Outstanding Achievement    Outstanding Member 
Marlene Wilson Award   Outstanding DOVIA Member
We Count On You


Previous Award Winners

Outstanding Achievement in Volunteer Management

2006 Beverly Young Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
2005 Pam Mayhew City of Westminster
2004 Jodi Schultz Denver Dumb Friends League
2003 Alys Novak   Visiting Nurses Association
2002 Pandora Reagan  Habitat for Humanity 
2001 Ann Ludvigsen Seniors' Resource Center
2000 Jackie Hibbard Project Angel Heart
1999 Linda Lowe City of Thornton
1998 Kelli Mlinarik The Gathering Place
1997 Donna Hultin Denver Kids
1996 Mary Lou Cody Visiting Nurses Association
1995 Patricia Brewster Mile High Transplant Bank
1994 Randall Emeterio Dept of Veteran Affairs Medical Center
1993 Naomi Taggert Warren Village
1992 Barbara Jones Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council
1991 Sarah Christian Denver Museum of Natural History
1990 Judy Martinez &
Madie Nichols		 Family Focus
1989 Bobby Colby MS Society
1988 Jill Friedman Fixler National Jewish Center of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
1987 Nadine Clement Adams County Probation
1986 Jackie Norris American Red Cross
1985 Marge Salter Humana Hospital
1984 Ancelia (Andy) Hart United Way Volunteer Center
1983 Sally Holloway Denver Service Volunteers - Family Focus

Outstanding DOVIA Member

2006 Mark Smith Lakewood Hertiage Center
2005 Rita Alexander Susan G. Komen
2004 Heather Dolan Aurora Mental Health

2003

Angela Caudill

Colorado Historical Society

Peer Excellence Award
(In 2003 the Peer Excellence Award was changed to the Outstanding DOVIA Member Award for Commitment to the Profession to honor a pioneer in the profession and to reward longtime dedication to volunteer management)

2002 Paula Meadows  Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Mary Lou McNatt Regis University
2000 Beth Davis Metro Volunteers
1999 Kristine Koschke Volunteers of America
1998 Kathleen Howell Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council
1997

Metro Volunteers!
Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council

Marlene Wilson Award
(Award began in 2003)

2006 Linda Dee Volunteers of America Colorado Branch
2005 Pat Harrell Retired
2004 Andy Hart Retired
2003 Gail Lorenz  Colorado Colorado Legal Services

Karen Paterson Scholarship Winners

2006 Mark Smith
2006 Sean Wolfe
2004 Shannon Spurlock
2004 Brandy Brogan
2003 Debra Beck-Massey
2003 Pamela Mayhew

We Count on You Award

2007 Youth Award: Katie Marble - Family Tree
Board Member Award: Kevin Kelley - Attention Homes
Individual Award: Debranne Hamilton - Arvada Police Department /Arvada Child Advocacy Center
Group Award: Adaptive Equipment Volunteers/Hamilton School
2006 Youth Group: Smoky Hill United Methodist Church
Youth: Lindsay Lovvorn-Zimmerman - Smoky Hill United Methodist Church
Adult Group: Capital Hill People's Fair Entertainment Committee
Adult: Kay Martley, Gird Scouts Mile High Council
2005
  • Sandra Rhodes
  • DIA Ambassadors- 
  • Arapahoe High School  
    		•  Psy.D. (Individual)
    Denver International Airport (Group)
    REMEMBER....Campaign (Youth Group)
    2004 Betsy Gielissen   
    Colo. History Society's Mountain Men 
    Lauren Coons
    Logan School for Creative Learning         		The Gathering Place (Individual)
    Colorado History Society (Group)
    Ronald McDonald House (Youth)
    The Gathering Place (Youth Group)
    2003

    Ed Ellis
    Group Award      

    Colorado Historical Society
    Exempla Lutheran Hospice Patient Care Volunteers 
    2002

    J.T. Vander Muelen 
    Group Award 

    Colorado Legal Services
    Moody Elementary School Volunteers
    2001

    Kelly Mahoney
     (GLBVA)

    Field Elementary
    Rocky Mtn Chapter Gay Lesbian Bisexual Veterans of America
    2000

    Ruth Hultin
    Goddard Helping Hands

    Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter
    Goddard Middle School, Littleton, Colorado
    1999

    Ruth Hultin

    Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter
    1999
    Caroline Hankinson Warren Village
    Sensory Garden Guides Denver Botanic Gardens
    1998
    Arly Burch Arapahoe House
    Information/Membership Desk Denver Museum of Natural History
    1997
    Alice Kruse Lookout Mtn Nature Center
    Docents Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities
    1996

    Darold Seeley

    		 Douglas County Senior Services
    1995 Tracy Rainey Franklin Elementary School
    1994 Lydia Tou Denver Museum of Natural History/WEBS
    1993 Bertha Lovato Garza Safehouse for Battered Women

    Prior to 1993 ten nominess were choosen who recieved a framed certificate and a gift certificate  presented by a DOVIA Board member at the agency location.
    1992
    Karen Burke Volunteers of America
    Sam Drury Heritage High School
    Madeline Gamble Allied Jewish Apartments
    Gerald Howell Volunteers of America, RSVP
    Nancy LeVar Denver Dumb Friends League
    Museum on Wheels Denver Museum of Natural History
    VOA Chautauqua Band Volunteers of America
    Julie Hoffman
    Barbara Aiton Community Housing Services, Inc.
    Helga Bell American Red Cross Ftizsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora Branch
    1991
    Mental Health Educators Arapahoe Mental Health Center
    Cindy Richards Walt Whitman Elementary School
    Al Koppe Denver Dumb Friends League
    Wanda Depperschmidt Cat Care Society
    Joan Baronberg Family Focus
    Denver Branch Transportation Service American Red Cross
    Gathering Place Board of Directors Mental Health Corp
    Planned Parenthood Vine Street Escorts Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
    Deputy Probation Officer Unit 18th Judicial District Probation Department
    Barbara Holthaus Arapahoe County 4-H