2022 Awardees

Congratulations to all of the following award winners who were recognized at the 2022 GFWC Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana!

Jennie Award Winners

Millie Crom Award for Excellence in Junior State Leadership

Capital Campaign

Charlotte Emerson Brown Award

Special Program Awards

DSVAP Fund Award
Signature Program: Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention
Juniors’ Special Program: Advocates for Children
Stick Your Neck Out Awards

Community Service Program Awards

Arts and Culture
Civic Engagement and Outreach
Education and Libraries
Environment
Epsilon Sigma Omicron
Health and Wellness

Advancement Plan Awards

Communications and Public Relations
Fundraising and Development
Leadership
Legislation/Public Policy
Membership
WHRC

Membership Awards

Juniorette Participation Award

Contests

Photography Contest
Newsletter Contest
Website Contest
Writing Contest

Special Recognition

International Liaison Participation
National Clubs

 

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Jennie Awards 

Great Lakes Region: Patricia Mueller
Middle Atlantic Region: Jill McDonald
Mississippi Valley Region: Donna Calvin
New England Region: Phyllis Appler
South Central Region: Marsha Wellman
Southern Region: Anne Redlus
Southeastern Region: Mary Jo Thomas
Western States Region: Pamela Crotchet  

 

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Millie Crom Award for Excellence in Junior State Leadership

Platinum Level

Patti Kuchar (Illinois)
Candice Postal (Florida)
Jenny Hinegardner (Virginia)
Andrea Lilly (Maryland)
Preshus Howard (Kentucky)
Katie Robey (Massachusetts)

Silver Level

Debra Borstelmann (New York)
Shelli Pue (South Carolina)
Dusty Smith (West Virginia)

Gold Level

Tammy Welter (Wisconsin)
Angela Moss (North Carolina)
Kathy Huggins (Nebraska)
Socorro Cooper (Tennessee)

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Capital Campaign Awards 

Category 1: GFWC California
Category 2: GFWC Georgia
Category 3: GFWC South Carolina
Category 4: GFWC New York
Category 5: GFWC Arkansas
Category 6: GFWC Rhode Island

 

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Charlotte Emerson Brown Awards

GFWC Alabama: Randy Matthews

GFWC Arizona: Luanne Davis

GFWC California: Pam Ament

GFWC Colorado: Deb Greer

GFWC Connecticut: Debbie Fiore

GFWC Delaware: Rita Hollada

GFWC Florida: Dianne Foerster

GFWC Illinois: Teresa Sanford-Shipplett

GFWC Indiana: Kimberly Meyer

GFWC Iowa: Bette Kuboushek

GFWC Kentucky: Teresa Schmidt

GFWC Louisiana: Becky Akins

GFWC Massachusetts: Donna Shibley

GFWC Michigan: Ruth Ann Northon

GFWC Minnesota: Jennell Jorgenson-Johnson

GFWC Mississippi: Sherri Reid

GFWC Missouri: Judy Gustafson

GFWC Montana: Florence Diede

GFWC Nevada: Cherie Williams-Dewitt

GFWC New Hampshire: Jeanne O’Sullivan

GFWC New Jersey: Jan Hanson

GFWC New York: Linda Kreussling

GFWC North Carolina: Crystal O’Neal

GFWC Ohio: Marjean Sizemore

GFWC Oklahoma: Carroll Craun

GFWC Oregon: Karen LaVoie

GFWC Pennsylvania: Sandy Hauenstein

GFWC Rhode Island: Deb Capuano

GFWC South Carolina: Kristin Fields

GFWC Tennessee: Vicki Bechet

GFWC Texas: Cindy Simmons

GFWC Utah: Linda Kuwana

GFWC Virginia: Dale Fisher

GFWC Washington: Lela Taylor

GFWC West Virginia: Helen Moren

GFWC Wisconsin: Abby Lorenz

GFWC Wyoming: Nancy Kaufman

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Special Program Awards

Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention Fund Award

First Place: Carol Habgood (Texas)
Second Place: GFWC Pierce Arrows
Third Place: GFWC Covina Woman’s Club (California)
Fourth Place: Kathy Canzano (New York)
Fifth Place: GFWC Florida
Sixth Place: GFWC Charlotte Woman’s Club (North Carolina)
Seventh Place: GFWC Mountain Pine Woman’s Club (Colorado)
Eighth Place: GFWC Punta Gorda Woman’s Club (Florida)
Eric Westley
GFWC New Jersey
GFWC Woman’s Club of Parsippany Troy Hills (New Jersey)
Sherry Stutts (Alabama)
Christine Steele (Alabama)
GFWC Woodland Hills Woman’s Club (California)

