2007 National Philanthropy Day® Winners

AFP Greater Cleveland Chapter's 24th annual National Philanthropy Day® celebration and awards luncheon was held on Friday November 2, 2007 at LaCentre. More than 685 guests attended the event to recognize the value of philanthropy to the Greater Cleveland community and to salute those who make it possible.

Event Chair Constance Sipple and Chapter President John Garofalo hosted the presentation of the following awards:

• Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer: Martha Shierson Harding
• Philanthropist Leadership Award: Norma Lerner
• Corporate Leadership Award: The Lubrizol Corporation
• Foundation Leadership Award: The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation
• Youth in Philanthropy Award: Karoline Evin McMullen

Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer Martha Harding with last year’s winner
Margie Wheeler and President John Garofalo

Philanthropist Leadsership Award winner Norma Lerner accepts her award
from 2006 winners Walter and Jean Kalberer and President John Garofalo

The Corporate Leadership Award was presented to Donald Bogus
from The Lubrizol Corporation by Rob Soroka from 2006 winner
Sky and Huntington Banks and President John Garofalo

Pamela Alexander Homsher of the Prentiss Foundation accepts the
Foundation Leadership Award from Denise San Antonio Zeman
with last year’s winner Saint Luke’s Foundation and President John Garofalo

President John Garofalo and Mary Sue Tanis give
Karoline Evin McMullen her Youth in Philanthropy award

National Philanthropy Day® Past Award Recipients

Leadership Award – Foundation:

2007 - The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation
2006 - Saint Luke's Foundation
2005 - The Deaconess Community Foundation
2004 - The Nord Family Foundation
2003 - The S. K. Wellman Foundation
2002 - William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation
2001 - Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation
2000 - The Kulas Foundation
1999 - Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
1998 - The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation
1997 - George B. Storer Foundation
1996 - The John P. Murphy Foundation
1995 - The Thomas H. White Foundation
1994 - The George Gund Foundation
1993 - F. J. O'Neill Charitable Trust
1995 - The 1525 Foundation
1991 - The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
1990 - The Reinberger Foundation
1989 - The Cleveland Foundation
1988 - William and Elizabeth Treuhaft Foundation

Leadership Award – Philanthropist(s):

2007 - Norma Lerner
2006 - Walter and Jean Kalberer
2005 - Morton November
2004 - Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein
2003 - William B. Risman
2002 - Michael J. Horvitz
2001 - Maxine Goodman Levin
2000 - Jack Kahl
1999 - Murlan J. Murphy, Sr. Family
1998 - Peter and Eleanore Kleist
1997 - Thomas and Sandra Sullivan
1996 - F. Joseph Callahan
1995 - A. Malachi Mixon III
1994 - Dr. Thomas W. Mastin
1993 - David N. Myers
1992 - Frederick C. Crawford
1991 - Theodore J. Castele, M.D
1989 - Samuel H. Miller
1988 - Raymond Q. Armington
1987 - Morton L. Mandel, Premier Industries
1986 - Eric Nord, Nordson Corporation
1985 - The Cleveland Foundation
1984 - Stanley C. Pace, TRW .

Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer:

2007 - Martha Shierson Harding
2006 - Margie Wheeler
2005 - Marilyn Cunin
2004 - Jeanette Grasselli Brown, Ph.D.
2003 - Catharine M. Lewis
2002 - Mrs. Frank E. Joseph
2001 - Richard J. Bogomolny
2000 - George M. Humphrey II
1999 - Mary French Conway
1998 - Edward B. Brandon
1997 - John Sherwin, Jr.
1996 - Arthur S. Holden
1995 - Maria Parks
1994 - Victor Gelb
1993 - Elsa M. Pavlik
1992 - Dorothy Humel Hovorka
1991 - Suzanne B. Harrison
1990 - Larry D. Morrow
1989 - Robert D. Gries
1988 - Robert M. Ginn
1987 - Maurice M. Sayre
1986 - William Zekan
1985 - John F. Lewis
1984 - Lisle Buckingham

Leadership Award – Corporate:

2007 - The Lubrizol Corporation
2006 - Sky Bank
2005 - The Sherwin-Williams Company
2004 - Fifth Third Bank
2003 - Parker Hannifin Corporation
2002 - Applied Industrial Technologies
2001 - Invacare Corporation
2000 - Forest City Enterprises
1999 - McDonald Investments Inc
1998 - The Plain Dealer
1997 - National City Bank
1996 - KeyCorp
1995 - Lubrizol Corporation
1994 - East Ohio Gas Company
1993 - Eaton Corporation
1992 - TRW
1991 - Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
1990 - Ameritrust
1989 - Nordson Corporation
1988 - BP America

Leadership Award – Youth in Philanthropy:

2007 - Karoline Evin McMullen
2006 - Madeline M. Coquillette
2005 - Amy Poklar