2011 Leadership Awards

Philanthropist Leadership Award: Monte & Usha Ahuja
Nominated by: John Garofalo/University Hospitals

Foundation Leadership Award: The George Gund Foundation
Nominated by: Leanne Ahl, Playhouse Square

Corporate Leadership Award: ABB, Inc.
Nominated by: John Garofalo/University Hospitals

Youth in Philanthropy Award: Katherine (Katie) Uhl
Nominated by: Lauren Steiner, Grants Plus

Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer Award: victor gelb
Nominated by: Anne Marie Cronin, Case Western Reserve University

National Philanthropy Day® Past Award Recipients

Leadership Award – Foundation:

2010 - Community West Foundation
2009 - David and Inez Myers Foundation
2008 - The Roe Green 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):

2010 - Deborah Ratner
2009 - Char & Chuck Fowler
2008 - John G. and Mary J. Breen
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:

2010 - William D. Ginn
2009 - Umberto Fedeli
2008 - David Doll
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:

2010 - Third Federal Savings and Loan
2009 - Dworken & Bernstein Co., LPA
2008 - Thompson Hine LLP
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:

2010 - Shannon Visconti (Magnificat High School)
2008 - Taylor Darkoch
2007 - Karoline Evin McMullen
2006 - Madeline M. Coquillette
2005 - Amy Poklar