- Learn and Serve Member: Howard Allen Jones, Jr. - Oak Park, IL
- For service to: National Alliance for Mental Illness-Greater Chicago
- AmeriCorps Member: Monica Gonzalez - Chicago, IL
- For service to: Centro Sin Fronteras
- Senior Corps Member: Linda Kielas - Inverness, IL
- For service to: Palatine Emergency Management Agency
The 2011 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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Southern Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Mallory Dawn Hammell - Crossville, IL
- For service to: University of Illinois Extension Service, White County 4-H
- Adult: Amy Simpson - Carterville, IL
- For service to: Gum Drops
- Senior: Carl DauBach - Fults, IL
- For service to: Conserving Lands in Farm, Forest, Talus, or Prairie (CLIFFTOP)
- AmeriCorps Member: Ben Taylor - Belleville, IL
- For service to: Belleville AmeriCorps
- Senior Corps Member: Jean Domingez - Mt. Vernon, IL
- For service to: One Hope United Foster Grandparent Program
East Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Abigail Westendorf - Effingham, IL
- For service to: University of Illinois Extension Effingham County 4-H Program
- Adult: Derrick Stapleton - Springfield, IL
- For service to: Springfield Urban League/Frontiers International Springfield Club
- Senior: Bobby Hall - Springfield, IL
- For service to: Central Counties Health Centers, Inc.
- Learn and Serve Member: William Nesbitt - Catlin, IL
- For service to: City of Catlin (through Catlin High School)
- AmeriCorps Member: Ed Gaskill - Effingham, IL
- For service to: Effingham City/County Committee on Aging
- Senior Corps Member: Beverly Bazemore - Springfield, IL
- For service to: One Hope United Foster Grandparent Program
West Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Robin Forney - Brimfield, IL
- For service to: University of Illinois Extension 4-H Program
- Senior: Billy Stiegemeier - Staunton, IL
- For service to: Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1241
- AmeriCorps Member: Isaac Pizzo - Gillespie, IL
- For service to: Macoupin County Public Health Department
- Senior Corps Member: Dr. John Fendrich - Peoria, IL
- For service to: RSVP of Peoria and Tazewell Counties
Northwest Illinois Award Recipients
- Adult: Ezekiel D. Hartman - Lanark, IL
- For service to: Freeport Community Foundation - Youth Advisory Council (YAC)
- Senior: Edward Leach - Rockford, IL
- For service to: Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity
- AmeriCorps Member: Patricia Crowell - Rockford, IL
- For service to: Winnebago County Health Department and Kennedy Middle School
- Senior Corps Member: Ed Mitchell - Moline, IL
- For service to: RSVP of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois, and Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Northeast Illinois Award Recipients
- Youth: Andrew Katcha - Kenilworth, IL
- For service to: The Joseph Sears School
- Adult: Virginia Neuckranz - Winnetka, IL
- For service to: Erika's Lighthouse: A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression
- Senior: Thomas Neuckranz - Winnetka, IL
- For service to: Erika's Lighthouse: A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression
- Learn and Serve Member: Tyler Maly - Gages Lake, IL
- For service to: Clyd Lash Academy
- AmeriCorps Member: Joy Martin - McHenry, IL
- For service to: Home of the Sparrow
- Senior Corps Member: Paul Gantz - McHenry, IL
- For service to: Senior Services Associates, Inc
The 2010 Governor's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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Southern Illinois Award Recipients
- Joshua Greene, Bluford, IL - Youth, Volunteer Service in Education
- Nominated for work with the Junior Master Gardner program through University of Illinois Extension.
- Dale Fowler, Harrisburg, IL - Adult, Volunteer Service in Education
- Nominated for instituting the "Coats for Kids" program through United Way and the Saline County Schools.
- Jo Poshard, Murphysboro, IL - Senior, Volunteer Service in Health
- Nominated for founding, with her husband, the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children and continued volunteer work since its inception.
East Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Nicholas Jordan, Bloomington, IL - Youth, Volunteer Service in Environmental Conservation
- Nominated for organizing Central Catholic High School to benefit St. Jude's Ranch for Children.
- Grant Michael Reed, Champaign, IL - Adult, Volunteer Service in Health
- Nominated for founding the Illini Medical Screening Society.
- Mike Clagg, Altamont, IL - Senior, Volunteer Service in Environmental Conservation
- Nominated for work at the Ballard Nature Center.
West Central Illinois Award Recipients
- Cristina Campos, Galesburg, IL - Adult, Volunteer Service in Education
- Nominated for work as a volunteer literacy tutor at Carl Sandburg College Literacy Coalition.
- Jack Larson, Galesburg, IL - Senior, Volunteer Service in Education
- Nominated for extensive service to the Galesburg community, notably through "Project Santa" (shoe and gift distribution with the Galesburg Community Foundation and local Elks lodge) and support of the School District #205's band program.
Northwest Illinois Award Recipients
- Brad Foreman, Rapids City, IL - Adult, Volunteer Service in Education
- Nominated for service at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley
- Janis Haugen, East Moline, IL - Senior, Volunteer Service in Economic Opportunity
- Nominated for service at The Arc of Rock Island County
Northeast Illinois Award Recipients
- Katelyn Mucci, Streamwood, IL - Youth, Volunteer Service in Education
- Nominated for volunteering for a variety of community and youth outreach programs through Hanover Township Youth & Family Services.
- Matthew Cross, Chicago, IL - Adult, Volunteer Service in Economic Opportunity
- Nominated for volunteering at the Safer Foundation.
- Sandy DeChant, Chicago, IL - Senior, Volunteer Service in Environmental Conservation
- Nominated for after-school environmental service club through the Chicago Conservation Corps at Pulaski Elementary Fine Arts Academy.
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