North Central Regional Awards

Regional Awards
Recipients of the regional award are nominated by the general membership, reviewed and selected by the state liaisons from a particular region from nominations submitted by the general membership and confirmed by the board of directors. Individuals currently serving on the board of directors and/or the awards committee are not eligible to receive an award. Each region may present up to two awards annually:

Regional Leadership and Service Award is presented to individuals or organizations that have made a significant contribution to their local or regional storytelling community and/or have used storytelling to make a significant contribution to the larger community in which they live. 

1997
Service- Ohio Order for the Preservation of Storytelling	Leadership- Pat Coffie

1998
Service- Stories Inc.	Leadership- Nan Kamman-Judd

1999
Service- Jim May	Leadership- Nancy Duncan

2000
Service- YMCA of Greater Indianapolis	Leadership- Nancy deVries

2001
Leadership: George Nelsen	Service: The Detroit Story League

2002
Service- Donna Marie Kuczynski	Leadership- Donna Fetzer

2003
Service and Leadership- Denise Farrugia	Service and Leadership- Richard Strader

2004
Service and Leadership- Fred and Midge Munds	Service and Leadership- Karen Wollscheid

2005
Service and Leadership- Judy Sima	Service and Leadership- Indiana Historical Society

2006
Susan O'Halloran	Wonderweavers: Tina Rhode and Colleen Shaskin

2007

Lynette Ford