Awards, May 21, 1998

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

Aging. The American Society on Aging (San Francisco) has presented its ASA Award to Patrick Arbore, director of the Goldman Institute on Aging’s Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Related Services (San Francisco), for his work to counter the increasing rate of suicide among elderly people. The award recognizes professionals who make outstanding contributions to aging-related teaching, research, or advocacy.

Catholic charities. Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.) has presented its inaugural National Volunteer of the Year Award to Harry Tolliver of Cincinnati, who volunteers 60 to 70 hours a week through Catholic Social Services of Southwestern Ohio as a companion to elderly people.

Community service. The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties (West Palm Beach, Fla.) has named the recipients of its 1998 Dwight Allison Fellowships, which honor outstanding contributions to the community. Each recipient receives an unrestricted $5,000 grant. The winners:

— Philip Crawford of Boca Raton, a dentist who left private practice to provide dental services to migrant farm workers and their families in southern Florida and to poor people in Latin America.

— Lester Finney of Belle Glade, a business owner who founded and serves as executive director of the Neighborhood Buddies Outreach Program, which introduces at-risk young people to economics and entrepreneurial education through the use of art, music, and journalism.

— Eileen Hoye of Delray Beach, who serves as vice-president of the board of the Migrant Association of South Florida and is an active volunteer at the Caridad Health Campus, which serves local migrant farm workers and their families.

— Kenneth K. Jackson of Royal Palm Beach, a former high-school music teacher who left his teaching job to work with Street Beat, a non-profit group that focuses on youth development and the arts.

— Costella Williams of Port Salerno, a retired teacher and school principal who carries out volunteer activities in her community, including collecting and distributing donations of food and clothing.

Higher education. The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (Washington) has presented its 1998 Distinguished Service Award in Trusteeship to Roy T. Brophy, a member of the Board of Regents of the U. of California (Oakland), and Richard J. Franke, a trustee at Yale U. (New Haven, Conn.). The award is presented annually to one trustee each from a public and a private institution.

Museums. The American Association of Museums (Washington) has awarded its 1998 Medal for Distinguished Philanthropy to Mary and Dallas Clark of San Diego, for their long-time support of the San Diego Natural History Museum and other San Diego-area museums and cultural institutions.

Non-profit leadership. The Sara Lee Foundation (Chicago) has awarded its 1998 Sara Lee Foundation Chicago Spirit Award to Erie Neighborhood House (Chicago), which provides child-care, educational, employment, English-language, and youth-development services to low-income people and families. The award is given annually to a Chicago-area non-profit group that demonstrates innovative leadership in serving disadvantaged people; it carries a $50,000 prize.

Youth service.The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Newark, N.J.) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (Reston, Va.) have presented 1998 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, which encourage youth volunteerism and identify young role models, to 10 young people. Each award carries a $5,000 cash prize. The winners:

— Aubyn Burnside, 13, a student from Hickory, N.C., who is home schooled and who founded a program that collects and distributes suitcases to children in foster care.

— Jason Crowe, 11, a home-schooled student from Newburgh, Ind., who organized a newspaper produced by and for kids to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

— Michael Harris, 18, of Arapaho High School (Arapaho, Okla.), who developed a conservation program — Environmental CPR (Conserve, Preserve, Reserve) — through which he has established numerous recycling programs and conducted public-education activities.

— Richard Hiatt, 14, of McAuliffe Middle School (Los Alamitos, Cal.), who was inspired by a friend who died of leukemia to organize a walk-a-thon that benefits young patients at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

— Jenny Hungerford, 18, of Parkview High School (Orfordville, Wis.), a former runaway and drug user who delivers dramatic presentations and motivational speeches on the dangers of substance abuse at schools, youth conferences, treatment facilities, and community events.

— Jason Jones, 14, of Baker Middle School (Columbus, Ga.), who developed and manages a neighborhood committee in his mobile-home community that provides various volunteer services, including cleaning up trash and graffiti, conducting food drives, and organizing child-care services.

— Becca Laptook, 18, of J. J. Pearce High School (Richardson, Tex.), who created a youth-led volunteer organization that has performed some 100 community-service projects at Dallas-Fort Worth area hospitals, shelters, food banks, and other facilities over the past two years.

— Brooke Lyons, 17, of the Hopkins School (New Haven, Conn.), who founded the Scoliosis Association of Connecticut after the spinal disorder ended her dreams of a professional ballet career.

— Laura Shlesinger, 13, of the Saint Rita School (Alexandria, Va.), who, after leukemia was diagnosed in her uncle, organized a campaign in her community to increase the number of Hispanics who are registered as bone-marrow donors.

— Jon Wagner-Holtz, 16, of Mission Viejo High School (Mission Viejo, Cal.), who founded and serves as executive director of “Kids Konnected,” a non-profit group that provides education and support services for children and adolescents who have a parent with cancer.