 

Signature Program: Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention

Category 1: GFWC Illinois
Category 2: GFWC North Carolina
Category 3: GFWC South Carolina
Category 4: GFWC Ohio
Category 5: GFWC Colorado
Category 6: GFWC Oregon
Honorable Mention: GFWC Kanawha Woman’s Club (Virginia)
Club Creativity: GFWC Billings Junior Woman’s Club (Missouri)

 

Juniors’ Special Program: Advocates for Children

Category 1: GFWC New Jersey
Category 2: GFWC Wisconsin
Category 3: GFWC Massachusetts
Category 4: GFWC Mississippi
Category 5: GFWC Colorado
Category 6: GFWC District of Columbia
Honorable Mention: GFWC Florentine Evening Club (Mississippi)
Club Creativity: GFWC Women’s Club of Greater Milford (Connecticut)

 

Stick Your Neck Out Awards

Junior Women’s Club of Bellerose (New York)
GFWC Woman’s Club of Manassas (Virginia)
Junior Federated Women’s Club of Chester (Virginia)
Henry Clay Woman’s Club of GFWC (Virginia)
GFWC Woman’s Club of Hendersonville (Tennessee)
Cookeville Junior Women’s Club (Tennessee)
GFWC Tullahoma Woman’s Club (Tennessee)
GFWC Valmont Woman’s Club (Tennessee)
GFWC Ossoli Circle (Tennessee)
GFWC Valamont Woman’s Club (Tennessee)
Lexington Woman’s Club (South Carolina)
Seneca Junior Woman’s Club (South Carolina)
Junior Women’s Club of Lake Murray (South Carolina)
St. Andrew’s Woman’s Club (South Carolina)
Junior Woman’s Club of Columbia (South Carolina)
Chapin Woman’s Club (South Carolina)
GFWC Mexico Women’s Club (Missouri)
GFWC Tuesday Club of Columbia Area(Missouri)
GFWC Achieving By Reading (Missouri)
GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve (Missouri)
GFWC Hattie Women’s Club (Missouri)
GFWC Illinois Coal City Junior Woman’s Club (Illinois)
GFWC Modena Woman’s Club (Illinois)
GFWC Illinois Morris Women’s Club (Illinois)
Abington Junior Woman’s Club (Illinois)
GFWC Illinois Junior Woman’s Encore Club (Illinois)
GFWC Faytette County ESO (Illinois)
Creve Coeur Women’s Club (Maryland)
GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Pocomoke (Maryland)
GFWC Tooele Civic League (Utah)
Pine Tree Women’s Association (Maine)
GFWC Meadowlarks (Wyoming)
GFWC Woman’s Club of Rock Springs (Wyoming)
GFWC X-JWC (Wyoming)
GFWC Ohio Junior Cyberlinks Club (Ohio)
GFWC Wintersville Woman’s Club (Ohio)
GFWC MFWC Florentine Club (Mississippi)
GFWC Intermediate League of Butler (Pennsylvania)
GFWC New Jersey
GFWC Seward Woman’s Club (Nebraska)
GFWC Papillion Junior Woman’s Club (Nebraska)
GFWC Raymond Woman’s Club (Nebraska)
GFWC Fairmont Woman’s Club (Nebraska)
GFWC Paradise Valley Junior Woman’s Club (Arizona)
GFWC Woman’s Club of Cotulla (Texas)
Woman’s Club of Pleasanton (Texas)
GFWC Kansas City Athenaeum (Kansas)
Wake Forest Woman’s Club (North Carolina)
Junior Woman’s Club of Raleigh (North Carolina)
Pacific Beach Woman’s Club (California)
Yoruba Linda Woman’s Club (California)
GFWC Agawam Junior Women’s Club (Massachusetts)
GFWC Wilbraham Junior Women’s Club (Massachusetts)
Kenosha Junior Woman’s Club (Wisconsin)
GFWC Oconomowoc Junior Woman’s Club (Wisconsin)
GFWC Bremen Junior Woman’s Club (Georgia)
GFWC Sylvania Junior Woman’s Club (Georgia)
GFWC Progress Club (New Mexico)
GFWC District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
Woman’s Club of New Milford (Connecticut)
Quest Club of Wadley (Alabama)
GFWC Florida
Juniorette Club of Jupiter-Tequesta (Florida)
GFWC Williston Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Rotonda West Woman’s Club, Inc. (Florida)
GFWC Woman’s Club of Tallahassee (Florida)
GFWC North Pinellas Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Fernandina Beach (Florida)
GFWC Tallahassee Junior Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Lake Placid Junior Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Midtown (Florida)
GFWC Palm Beach Gardens Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Jupiter-Tequesta Juniors (Florida)
GFWC Woman’s Club of Palatka (Florida)
GFWC Wewahitchka Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Lake Placid Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Brandon Junior Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC St. Petersburg Junior Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Pasco Junior Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Plant City Junior Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Williston Junior Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club (Florida)
GFWC Bluegrass Junior Woman’s Club (Kentucky)
Morehead Woman’s Club (Kentucky)
Morgan County Woman’s Club (Kentucky)
Morgan County High School Juniorettes (Kentucky)
Barbourville Junior Woman’s Club (Kentucky)

