Awards, Sep 04, 2003

The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas.

Arts. The McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis) has presented its 2003 Distinguished Artist Award to Mike Lynch, a Minneapolis painter. The award, which is accompanied by a $40,000 cash prize, recognizes working artists who have contributed significantly to the arts in Minnesota.

VSA Arts (Washington) and the MetLife Foundation (New York) have announced the winners of the 2003 Awards for Excellence in Arts Access, which recognize performing-arts groups and museums for innovative programs that make exhibits and performances accessible to people with disabilities. The recipients, which each received $5,000:

— Arts for All (Tucson).

— Museum of International Folk Art (Santa Fe, N.M.).

— Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, N.J.).

— Wang Center for the Performing Arts (Boston).

Direct marketing. The Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation (Washington) has presented its 2003 Organization of the Year Award to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation (Quantico, Va.). The organization was honored for its successful direct-mail campaign to collect millions of toys for needy children. The federation gave its 2003 Nonprofit Achievement Award to Roger Courts, director of the Sacred Heart League (Walls, Miss.), which publishes and distributes religious materials to raise money for charitable ministries.

Education fund raising. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington) has presented its 2003 Circle of Excellence Awards for Alumni Relations, Communications, and Development in numerous categories.

The following institutions received awards in the category of philanthropy:

— Annual or regular giving: U. of Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.).

— Campaigns: Edmonds Community College Foundation (Lynnwood, Wash.).

— Corporate and foundation programs: Goucher College (Towson, Md.).

— Special events: U. of Pittsburgh, Institute for Seaboard Education.

— Stewardship: Pennsylvania State U. (University Park).

In the category of special events, the council gave top awards to two institutions: Clemson U. (S.C.) and the U. of Wyoming (Laramie).

In the category of video fund-raising features, the top awards went to the Johns Hopkins U. (Baltimore) and the U. of Alabama (Tuscaloosa).

In the category of development-publications packages, the top award went to the U. of Virginia, College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Charlottesville).

In the category of individual development publications, the top awards went to Columbia College Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery of Art/Corcoran College of Art and Design (Washington), the Indiana U. Foundation (Bloomington), and the U. of Pittsburgh, Institute for Seaboard Education.

CASE also announced the winners of its 2003 Wealth ID Awards for Educational Fund Raising, which were presented in the categories of overall performance and overall improvement.

The winners in the performance category:

— Colleges and universities. Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Mich.), College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Mass.), Cranbrook Academy of Art (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Davidson College (N.C.), Pennsylvania State U. (University Park), Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.), Princeton U. (N.J.), Santa Barbara City College (Calif.), Southwest Missouri State U. (Springfield), Spartanburg Methodist College (S.C.), St. Lawrence U. (Canton, N.Y.), State U. of New York A&T College at Morrisville, State U. of New York Upstate Medical U. (Syracuse), U. of Colorado at Boulder, U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Minneapolis), U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), U. of Texas at El Paso, U. of Virginia (Charlottesville), U. of Washington at Seattle, U. of Wisconsin at Madison, and Xavier U. (Cincinnati).

— Private schools. Browning School (New York), Culver Academies (Ind.), Episcopal Academy (Merion, Pa.), Greenwich Academy (Conn.), Roxbury Latin School (West Roxbury, Mass.), and St. George’s School (Newport, R.I.).

The winners in the improvement category:

— Colleges and universities. Agnes Scott College (Atlanta), American U. (Washington), City U. of New York-Bernard M. Baruch College, City U. of New York-Borough of Manhattan Community College, City U. of New York-Queensborough Community College, Kirkwood Community College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Marylhurst U. (Ore.), Medical U. of South Carolina (Charleston), Mercyhurst College (Erie, Pa.), Michigan State U. (East Lansing), Mississippi State U. (Mississippi State), North Carolina State U. (Raleigh), Rhode Island School of Design (Providence), Southern Connecticut State U. (New Haven), Spartanburg Methodist College (S.C.), St. Edward’s U. (Austin, Tex.), U. of Missouri at Kansas City, U. of North Florida (Jacksonville), U. of Southern California (Los Angeles), West Chester U. of Pennsylvania, and Winston-Salem State U. (N.C.).

— Private schools. Brooks School (North Andover, Mass.), Casady School (Oklahoma City), Kent Place School (Summit, N.J.), Seven Hills School (Cincinnati), St. Christopher’s School (Richmond, Va.), Trinity School of Midland (Tex.), and University Preparatory Academy (Seattle).

Fund raising. The Indiana U. Center on Philanthropy (Indianapolis) has presented the 2003 Henry A. Rosso Medal, which honors lifetime achievement in ethical fund raising, to Rita Bornstein and Charles R. Stephens. Ms. Bornstein is president of Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.) and chair-elect of the Board of Trustees of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington). She was honored for helping Rollins and the U. of Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.), where she was vice president for development, to exceed their capital-campaign goals. Mr. Stephens is managing partner and director of Skystone Ryan, a fund-raising firm in Atlanta. He was honored for his work as a fund raiser for the Center on Philanthropy, the United Negro College Fund (Fairfax, Va.), and several universities.

Humanitarianism. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (Reno, Nev.) has given its 2003 Humanitarian Prize to the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (Copenhagen). The council supports a global network of rehabilitation centers and programs that provide medical and psychological care to torture victims. The foundation awards $1-million annually to a charity or nongovernmental organization that has contributed significantly to easing human suffering.