President’s Award Recipients
In 1985, the Junior League of Hartford established our President’s Award. Its purpose is to recognize individuals or organizations who have made an outstanding contribution to the philosophies and programs of the Junior League of Hartford. The following are past President Award recipients.
| 1986 | Dr. Evans H. Daniel, Jr. Community Health Services |
| 1987 | Norma Schatz, Volunteer Advocate for Children |
| 1988 | Astrida Olds, Hartford Action Plan on Infant Health |
| 1989 | Reverend Karen Barker-Duncan, Family Life Ministry |
| 1990 | Arthur T. Anderson, Imagineers |
| 1991 | Judith Beaumont, My Sister’s Place |
| 1992 | Ellen Smith Bigelow, Common Ground |
| 1993 | Faith Middleton, CT Public Radio |
| 1994 | Tom Condon, The Hartford Courant |
| 1995 | *Eileen Kraus, Fleet Bank |
| 1996 | Ted Carroll, Leadership Greater Hartford |
| 1997 | Ana Maria Garcia, YWCA |
| 1998 | Gloria McAdam, Foodshare |
| 1999 | Joseph R. Marfuggi, Riverfront Recapture |
| 2000 | Larry Gold, CT Children’s Medical Center |
| 2001 | Michael R. Bangser, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving |
| 2002 | *Susan Dunn, United Way |
| 2003 | Karen Foley-Schain, Children’s Trust Fund |
| 2004 | Greg Secord, Rebuilding Together |
| 2005 | Margaret Hann, The Bridge Family Center |
| 2006 | Paul C. Christie, Center City Churches, Inc. |
| 2007 | University of Hartford, Walter Harrison, President |
| 2008 | John Bracker, Head of School, Watkinson School |
| 2009 | Sonja Hall, Martin Luther King Elementary School Family Resource Center |
| 2010 | Charles A. Teale, Sr., Hartford Fire Department Chief, ret |
| 2011 | *Carleton N. “Carle” Mowell, Junior League of Hartford |
| 2012 | Sharon L. Castelli & Maryellen M. Shuckerow, Chrysalis Center |
| 2013 | *Tobye Karl, St. Francis Hospital, Director of Volunteers |
| 2014 | Micaela Erin Connery, Unified Theater |
| 2015 | Katie S. Martin, St. Joseph’s University |
| 2016 | Lou Golden, Junior Achievement of Southwest New England |
| 2017 | The Staff of Interval House |
| 2018
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
Faith Ye, Simsbury High School/CCYW Participant
*Alyce F. Hild, Loaves & Fishes Ministries, Inc. Tamara Womack, My Sisters’ Place Sophie Sanchez, Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford Edith Whitman, Edith Whitman Interiors Leadership Greater Hartford |
| *JLH Members |
Junior League of Hartford graduates of the Leadership Greater Hartford Quest Program
Leadership Greater Hartford – 2023 President’s Award Winner