Category 1: GFWC Florida
Category 2: GFWC North Carolina
Category 3: GFWC Massachusetts
Category 4: GFWC Mississippi
Category 5: GFWC Montana
Category 6: GFWC Oregon
Honorable Mention: GFWC Statesville Woman’s Club (North Carolina)
Club Creativity: GFWC Billings Junior Woman’s Club (Montana)

Fundraising and Development 

Category 1: GFWC Florida
Category 2: GFWC Texas
Category 3: GFWC South Carolina
Category 4: GFWC Ohio
Category 5: GFWC Colorado
Category 6: GFWC Oregon
Honorable Mention: GFWC Abington Heights Civic League (Pennsylvania)
Club Creativity: GFWC Starbuck Club (Minnesota)

Leadership

Category 1: GFWC Illinois
Category 2: GFWC Wisconsin
Category 3: GFWC Missouri
Category 4: GFWC New York
Category 5: GFWC Wyoming
Category 6: GFWC Rhode Island
Honorable Mention: GFWC Semper Fidelis (Maine)
Club Creativity: GFWC Fort Benton Woman’s Club (Montana)

Legislation/Public Policy

Category 1: GFWC New Jersey
Category 2: GFWC North Carolina
Category 3: GFWC Massachusetts
Category 4: GFWC Delaware
Category 5: GFWC Colorado
Category 6: GFWC Nevada
Honorable Mention: GFWC Taunton and Raynham Juniors (Massachusetts)
Club Creativity: GFWC Rochester Junior Women’s Club (Michigan)

 

Membership

Category 1: GFWC Florida
Category 2: GFWC Wisconsin
Category 3: GFWC Massachusetts
Category 4: GFWC Arizona
Category 5: GFWC Colorado
Category 6: GFWC South Dakota
Honorable Mention: GFWC Lemont Junior Woman’s Club (Illinois)
Club Creativity: GFWC Bitterroot Woman’s Club (Montana)

 

WHRC 

Category 1: GFWC New Jersey
Category 2: GFWC North Carolina
Category 3: GFWC Massachusetts
Category 4: GFWC Arizona
Category 5: GFWC New Mexico
Category 6: GFWC Idaho
Honorable Mention: GFWC Progress Club (New Mexico)
Club Creativity: GFWC Glendale Women’s Club (Arizona)

 

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Membership Awards

Juniorette Participation Award

Alabama

GFWC Hoover Juniorettes
GFWC Helena Juniorettes
GFWC Les Belles Juniorettes
Tri-M Juniorettes Club

Florida

GFWC Little Women of Lutz
GFWC Juniorettes of Pasco
GFWC Temple Terrace Juniorettes
GFWC Juniorette Club of Jupiter-Tequesta
GFWC Pinellas Juniorettes

