Volunteers are not just the heart of activities; they are also the heart of each community. The following individuals, organizations and businesses were nominated for a 2011 Governor's Service Award, honoring those who illustrate the true meaning of volunteerism.
(***) Indicates Winners
Category |
Nominee Name |
County |
Nominator |
| Youth 6-11 |
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Courtney Campbell |
Morgan |
Angela Gray |
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Sydney Grace Hardy |
Hardy |
Lisa Kesecker |
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Joseph Sprouse |
Wood |
Justina James |
| Youth 12-14 |
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***Emily Brown |
Kanawha |
Kizmet Chandler |
| Youth 15-18 |
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Laurie Farnswoth |
Wood |
Mary Farnsworth |
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***Cody Gallagher |
Marion |
Virginia Gallagher |
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Afsheen Misaghi |
Kanawha |
Merdith Chapman |
| Young Adult 19-30 |
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Alicia Matheny |
Wood |
Helen Matheny |
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Emil Suder |
Randolph |
Gloria Payne |
| Adult 31-59 |
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***Geoff Bourne |
Kanawha |
Amy McLaughlin |
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Daniel Cummings |
Ohio |
Melanie Cummings |
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Beverly Evert |
Hampshire |
Gayle Smith |
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Elizabeth Hupp |
Monongalia |
Robert Hartley |
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Jennifer Johnson |
Kanawha |
Christopher Johnson |
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***Theodore "Teddy" Johnson |
Cabell |
Curt Nethercutt |
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Kristen Marino |
Jefferson |
Eugene Marino |
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Agnes Queen |
Lewis |
Mike Queen |
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Karen Shall |
Cabell |
Brian Booth |
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Bobby Warner |
Kanawha |
Ashlee Walls |
| Senior 60+ |
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***Imogene Bennington |
Kanawha |
Margaret Taylor |
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Mary Bragg |
Raleigh |
Margaret Ann O'Neal |
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Walter Campbell |
Kanawha |
Amy McLaughlin |
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Vicki Connor |
Monongalia |
Trella Greaser |
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***James "Jim" Crews |
Wood |
Judy Sjostedt |
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Gerry Cross |
Brooke |
Angela Kocher |
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R.B. Foster |
Boone |
T. Mullins |
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Susan Gainer |
Monongalia |
Brooks Gainer |
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Cheryl Gregory |
Berkeley |
Pam Ouimette |
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Jerry Hopkins |
Wirt |
Lewis Peck |
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Nadine Idleman |
Grant |
Dorene Kitzmiller |
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Michael Kelley |
Wood |
Kristine Green |
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Jordan McVey |
Fayette |
Laura Sevy |
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Ott Meale |
Marion |
Vicki Buby |
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Diana Mendel |
Brooke |
Emma Weimer |
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Denver Mitchell |
Logan |
Moss Burgess |
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Carolyn Orr |
Marion |
Vicki Buby |
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Annie Otto |
Berkeley |
Teresa Warnick |
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Gloria Payne |
Randolph |
Emil Suder |
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Ida Pototti |
Raleigh |
Margaret Robinson |
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Betsy Shamblin |
Kanawha |
Stephanie Hyre |
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Veronica Taylor |
Fayette |
Anita Ennis |
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Dan Van Belleghem |
Jefferson |
Good Shepherd Caregivers |
| National Service |
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Ruth Hoover |
Tyler |
Tricia Feldmeier |
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Angela Rexroad |
Kanawha |
John Porter |
| Lifetime Achievement |
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Sandra Barkey |
Kanawha |
Carolyn Wesley |
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Charles Caserty |
Cabell |
Chadwick Ketchum |
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Woodrow "Woody" Duba |
Raleigh |
Rachel McBride |
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Daniel Farley |
Mercer |
Alberta Slack |
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***Anna Gray |
Raleigh |
Elizabeth Fisher |
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***William Klenk |
Harrison |
Helen Jones |
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Christine McClelland |
Monongalia |
Michelle Wakeley |
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Nancy Potter |
Kanawha |
Betty Alexander |
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Glynda Walker |
Ohio |
Linda Vidoni |
| Family |
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Dodson Family |
Kanawha |
Adrien Gibbs |
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Don and Peg Griffith |
Wood |
Susan Fought |
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Glen and Grace Lively |
Ohio |
Carolyn Heath |
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Alice and Joe Sabatino |
Randolph |
Phyllis Baxter |
| Organization |
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American Legion Post 106 |
Wyoming |
Gary Dixon |
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***Create Buckhannon |
Upshur |
S.E. Foster |
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Friends of Twin Branch |
McDowell |
Travis Cooper |
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***Good Shepherd Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers |
Jefferson |
Paula Marrone-Reese |
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Literacy Volunteers of Harrison County |
Harrison |
Kim Payne |
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Mountain State Cruisers |
Morgan |
Chuck Hampe |
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Mountaineer Spay Neuter Assistance Program |
Monongalia |
Brooks Gainer |
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Nature Conservancy of West Virginia Volunteers |
Kanawha |
Brooks McCabe |
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Pleasants County Solid Waste Authority |
Pleasants |
Claude Marra |
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Seniors at Senior Monongalians |
Monongalia |
Sandra Headley |
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Wetzel Co. Emergency Ambulance Authority |
Wetzel |
Jimmy Colvin |
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Wheeling Police Department Volunteers |
Ohio |
Jessica Puglisi-Sanders |
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Winding Gulf Restoration Organization |
Raleigh |
Rachel McBride |
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WV Asthma Coalition, Clincal Asthma Management |
Kanawha |
Lindsay Elkins |
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WV K-9 Search and Rescue |
Kanawha |
Kim Rowley |
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WV Rosie the Riveters/Thanks Plain and Simple |
Kanawha |
Christopher Button |
For more information on Governor's Service Awards, contact Moya Doneghy at (304) 558-0111.
To view a list of the winners, click here.
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