Awards, Nov 01, 2001

The following awards have been presented for achievement in management, philanthropy, and volunteerism:

Community service. The Marin Community Foundation (Larkspur, Calif.) has presented its 2001 Beryl H. Buck Awards for Achievement to the Rev. David R. Martin, executive director of the Marin AIDS Interfaith Network (San Rafael, Calif.), who will receive $10,000, and to LITA (Love Is The Answer) (San Rafael), which will receive $25,000. Mr. Martin has been a leader in efforts to involve the local religious community in dealing with the AIDS crisis and to develop services for poor people and infected inmates at San Quentin State Prison. LITA provides companionship and help to frail elderly people in long-term-care facilities. The awards are given annually to an individual and a group whose activities directly benefit residents of Marin County.

The Initiative Foundation (Little Falls, Minn.) has named the recipients of its 2001 Awards for Outstanding Community Initiative. The winners are United Cerebral Palsy of Central Minnesota (St. Cloud) for Outstanding Nonprofit; the Portage-Crooked Lakes Improvement Association (Deerwood, Minn.) for Outstanding Environmental Initiative; the Wadena Revitalization Team of the City of Wadena (Minn.) for Outstanding Community Initiative; Injection Technologies (Cokato, Minn.) for Outstanding Enterprise; Judy Kidder for Outstanding Volunteer; and John and Bonnie Schlagel for Outstanding Philanthropist.

The Berks County Community Foundation (Reading, Pa.) has awarded its Thun Award for Civic and Community Service to Robert W. Cardy. Mr. Cardy recently was elected chairman of the foundation’s Board of Directors and retired in June as chairman and chief executive officer at Carpenter Technology Corporation (Reading). He has chosen the Reading Downtown Improvement District to receive the award’s $5,000 grant.

Medical research. William Foege, professor in the department of international health at Emory U. (Atlanta), senior fellow in health policy at the Carter Center (Atlanta), and a senior consultant at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle), has received the 2001 Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service from the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation (New York). The award honors the advance of understanding, treatment, and prevention of disease. Dr. Foege has helped the Centers for Disease Control and many nonprofit groups conduct research and develop plans to improve public health, particularly in fighting smallpox in developing nations.