Governor’s Service Awards
2020 GOVERNOR’S SERVICE AWARDS
The Governor’s Service Awards honor outstanding national service members, volunteers, and programs that have helped to address serious social needs in their communities. Those honored by these awards will have made significant contributions to Wisconsin through their service efforts, with their generous service impacting the lives of countless Wisconsinites. In addition to the awards presented in 2019, awards for COVID-19 response efforts for individual volunteers and organizations will also be awarded.
The 2020 Governor’s Serve Awards was held as a virtual event on October 15, 2020 from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Individuals can view a recording of the ceremony at the following link - Recording of 2020 Governor's Service Awards Ceremony
2020 Honorees
AmeriCorps Member of the Year: Amelia Ford, Racine Zoo AmeriCorps Project – Racine, WI
AmeriCorps Member of the Year: Summer Schwartz, Wisconsin Association for Homeless and Runaway Services at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley - Home Base – Appleton, WI
AmeriCorps Program of the Year: College Possible Milwaukee – Milwaukee, WI
AmeriCorps VISTA Member of the Year: Monica Kramer, Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinic at Healthnet of Rock County – Janesville, WI
AmeriCorps VISTA Program of the Year: Achieve Brown County – Green Bay, WI
Senior Corps Volunteer of the Year: Mabel Bass, Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program FGP – Platteville, WI
Senior Corps Volunteer of the Year: William Roundwind, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council FGP – Odanah, WI
Veteran Volunteer of the Year Service: Phillip Allen, Veterans of Foreign Wars – Salem, WI
AmeriCorps Alumni of the Year: Jennifer López, originally served with Teach For America Los Angeles and currently working as CEO of the Carmen School Network – Milwaukee, WI
AmeriCorps Alumni of the Year: DeShanda Williams, originally served with Wisconsin Association for Homeless and Runaway Services at Pathfinders and currently working as the Director of the Runaway and Homeless Services at Pathfinders Milwaukee -- Milwaukee, WI
COVID-19 Response Service Award: Amber Bydynkowski, WisCorps – La Crosse, WI
COVID-19 Response Service Award: DuWayne Gust, Coulee Region RSVP – La Crosse, WI
COVID-19 Response Service Award: WisCorps – La Crosse, WI This award recognizes an organization that has made significant contributions to meet community needs in response to COVID-19
