Is
presented to an agency, organization, or institution at the local or state
level that has exemplified leadership and involvement in the principles of
community education.
Starting as a volunteer group in 1991 of straight, gay, clergy, service providers and others, the Quad Citians Affirming Diversity grew into the largest service center for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender between Chicago and Denver. The phenomenal accomplishments include: a full-time executive director and professional staff, extensive programming including youth, technical assistance and community enhancement; acquiring institution funding through sources such as Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Fund (US0, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Gill Foundation (Denver) and various area and local sources. Specific accomplishments include a successful, Drop-In Program twice a week, a Workforce Readiness Program for economically disadvantaged youth and a Transitional Living program for homeless youth ages 16-21. The programs serve approximately 200 different youth a week. Technical assistance services provide formalized training and information serves for area social service providers and on-call technical assistance.
Our winner has been a leader of a workforce readiness
program for those students that have left school and an active leader in making
area schools safer and more tolerant of gay youth so that they might not drop
out of school in the first place.
ICEA is pleased to recognize Quad Citians Affirming
Diversity and
present them the 2001 Outstanding Organization Award.
This award is presented to a community education professional who exemplifies outstanding community-level leadership in the development of community education.
As the former director of the Community Education director at Storm Lake Schools, Ann enjoyed a long and profitable career as a leader in her community. As director of Community Education, Ann lead all aspects of the Community Education programs including recreation programs, facility use, volunteers, drug free monies and fundraising and six community education committees directed by her staff of 5. When called upon, she assisted the district and City of Storm Lake and surrounding communities with budget development and preparation, she managed partnership relationship with other district staff and Chamber of Commerce, Iowa State University Extension, and Storm Lake press.
Ann was also responsible for many district public relations and marketing efforts including the calendar, radio and newspaper items, and surveys and the Learning School Facts brochure. As a 21st Century site, Ann was instrumental in program development and implementation at four elementary sites, supervising site coordinators and the program assistant. As the secretary of the districtÕs foundation, she worked hard to establish database of information and promotional materials
Ann is always willing to lend her expertise to other effortsÑshe was a member of A Team, Community Diversity Center, ISU Intern program, RAGBRAI, Parent Link, and county DeCat,
She recently completed her term on the Iowa Community
Education Association Board of Directors serving as the Award Chair for several
years. As Board members, Ann was
always willing to lend her expertise and guidance and words of encouragement
and her many trips to Des Moines.
ICEA is pleased to recognize Ann Mackerill-Wilson and
present her with the 2001 Outstanding Professional Service Award.
The
Citizen Leadership Award is presented to a community member who has rendered
exemplary leadership and service in developing the principals of community
education in the community.
Ruth is a busy member of the Davenport community having served as the Deputy City Clerk for the City of Davenport and more recently as a city council member from 1989 to 2000. During the last 6 years of her council term, she served as mayor pro-tem. During her term of office, she lead the creation of drug-free and speed zones around schools throughout Davenport. She worked closely with the schools in her ward, including 3 grade schools, one intermediate and one high school. She worked tirelessly to have a pool and auditorium built at the high school, and they are just realizing the benefit of her efforts. Ruth also served as the city representative on the Youth Agenda Board of Directors, community and school initiative to provide youth a voice in city government and community affairs and worked to insure passage of a curfew ordinance in the city. She served as chair of the Community Education Advisory Committee.
This lady does not say ÒNOÓ. She assisted with the recent opening and developing of the
German-American Heritage Center, is an active member of the Volunteer Guild of
the Art Museum, Friends of Vander Veer Botanical Park, the DARE Board and
Friends of the Davenport Public Library.
ICEA is pleased to recognize Ruth E. Reynolds and present
her with the 2001 Citizen Leadership Award.
This award is presented to an agency, organization, or institution or individual who has demonstrated a commitment to promoting, developing, and nurturing leadership opportunities for persons of diverse ethnic and/or cultural background.
The Waterloo Commission on Human Rights is a group that works together to develop and implement community Ðbased collaboration of area resident that represent all walks of life that works together to develop and implement community plans to improve race relations, appreciate diversity, fight discrimination, and prevent hate crimes. The team believes that a broad range of community stakeholders, through dialogue and deliberation, can create the kind of inclusive communities and neighborhoods that are the best possible places to lives, work, play do business in and raise families. The Commission, through its Cedar Valley Diversity Team have sponsored many successful activities and projects including: Study Circle Sessions. Over 850 community members have participating in Study Circles since 1998. This includes 500 Waterloo School employees that were active Study Circle participants last school year. In response to racial tensions, CVDAT sponsored an evening of food and ethnic entertainment to ease relationships in diverse neighborhoods. CVDAT has also sponsored ethnic tours of the community and annual sponsors the Cedar Valley Conference on Race.
These community volunteers have worked with many community
agencies including: Waterloo Schools, other city agencies, the religious
community, businesses, neighborhood associations, Hawkeye Community College,
the University of Northern Iowa, local government officials, and more.
ICEA is pleased to recognize the Waterloo Human Rights
Commission, represented by Barb Culpepper-Scheel and Walt Reed, Executive
Director of the Commission and present them the 2001 Outstanding Multicultural
Leadership and Involvement Award.