MAKING A DIFFERENCE

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Making a Difference Awards

The Making a Difference Awards are presented by the NSCC Foundation Board to recognize and celebrate the people and organizations committed to bettering their community and to increase awareness of their contributions across the communities served by Northwest State Community College.

 

Eligibility

Three awards will be presented annually to candidates who have had a positive impact on the six-county area. Posthumous nominations are also considered. One award will be presented to an individual, one to a business and the third will be presented to an organization. Examples of possible nominees include; (individual) philanthropist, inventor, employer, educator, volunteer/advisory board member, (business) any business creating opportunities through services, products or employment opportunities, (organizations) Jaycees, Boy/Girl Scouts of America, The Open Door ‘transitional living and learning’ program, etc.

 

 

Past Recipients

2023

Organization: Care & Share
Business: Kamco Industries
Individual: Theodore “Ted” Ripke

2022

Organization: Van Wert County Foundation
Business:Bard Manufacturing
Individual: LaRoy O. Martinez Jr.

2021

Organization: Farm Bureau of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, and Williams Counties
Business: Terry Henricks Ford & Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM
Individual: Daniel Yahraus

2019

Organizations: Bryan Area Foundation & Four County ADAMhs Board
Business: Keller Logistics Group

2018

Organization: Quadco Rehabilitation Center
Business: Parkview Physicians Group
Individual: Ed & Carol Nofziger

2017

Organization: Sarah’s Friends
Business: North Star BlueScope Steel
Individual: Denise Herman McColley

2016

Organization: Adriel
Business: Dental Excellence of Napoleon
Individual: Rick Small

2015

Organization: CPC Women’s Health Resources
Business: Cooper Farms
Individual: Norm Zeiter

2014

Organization: Wauseon Rotary Club
Business: Rupp Seeds
Individual: John Wilson

2013

Organization: Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Business: Chief Supermarket
Individual: Pamela Hayman-Weaner

2012

Organization: Henry County Hospital
Business: Campbell Soup Company
Individual: Judge Steven R. Bird

2011

Organization: Sara’s Garden
Business: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Individual: Dean Spangler

2010

Organization: Maumee Valley Guidance
Business: State Bank and Trust Company
Individual: Erie Sauder

 

Contact

For additional information contact:
Robbin Wilcox, Executive Foundation Director
419.267.1460
rwilcox@NorthwestState.edu