The Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards were created in 1975 to honor the work of human services organizations and those volunteers and staff who go above and beyond all expectations in their service to the community.  It is named after Audrey Robbins, a former Director of the Howard County Department of Social Services.  Through her professional and volunteer services, she touched the lives of many, and her consistent interest in all of Howard County was an inspiration to ACS in establishing this annual awards program.

Audrey Robbin Humanitarian Award Winners

1970s

1975                        Nancy Wiggins, Volunteer

1976                        Christian Women’s Thrift Shop,  Organization

1977                        Joetta Cramm, Volunteer

                                Grassroots, Organization

1978                         Mary Alice Walker, Volunteer

                                Meals on Wheels, Organization

 

1979                               Ann Wicke, Volunteer

                                Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Organization

 

1980s

1980                       Hans Marchand, Volunteer

                               Womanscope, Organization

 

1981                             Mae Ruth Seidel, Volunteer

                               FISH of Howard County, Organization

 

1982                       Priscilla Hart, Volunteer

                               Ho.Co. Rape Crisis Center, Organization

 

1983                             Maxine Mullican, Volunteer

                               Citizens Against Spousal Assault, Organization

 

1984                             Murray Weingarten, Volunteer

                               Columbia Foundation, Organization

                               Lea Jane Scolnik,  Professional

 

1985                      Robert Russell, Volunteer

                              Columbia Housing Corp., Organization

                              Pat Hatch, Professional

 

1986                            Jane Walker, Professional

 

1987                      Marge Babbit, Professional

 

1988                      Barrie Klaits, Professional

 

1989                      John Brandenburg, Professional

 

1990s

1990                      John Everett, Professional

 

1991                       Dale Jackson, Professional

 

1992                      Nancy Weber, Professional

 

1993                      Lucille Barnum, Professional 

                              Mary Lynch, Professional

 

1994                      Patricia Keeton, Professional

 

1995                      Vivian Reid, Professional

 

1996                           Henry E. Posko, Jr., Professional

 

1997                      Barbara K. Lawson, Professional

 

1998                      Samuel Marshall, Professional

 

1999                      Manus O'Donnell, Professional

 

2000-2010

 

2000                  Victor Broccolino, Professional

 

2001                  Elaine Patico, Professional

 

2002               Phyllis Madachy, Employee

                      Nancy Berla, Volunteer

 

2003             Andrea Ingram, Employee

                    Mike Clark, Volunteer

                    The HIV Clinical Team, Employee Team 

 

2004                Di Li, Nina Zhang, Lovy Kim, Sueah Lee, Team 

                    Karl (Frank) Turban, Volunteer of the Year 

                    Carol Beatty, Employee of the Year

                    Laura Lee, O’Donnell Family Award

2005

Carole Ball, Nora Scanlan, Nancy Wentworth and the late Eleanor Blevins,  Volunteer Team  of the Year

                    Murray Simon, Volunteer of the Year

                    Becky Lessey,  Employee of the Year

2006                  Neil Dorsey, Volunteer of the Year

                     Ann Ryder, Employee of the Year

                     Domestic Violence Center,  Employee Team of the Year

 

2007                  Joe Willmott, Volunteer of the Year

                     Linda Zumbrun, Employee of the Year

                      Mobile Crisis Team, Employee Team of the Year

                      Prepare for Success Community Partnership, Volunteer Team of the Year

 

2008                  Sandy Jaworski, Volunteer of the Year

 Howard County Police Department Domestic Violence Unit, Employee Team of the Year

                      ilchrist Hospice, Howard County Volunteers,  Volunteer Team of the Year

 

2009             Carole  MacPhee, Employee of the Year

                    The Serenity Center, Volunteer Team of the Year

                    Chaya Kaplan, Volunteer of the Year

 

2010             Donna Wells

Howard County Mental Health Authority, Employee of the Year

Kathleen Dugan, The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), Volunteer of the Year

NAMI-Howard County  (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Volunteer Team of the Year

2011-

2011

Don Bard, Lazarus Foundation, Volunteer of the Year
Barbara Coleman, Maryland Legal Aid, Employee of the Year
NeighborRide, Volunteer Team of the Year
makingCHANGE, Employee Team of the Year