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Social Justice Awards –Recipients by Year

The Eleanor R. Gerson Leadership in Social Justice Award

2017 Recipient...... Mary Zaller

2016 Recipient...... Joe Cimperman

2015 Recipient...... Betsie Norris

2014 Recipient...... Natalie Leek-Nelson

2013 Recipient...... James Levin

2012 Recipient...... Harold Williams

2011 Recipient...... Earl C. Pike

2010 Recipient...... The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

2009 Recipient...... Councilman Anthony Brancatelli

2008 Recipient...... Debbie Riddle

2007 Recipient...... Jim Rokakis

2006 Recipient...... Judge Ronald Adrine

2005 Recipient...... Jim LaRue

2004 Recipient...... John and Pat Shields

2003 Recipient...... Inez Killingsworth

2002 Recipient...... Charles H. Bromley

2001 Recipient...... Richard Sering

2000 Recipient...... Anda Cook

1999 Recipient...... Natalie Graham

The Community Shares Distinguished Activist Award

2017 Recipient...... Zac Schiller

2016 Recipient...... Lou Tisler

2014 Recipient...... Marie Kittredge

2013 Recipient...... Brian Stefan-Szittai

2012 Recipient...... Stuart Greenberg

2011 Recipient...... Linda Dooley Johanek

2010 Recipient...... Maria Miranda

2009 Recipient...... George Hrbek

2008 Recipient...... Ernette “Benie” Hopkins

2007 Recipient...... David Rothstein

2006 Recipient...... Ann Rowlett

2005 Recipient...... Melissa Miller

2004 Recipient...... Hank Doll

2003 Recipient...... Cathy Petryshyn

2002 Recipient...... Pete Dell

2001 Recipient...... Dan Elliott

2000 Recipient...... Patricia Sweet

1999 Recipient...... Carolyn Buhl

Rising Activist

2017 Recipient ...... Faye Hargate

2016 Recipient (first year)...... Darius Stubbs

The Community Shares Social Justice Communications

2017 Recipient...... Sam Allard, Cleveland Scene

2016 Recipient-Advocacy Campaign...... Preterm-“My Abortion, My Life”

2016 Recipient-Print Journalism...... Rachel Dissell; Brie Larson, The Plain Dealer

2015 Recipient...... James Ewinger, The Plain Dealer

2014 Recipient...... Olivera Perkins, The Plain Dealer

2013 Recipient...... State Impact Ohio

2012 Recipient...... The Civic Commons

2011 Recipient...... Margaret Bernstein & Stan Donaldson, The Plain Dealer

2010 Recipient...... Mahri Saito, WCPN, Ideastream

2009 Recipient...... Dan Harkins, Cleveland Scene

2008 Recipient..Rachel Dissell, Gus Chan, William Neff & Johanna Orozco, The Plain Dealer

2007 Recipient...... Becky Gaylord and Sheryl Harris, The Plain Dealer

2006 Recipient...... Dick Feagler, The Plain Dealer

2005 Recipient...... Homeless Grapevine Newspaper

2004 Recipient...... Connie Schultz The Plain Dealer

2003 Recipient...... John Mangels and John Funk, The Plain Dealer

2002 Recipient...... Monica Robins, WKYC-TV3

2001 Recipient...... Roldo Bartimole, The Free Times

2000 Recipient...... Michael O’Malley, The Plain Dealer

The Community Shares Social Justice Member of the Year Award

2016 Recipient...... Near West Theatre

2015 Recipient...... Cleveland Public Theatre

2014 Recipient...... Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland

2013 Recipient...... Adoption Network Cleveland

2012 Recipients……..(3)NARAL Pro Choice OH Foundation; Planned Parenthood NEO; Preterm

2011 Recipient...... Housing Research & Advocacy Center

2010 Recipient...... Hard Hatted Women

2009 Recipient...... Policy Matters Ohio

2008 Recipient...... ESOP

2007 Recipient...... Deaf & Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights

2006 Recipient...... LGBT Center
2005 Recipient...... ACLU of Ohio Foundation

2004 Recipient...... Environmental Health Watch

2003 Recipient...... Cleveland Public Theatre

2002 Recipient...... Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH)

Volunteer of the Year

2017 Recipient...... Megan Barack

2016 Recipient...... Diana Cyganovich

2015 Recipient...... Gail Long

2014 Recipient...... Michael Fiala

2013 Recipient...... Ray Kalich

2012 Recipients (2)...... Jeff Kipp, Joan Pfingsten

2011 Recipient...... Douglas Roberts

2010 Recipient...... Laurel Pilch

2009 Recipient...... Mike Brickner

2008 Recipient...... Judith Van Kleef

2007 Recipient...... Mary Zaller

2006 Recipient...... Darlene Norwood English

2005 Recipient...... Chuck Shoup

2004 Recipient...... Mike Kinsella

2003 Recipient...... Joel Javitch

2002 Recipient...... Ben Hrouda

2001 Recipient...... Bonnie Caplan, Jennifer Drozdowski, and Jim Drozdowski

2000 Recipient...... Brando Tupaz

Outstanding Friend of Community Shares

2006 Recipient...... Douglas Roberts

2002 Recipient...... Barbara Robinson

Campaign of the Year Award

2017 Recipients (2)...Cleveland Public Library, Cuyahoga County Metro. Housing Authority

2016 Recipient...... Case Western Reserve University

2015 Recipient...... Hyatt Legal Plans

2014 Recipient...... Tucker Ellis LLP

2013 Recipient...... Kaiser Permanente

2012 Recipient...... Cuyahoga County Community College

The Power of Participation Award (special awards for collaboration)

2011 Debbie Kline, Cleveland Jobs with Justice and its 66 coalition members

2010 Changing Views--Mary Jane Chichester, The Women’s Center & Debora Lee, Channel 5 News

2009Making History-- The LGBT Center & NAACP (Sue Doerfer, Stanley Miller and George Forbes)

30th Anniversary Roots of Justice Award (2015 special award)

2015 Recipients (2)...... Nancy Neylon; Joan Southgate