2013 Award Information
Six distinguished awards are presented at the event. These awards provide our community the opportunity to honor the philanthropists, volunteers, corporations, foundations and fundraising professionals who make outstanding contributions toward improving the quality of life in the Washington region. Please nominate those who reflect the highest spirit of philanthropic generosity and leadership for this prestigious community-wide celebration.
You are invited to nominate one or more individuals or organizations for the following awards to be presented at the awards luncheon on November 12, 2013. Nominations extended to May 31, 2013!
Online Awards Nomination Form or PDF Awards Nomination Form
Outstanding Philanthropist
Outstanding Fundraising Professional
Outstanding Diversity Leader
Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer
Outstanding Corporate Partner
Outstanding Foundation Partner
Former Award Recipients
Philanthropists and Fundraising Volunteers:
| Patty Perkins Andringa | Dr. Marcella Brenner |
| Peggy Cooper Cafritz | Lyles Carr |
| Edward L. Cohen | John Delaney and April McClain-Delaney |
| Sidney O. Dewberry, P.E., L.S. | Richard England |
| Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn | Diana Goldberg |
| Katharine Graham | ViCurtis Hinton |
| Alexine Clement Jackson | Julie Jensen |
| Mary Elizabeth McGehee Joyce | Alan and Dianne Kay |
| David Lloyd Kreeger | Delano Lewis |
| Robert Linowes | James W. Lintott |
| Marguerite Mazique | Dorothy Pierce McSweeny |
| Fernando Murias | Andrew Ockerhausen |
| Robert M. Pinkard | Abe Pollin |
| F. Kevin Reynolds | Joseph E. Robert, Jr. |
| Otto and Jeanette Ruesch | Richard W. Snowdon III |
| Earl Stafford | Mary Margaret Valenti |
| George Vradenburg | Earle C. Williams |
| Jane Lang and Paul Sprenger | Caryl S. Bernstein, Esq., Attorney |
| Frederic V. & Marlene A. Malek | Christopher M. Kerns |
Fundraising Professionals:
| Sandra A. Adams, ACFRE | Barbara Ciconte, CFRE |
| Sarah C. Coviello, CFRE | Gary Deverman |
| Samuel N. Gough Jr.,CFRE | Margaret Guellich, CFRE |
| Donald L. Hense | Robert Hutson, CFRE |
| Jeanne G. Jacob, CFRE, CAE | Donald Johnson, CFRE |
| Kay Lautman, CFRE | Nancy F. McConnell, CFRE |
| Milton Murray, CFRE | Gail Nordheimer, CFRE |
| Deborah Peeples, CFRE | Eugene A. Scanlan, Ph.D., CFRE |
| Martha H. Schumacher, ACFRE | Nicholas Simmonds, CFRE |
| John Wm. Thomas | Phyllis G. Tritsch |
| Kathryn Ward, CFRE | David Whitehead |
| Kathy Swayze, CFRE |
Diversity Leaders (initiated in 2008):
| Environmental Support Center | Joseph T. N. Suarez, CFRE |
| College Summit | C. Marie Henderson |
Corporations and Foundations:
| America Online, Inc. | The Annie E. Casey Foundation |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | Capital One Financial Services |
| The Catalogue for Philanthropy | DC Bar Foundation |
| Dickstein Shapiro LLP | The Eugene B. Casey Foundation |
| The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation | Fannie Mae Foundation |
| Freddie Mac Foundation | The Harman Family Foundation |
| The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | PNC Financial Services |
| The Washington Post | World Bank Group |
| Deloitte, LLP | The Agua Fund |
| Lockheed Martin | Peterson Family Foundation |