Illinois

GFWC IL Lamont Juniorettes
GFWC IL Naperville Juniorettes

Kentucky

GFWC Kentucky Morgan County High School Juniorettes

Massachusetts

GFWC Marlborough Juniorettes

Maine

GFWC Community Service Trailblazers

Mississippi

Ackerman Juniorettes
Pontotoc Juniorettes
GFWC-MFWC Juniorette Diamonds

New Hampshire

GFWC Girls in Action

New Jersey

Boys Charity Group of GFWC Juniorettes
GFWC Princeton Area Juniorettes
GFWC Long Valley Juniorettes

New York

GFWC Juniorettes of Amsterdam

North Carolina

A.L. Brown Juniorette Club
GFWC Wake Forest Juniorette Club
GFWC Fuquay Varina Juniorette Club

Ohio

Austintown Juniorettes
Boardman Poland Juniorettes
GFWC Ohio Warren Juniorettes

Texas

GFWC Bluebonnet Drama Club
GFWC DB Harbor City Juniorettes
GFWC Fireside Juniorettes
Lady Lobo Juniorettes of Monahan High School

Virginia

GFWC Dominion Juniorettes
GFWC JILTS Juniorettes
GFWC Cobra Juniorette Club

West Virginia

GFWC Bridgeport Juniorettes
GFWC Juniorettes of Omar
GFWC Tug Valley Area Juniorettes

 

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Contests

Photography Contest

Our World Up Close
First Place: Jeannine Guttormsson (Wisconsin)

Second Place: Leah Wilson (Kentucky)

Third Place: Lynne Haupter (South Carolina)

Natural Wonders
First Place: Gretchen Bailey (Ohio)

Second Place: Debbie Shanks (Florida)

Third Place: Christine Simmons (Pennsylvania)

Reflections
First Place: Kamila O’Neill (Massachusetts)

Second Place: Jeannine Guttormsson (Wisconsin)

Third Place: Ronnie Johnson (Colorado)

Living the Volunteer Spirit
First Place: Eileen Roth (Missouri)

Second Place: Janet Jabieski (Connecticut)

Third Place: Phyllis Salzburg (Wyoming)

 

Newsletter Contest

State
Category 1: GFWC Illinois
Category 2: GFWC North Carolina
Category 3: GFWC Massachusetts
Category 4: GFWC Mississippi
Category 5: GFWC Maine
Category 6: GFWC Utah

Club
First Place: GFWC Women’s Club of Pittsford (New York)
Second Place: GFWC Tampa Woman’s Club (Florida)
Third Place: Gulf Shores Woman’s Club (Alabama)

Website Contest

State
Category 1: GFWC New Jersey
Category 2: GFWC North Carolina
Category 3: GFWC Massachusetts
Category 4: GFWC Mississippi
Category 5: GFWC Wyoming
Category 6: No Entries

Club
First Place: GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Lakeland (Florida)
Second Place: Upper Allen Woman’s Club (Pennsylvania)
Third Place: GFWC Sisters of Service Woman’s Club (Florida)

Writing Contest

Short Story

Youth 
Category 1: Joen Lopez, Murray Women’s Club (Kentucky)
Category 2: Adeline Keem, Aurora Woman’s Club (New York)
Category 3: Jillian Smith, Woman’s Club of Wenonah (New Jersey)
Category 4: Ryan Zaff, Aurora Woman’s Club (New York)

Member

Sherrill Gramse, Herrin Woman’s Club (Illinois)

 

Poetry

Youth 

Category 1: Cole Hawthorne, Syracuse Federation Formers (New York)
Category 2: Monica Merced, The Woman’s Club of Belleville, Inc. (New Jersey)
Category 3: Natalie Cupani, Woman’s Club of Spring Township (Pennsylvania)
Category 4: Ysabella Caraballo, Woman’s Club of Spring Township (Pennsylvania)

Member

Linda Evanchyk, Walton Beach Woman’s Club (Florida)

 

 

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Special Recognition

International Liaison Participation

GFWC American Woman’s Club of Toronto
GFWC Aruba Women’s Club
GFWC Belmopan Women’s Club of Belize
GFWC Cre Ser
GFWC Cyprus
GFWC Women’s Club of Porto Alegre
GFWC Taipei Women’s Club

National Clubs

GFWC Carlene’s Emeralds
GFWC Jolie’s Jigsaw Juniors
GFWC Legacy
GFWC Pierce Arrows
GFWC Sheila’s Leading Ladies