Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley Hosted Mayors' Volunteer and Top Teen Awards

The Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley held the 2010 Mayors’ Volunteer Awards and Top Teen Awards on April 20 at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center. The awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to service through volunteerism in the Cedar Valley.

The Mayors’ Volunteer Awards honor the exemplary contributions of individuals ages 19 and older who dedicate their time and talent to volunteerism in Cedar Falls, Waterloo and/or Evansdale. This years nominees include: Bill Aegeter, (Grout Museum District), Donna Aegeter, (Grout Museum District), Janine Benjamin, (Grout Museum District), Neil Benjamin, (Grout Museum District), Larry Busch, (American Red Cross), Bruce Carpenter, (Grout Museum District), Marcella Ericson, (Grout Museum District), Sue Fowlkes, (Alternatives Pregnancy Center), Dennis Harbaugh and Juanita Williams*, (Waterloo Community Schools), Alice Heise*, (Cedar Falls Woman’s Club), Leo Hoffman, (Grout Museum District), Robert Jones, (American Red Cross), Terry Kottman, (Waterloo Community Playhouse), Lisa Kruse*, (Jarrett Kruse), Beverly Michael*, (Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare), John Miller, (Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens), Marty Port*, (Black Hawk County 4-H), Willie Prymer, (Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center), Gia Shannon*, (Cedar Valley Hospice), Don Sullivan*, (Catholic Worker House), Liz Tannreuther*, (Orange Elementary School), Sharon Traetow, (Alternatives Pregnancy Center), and Norbert Trainor, (Grout Museum District). * Winners

Outstanding Emerging Volunteer Award: Jessi Kadolph, (Waterloo Community Playhouse), Kari McCann*, (Julianne Gassman), and Kristen Reihle*, (Northeast Iowa Food Bank). * Winners

Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Award: Rosemary Beach*, (Cedar Falls Tourism & Visitors Bureau), David Buck*, (Robert Brown), Chris Hansen, (Waterloo Community Playhouse), Kathy Martin, (Nick Jedlicka, Friendship Village), Jons Olsson, (Randy Pilkington), Jim Peterson, (Julie Brunscheon), Paul Uzel, (Chris Peck), Cindy Jo Wells, (Melissa Wells), and Stanley Wolf, (Anne and Dick Melick).* Winners

L.J. Katoski Award: Richie Kurtenbach

The Mayors’ Top Teen Awards honor youth ages 13-18 attending a school in Black Hawk County. The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa also selects one junior from each of the accredited high schools in Black Hawk County to receive the $500 Mother Moon Service Scholarship. This years nominees include: Hannah Ackerman*, St. Patrick School, Mayra Alonzo*, West High School, Kara Bader*, Denver High School, Kim Bader*, Denver High School, Cortaz Banks*, West High School, Ethan Budreau*, Hudson High School, Elise Chestnut, Cedar Falls High School, Whitney Cook, Don Bosco High School, Bethany Dunlap, Waterloo Christian School, Hannah Eilderts, Cedar Falls High School, Dezirae Fontes, East High School, Karly Fuller, Cedar Falls High School, Emily Getz, Union High School, Jacob Kottman*, Holmes Junior High School, Ai-Chi Hong*, East High School Marvin James*, Jr, West High School, Austin Javellana, Cedar Falls High School, Samantha Johnson*, Union High School, Corey Joens, Dunkerton High School, Meranda Leonard*, Dunkerton High School, Sarah Marsh, Hudson High School, Delaney Maves, Hudson High School, Natalie Miller, Dunkerton High School, Emily Nelson*, Columbus High School, Eric Nie, Don Bosco High School, Elisa Ordaz*, Northern University High School, Rachel Patterson, Cedar Falls High School, Katey Samuelson*, Union High School, Shelby Seekins*, Union High School, Jenna Shirley, Hudson High School, Kayla Stafford, Dunkerton High School, Sara Roth, Valley Lutheran High School, Samantha Schmitt, Columbus High School, Ana Tallakson, Northern University High School, Maria Wagehofer, West High School, Kate Worthington, West High School.* Winners

The awards program is sponsored by the cities of Cedar Falls, Evansdale, Waterloo, Dunkerton, Hudson, La Porte City, Gilbertville and Raymond, the Greater Cedar Valley Chamber Ambassadors, the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, the RJ McElroy Trust and the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley.

For more information visit www.vccv.org or call 272-2087.