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EDNA OLIVER/NANCY SWANK AWARD

The award was established in 1973 to recognize the efforts of two founding members of Colorado AEYC.  Edna Oliver said that what we need are not monuments but people who live the lives that make growing up better for children and their families.

In the spirit of this philosophy, the award is presented annually at the CAEYC spring conference to an individual who has given distinguished service to children and their families.

PAST RECIPIENTS

1973    Edna Oliver and Nancy Swank                          1974    No award given                         1975    Jackie Yamahiro

1976    Winnona Graham                                             1977    Dr Ruth Raatama                       1978    Dottie Lamm

1979    Margaret Hanson                                              1980    Bruce Gardner                           1981    Twyla Boe

1982    Sister Rosemary Keegan                                    1983    Oralie McAfee, Ed.D.                1984    The City of Boulder, CO

1985    Marla Bouma                                                   1986    Avis Jorgenson, Ed.D.                1987    Regina Lewis

1988    Bea Romer                                                       1989    Ann Herman                              1990    Bernice Brister

1991    Sherrie Kantor                                                  1992    Judith Cattell                              1993    David B Smith

1994    Sandra J Panetta                                               1995    Dona B Kelley & Kathy Ramey-Miller

1996    Virginia Beemer & Citizens of Aspen, CO           1997    Maurine Summers                       1998    Grace Hardy

1999    Bertha Campbell                                                2000    Mary Louise Louise Culkin, Ph.D.

2001    Gail Wilson                                                       2002    Lee Taylor                                  2003    Jane Amundson

2004    Tami Havener                                                   2005    Jackie Howard                             2006    Debra Lawrence

2007    Bruce Atchison                                                  2008    Shirley Ritter