Awards, Jul 26, 2001

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

Education fund raising. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington) has announced its 2001 Annual Research Awards in the categories of outstanding doctoral dissertation and outstanding published scholarship. The Alice L. Beeman Awards for research in communications went to Leslie L. Simmel for her dissertation, “The Art of the Ask: Interpersonal Communication in Telefundraising,” and to James J. Duderstadt for A University for the 21st Century. The John Grenzebach Research Awards for writing on education fund raising were presented to Frank H. Oliver for his dissertation, “The History of Fund-Raising Campaigns in U.S. Higher Education,” and to Marilyn Fischer for Ethical Decision Making in Fund Raising. The H.S. Warwick Research Awards for works about alumni relations were given to Camden Wood Selig for his dissertation, “A Study of Donor Predictability Among Alumni Athletes at the University of Virginia,” and to Jarene Frances Lee, with Julia M. Catagnus, for What We Learned (the Hard Way) About Supervising Volunteers: an Action Guide for Making Your Job Easier. Each award includes a $2,000 honorarium.

Fund raising. Community Shares of Colorado (Denver) has won the 2001 Achievement Award from the National Alliance for Choice in Giving (Portland, Me.). The National Alliance, an association of local and state federations that run on-the-job fund-raising campaigns, honored Community Shares´ 13-percent growth in revenues in 2000 and its expansion from 83 to 105 nonprofit member organizations.

Management. The Chicago Community Trust has awarded its Community Service Fellowships to Jon Pounds, executive director of the Chicago Public Art Group, known for its neighborhood murals, and to Garth Taylor, executive director of the Metro Chicago Information Center, which compiles data about whether and where human services are needed in the city. The fellowships award each recipient up to $100,000 over 18 months for professional development through study, travel, or work in other settings.

Museums. The American Association of Museums (Washington) presented its 2001 National Medal for Distinguished Philanthropy to the Metropolitan Life Foundation (New York), for its financial support of museums and arts-education programs in schools. James D. Temmer, director of the H.H. Bennett Studio and History Center (Wisconsin Dells, Wis.), received the 2001 Nancy Hanks Award for Professional Excellence from the association. The award, which comes with a $1,000 stipend for professional development, honors Mr. Temmer´s role in creating and developing the center’s programs.