Awards, Nov 27, 1997

The following awards have been presented for work in philanthropy, fund raising, volunteerism, and non-profit management:

Associations. The American Society of Association Executives (Washington) has announced the recipients of its 1997 Keystone Awards for Excellence in Membership, which recognize innovative membership campaigns in several categories. The winners:

— Best member-get-a-member recruitment campaign: Emergency Nurses Association (Park Ridge, Ill.) and National Association of Elementary School Principals (Alexandria, Va.).

— Best non-dues revenue program: Emergency Nurses Association (Park Ridge, Ill.), National Association of Manufacturers (Washington), National Ski Patrol System and Professional Ski Instructors of America (Lakewood, Colo.), and New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies (Manasquan).

— Best direct-response membership-recruitment campaign: American Society for Training & Development and Marketing General Inc. (Alexandria, Va.), National School Boards Association (Alexandria, Va.), and New York Society of Security Analysts (New York).

— Best membership retention and member service: Beauty & Barber Supply Institute (Phoenix)

Civic leadership. The Pew Partnership for Civic Change (Charlottesville, Va.) has given its 1997 Civic Change Award to Paul Aicher, a philanthropist who encourages people to participate in civic activities and discussions. Mr. Aicher established the Study Circles Resource Center (Pomfret, Conn.), which promotes study groups on social and political issues, and the Topsfield Foundation (Pomfret), which works with community organizers and others on crime, criminal justice, education reform, and race relations.

Disabled. The Prince Charitable Trusts (Chicago) has presented its 1997 Henry B. Betts Award to Frederick A. Fay, co-founder of Justice for All (Concord, Mass.) and an advocate for disability rights and improved technology and design for disabled people. The award is presented annually to an individual who has improved the quality of life for disabled people; it is accompanied by a $50,000 prize

Global issues. The Right Livelihood Award Foundation (Stockholm) has presented its 1997 Right Livelihood Award to the following five people from four continents: Cindy Duehring (Minot, N.D.), founder of the Environmental Access Research Network, which conducts research and education on multiple chemical sensitivity and other health problems related to toxic materials; Joseph Ki-Zerbo (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso), a professor and historian who founded the Centre d’Etudes pour le Developpement Africain, which conducts research on ecological preservation and development in Africa; Mycle Schneider (Paris) and Jinzaburo Takagi (Tokyo), for their work to end the manufacture, transport, use, and improper disposal of plutonium; and Michael Succow (Greifswald, Germany), a professor who works to reform land-use policies and protect the environment in eastern Germany, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The recipients will share the award’s prize of 180,000 Swedish krona, which is equal to approximately $240,000.

Humanitarianism. HOPE Worldwide (Wayne, Pa.) has presented its Unity Award to former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, for their work with the “Every Child by Two” immunization campaign and the Carter Center (Atlanta), which operates 13 programs to eradicate disease and poverty, resolve conflicts, and promote democracy in 65 countries. The award is presented annually to a world figure or figures who have “sacrificed personal liberties for the sake of uniting many in peace.” It is accompanied by a full scholarship to the U. of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business for a qualified student of the recipient’s choosing.

New York City. The New York Public Library has presented its Brooke Russell Astor Award to Cordell Cleare, co-chair of the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning. The award, which carries a $10,000 prize, is presented annually to an “unsung hero” who has contributed substantially to improving the quality of life in New York City. Ivy Frazier, a nurse and co-founder of the Harlem Back Street Youth Program, and Thomas J. Moloney, founder of the Washington Irving High School Business Advisory Council, received honorable mention and a special citation, respectively.

Non-profit organizations. The Philadelphia Foundation has given its 1997 Williams Award for Organizational Excellence, which honors outstanding non-profit groups serving southeastern Pennsylvania, to Speaking for Ourselves (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.), an advocacy organization founded, governed, and operated entirely by people with developmental disabilities. The organization will receive a $10,000 cash award, and $10,000 will go to establish an endowment for it at the foundation.

Volunteerism. The Catholic Network of Volunteer Service (Washington) has presented its 1997 Father George Mader Award to Bishop John J. Snyder of the Diocese of St. Augustine (Fla.) for his long-standing commitment to lay volunteerism, including as the Episcopal liaison for Catholic Volunteers in Florida, a C.N.V.S. member program.

Women. The Sara Lee Foundation (Chicago) has presented its 1997 Sara Lee Frontrunner Awards, which recognize women who excel in and inspire others in their fields, to Sarah Brady, chair of the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence (Washington); Rita Dove, a professor of English at the U. of Virginia (Charlottesville) and former U.S. Poet Laureate; Katharine Graham, chairman of the executive committee of the Washington Post Company; and Sandra Day O’Connor, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Washington).

InterAction (Washington), a coalition of more than 150 non-profit international-development groups, has presented its Mildred Robbins Leet Award for the Advancement of Women to ACCION International (Somerville, Mass.). ACCION was cited for its outstanding commitment to women, both within the organization and in its lending programs for women involved in microenterprises in Latin America and elsewhere.

The Business Women’s Network (Washington) has given its 1997 National Community Service Award to Women in Community Service (Alexandria, Va.), which provides mentor and job-training services to low-income women nationwide. Also, B.W.N. and Association Trends magazine presented awards to the following woman non-profit executives: Betty Beene, president and chief executive officer of the United Way of America (Alexandria, Va.); Quincalee Brown, executive officer of the Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.); Anne Bryant, executive director of the National School Boards Association (Alexandria, Va.); Sara E. Melendez, president of Independent Sector (Washington); Christine Milliken, executive director and general counsel of the National Association of Attorneys General (Washington); Tracy Mullin, president of the National Retail Federation (Washington); Susan Sarfati, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives (D.C.); and Peggy Welsh, executive director of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (Washington).