Agnes Slosson Lewis Award

Nominating Form and List of Past Recipients

ASL Nominating Form.  ASL Past Recipients.

ASL Nominating Form

THE AGNES SLOSSON LEWIS AWARD NOMINATION

The Agnes Slosson Lewis Award is given in honor of one of the founders of both the Geneva league and the New York State League of Women Voters. First given in 1960, the award recognizes women for leadership ability and inspiration to others as well as broad interest in the community and in good government over an extended period of time. Both volunteer and paid work experiences are considered. Any citizen may nominate a woman who lives or serves within the area comprising the League of Women Voters of Geneva. Please include the following information with each nomination.

NAME OF NOMINEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ADDRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NAME(S) OF NOMINATOR(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ADDRESS AND PHONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In support of your nomination please provide as much information as possible for the committee, using the following outline. Attach a separate page with the following information.

• CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIC AFFAIRS (attach news clippings, in any)

• DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP ABILITY

• INTEREST IN GOOD GOVERNMENT (at any level)

• VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES (list and describe, give approximate number of years of involvement, if possible)

• ADDITIONAL COMMENTS (please attach additional sheets if you need more space)

Please send nominations by May 15, 2008, to Mary Bakogiannis, 354 Washington Street, Geneva, NY 14456 (315-781-0412)

ASL Past Recipients

The Agnes Slosson Lewis Award is given annually to a local woman for outstanding contribution to and participation in civic affairs. Here is the list of past honorees. (Some years the award was not given.)

1960 Mrs. George Parmelee 1961 Blanchard Bartlett 1962 Mary Adams 1963 Lucy Glunz 1964 Edna Brownlee 1965 Susan Chapman 1966 Helen Maney 1967 Molly Lydenberg 1968 Marguerite Firoozi 1969 Beulah Glasgow 1970 Mary Jeanne Grabman 1971 Marleah Tyndall

1972 not given 1973 Rosa Blue 1974 Mary Mann Moyer 1975 Rhoda Brown 1976 Virginia Barton 1977 (not given) 1978 Margaret Wyckoff 1979 Lucile Harford 1980 Shirley Thibault 1981 Jane Bennett Brown 1982 Jane Molodetz 1983 Elizabeth Heaton

1984 Elizabeth Odell 1985 Shirley Brind 1986 Jane Bentsen 1987 Margaret Bonney 1988 (not given) 1989 Barbara Springstead 1990 Nettie Scoon 1991 (not given) 1992 Patrisha Blue 1993 Mary Luckern 1994 Joanne Wisor 1995 Elizabeth White

1996 Lucile Mallard 1997 Heather Aten 1998 (not given) 1999 Karen Fouracre 2000 Eva Steadman 2001 Jane Howland 2002 Catherine Barnard 2003 Norma Lamberson 2004 Mary Miller 2005 Martha Wilson 2006 Kim Reisch 2007 Mary Hosking

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