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2012 District Award and Scholarship Recipients – Congratulations! |
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Awards were presented at the 2012
District Annual Meeting on May 4-5, 2012, at the Stamford Marriott
Hotel in Stamford CT.
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| Gary
Nissenbaum |
| Winifred Latimer Norman Award |
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| – For Extraordinary Commitment
and Service in the Area of Social and Racial Justice |
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Gary Nissenbaum (right), UU
Church in Summit (NJ), accepting the award from Jennifer
Stevens, District trustee. |
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| Rev.
Debra Haffner |
| Award for Excellence in
Religious Education |
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| – For Outstanding Contributions
to the Field of Lifespan Religious Education |
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The Rev. Debra Haffer
(right), Community Minister at the Unitarian Church in
Westport (CT) accepting the award from Mia Morse,
District Secretary. |
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Jamie Forbes |
| Youth Empowerment Award |
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| – For Working to Promote Healthy
and Dynamic Youth Ministry |
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Jamie Forbes (right),
Director of Youth Outreach at the Unitarian Church in
Westport (CT), accepting the award from Rick Fierberg,
outgoing District trustee. |
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| Jim
Sanders |
| June Z. Gillespie Award |
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Developing Awareness Within One's
Congregation of Denominational Affairs at the District or National
Level Through Personal Action and Encouragement |
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Jim Sanders (left), UU
Congregation at Washington Crossing (Titusville NJ),
accepting the award from Ted Fetter, District President. |
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Vera Dodd |
| Unsung Unitarian Universalist Award |
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| – For Significant and
Continuing Contributions to Unitarian Universalism Without Regard
for Recognition |
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Vera Dodd (second from
right), First UU Fellowship of Hunterdon County (Baptistown
NJ), accepting the award from Athena Drewes (left),
District trustee. Vera is joined by her granddaughter
(second from left), Rebecca Meacham, and her daughter
(right), Susan Meacham. |
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Unitarian Church in Summit |
| O. Eugene Pickett Award |
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| – For Outstanding Contributions
to the Growth of Unitarian Universalism |
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On behalf of the Unitarian
Church in Summit (NJ), Thomas Howard and the Rev.
Kimberly Tomaszewski accepting the award from the Rev.
Craig Hirshberg. |
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Russell Hathaway, Emma Kates-Shaw, Brianna Mussman, and Alex
Rothfelder |
| Scholarships |
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| – Four District youth received
scholarships of $500 each. The District Scholarship Committee
considers students who manifest their UU values in service to a
local congregation, the UU movement, and the larger community.
Breadth or depth of contributions, leadership or initiative, and
responsible commitment are determining qualities. The applicant
should be enrolled or about to enroll in a college, university, or
other post high school educational program. |
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Russell Hathaway (second
from left), Unitarian Church in Summit (NJ), Emma Kates-Shaw
(second from right), First Unitarian Society of
Westchester (Hastings-on-Hudson NY), and Brianna Mussman
(right), Unitarian Society, A UU Congregation (East
Brunswick NJ), accepting their scholarships from Jamie
Forbes (left), District Scholarship Fund Committee
Chair. Alex Rothfelder, Unitarian Church in Summit (NJ),
also received a scholarship. |
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