Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez will recognize outstanding local volunteers, AmeriCorps members, and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who have gone beyond the call of duty to help our fellow Wisconsinites at the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards.
This year, we will honor fifteen individuals and one organization from throughout the state for their outstanding volunteerism and service. Additionally, we will recognize 48 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who have reached the milestone of 20 years of service to their fellow Wisconsinites.
The honorees’ service addressed critical issues impacting Wisconsin communities throughout the last year, including academic and social support for students, increasing access to health care and cancer screenings, assisting refugees, and filling gaps in support for populations throughout the state.
The Governor’s Service Awards ceremony will be held at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens (3330 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704) at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez will open the ceremony with remarks and present the awards to the 2023 honorees.
The Governor’s Service Awards are organized by Serve Wisconsin, the state board responsible for supporting the work of AmeriCorps programs and promoting volunteerism throughout the state. A list of 2023 honorees and their programs are included below, with additional information about the Governor’s Service Awards, including past winners, available at https://www.servewisconsin.wi.gov/governors-service-awards.
2023 Governor’s Service Awards Honorees
AmeriCorps Member of the Year:
Lyndsey Johnson – College Possible Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
AmeriCorps Member of the Year:
Malysha MacFarland – College Possible Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
AmeriCorps VISTA Member of the Year:
Allison Hrovat – Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (Appleton, WI)
AmeriCorps Alumni of the Year:
Tianna R. Evans – originally served with Teach For America Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteer of the Year:
Linda Longmore – Western Dairyland RSVP (Independence, WI)
AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteer of the Year:
Corrine Rolli – Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program – Foster Grandparent Program (Dodgeville, WI)
AmeriCorps Seniors Program of the Year:
Coulee Region RSVP (La Crosse, WI)
Volunteer of the Year – East Central Wisconsin:
Sister Sally Ann Brickner – Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay (Green Bay)
Volunteer of the Year – East Central Wisconsin:
Joe and Audrey Leisgang – Bellin Health and American Red Cross of Wisconsin – Northeast Chapter (Green Bay)
Volunteer of the Year – Northeast Wisconsin:
Iris Firgens – Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council – Senior Companion Program (Shawano, WI)
Volunteer of the Year – Northwest Wisconsin:
Debra Newago Proulx – Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council – Senior Companion Program (Bayfield, WI)
Volunteer of the Year – Southeast Wisconsin:
Maddie Frohmeier – Interfaith Caregivers of Ozaukee County (Fredonia, WI)
Volunteer of the Year – Southeast Wisconsin:
Jake Martin – United Way of Jefferson & North Walworth Counties (Fort Atkinson, WI)
Volunteer of the Year – Southwest Wisconsin:
Cathy Schmale – United Way of Dane County (Oregon, WI)
Volunteer of the Year – West Central Wisconsin:
Valjean J Adams – African American Mutual Assistance Network, Inc. (Onalaska, WI)
AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteers with 20 Years of Service
Coulee Region RSVP
Beth Curtis
Jean Gabrielson
John Hamilton
Evelyn Miller
Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency RSVP
Jan Carlson
Merry Nuutinen
RSVP of Dane County
Debra Baker
Myrna D. Heiser
Mary Ihlenfeldt
Betty Ingwell
Lynn Klink
Alison Koelsch
Mary Odell
Joan Paar
Jean B. Ruhde
Marsha Schaeffer
Gregg Williard
Ann Wolfe
RSVP of Portage County
Bob Brush
Janice Doxtator
Karen Fadner
Darlene Schroda
Edward Severson
RSVP of Racine County
Nat Cycenas
Barbara Hanke
RSVP of Rock County
Darlene Breden
Volunteer Fox Cities RSVP
Jim Glasheen
Lorna Hamilton
Betty Lange
Jim Mauthe
Millie Mauthe
Western Dairyland RSVP
June Bartilson
Gena Coach
Joyce Cooper
Jacquelyn Erwin
Doris Estenson
Lavonne Ganz
Christine Giese
Verna Gunderson
Earl Hetrick
Rita Hetrick
Sonya Iberg
Dorothy Kruschke
Janet Michaels
Joanne Miles,
LaMay Nelson
Ruth Schaffner
Jeanette Scheuermann
