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AARP Foundation has announced that it is honoring 190 Experience Corps tutors with the 2024 President's Volunteer Service Award.
Established in 2003 by President George W. Bush’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, the nation’s top civil award is bestowed annually by the president of the United States. It is led by AmeriCorps and managed in partnership with Points of Light. The Foundation became an official sponsor of the award in 2023.
AARP Foundation’s 2024 honorees are Experience Corps volunteers from six states who work with seven community-based program partners. In total, awardees contributed more than 30,000 hours during the 2022–2023 school year — an amount worth nearly $1 million in tutoring services, based on the national value of a volunteer service hour.
“Experience Corps volunteers represent the best of us, showing up week after week to help children become better readers and put them on a path for a better life,” said AARP Foundation President Claire Casey. “And I know from talking to our volunteers that they get back as much as they give.”
The announcement coincides with National Volunteer Month, an annual event. Every April, governments, nonprofits, and companies across the country celebrate the difference that volunteers make in their communities; share stories of those who are doing good; and inspire more people to get involved.
To join the celebration, follow AARP Foundation on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn. You can also add to the conversation by sharing pictures and stories on X using #NVM, #NVW and #PVSA.
Read the full list of 2024 awardees below.
Lifetime Achievement Award
For individuals who have contributed more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service over their lifetime. There are six lifetime achievement awardees in 2024.
Name Hours Location
Rahiel Bernard 6,856 Boston
Patricia Larts 5,725 Boston
Shirley Royster 4,549 Boston
Dianne Thompson 5,812 Boston
Josephine Watson 5,057 Boston
William Wolff 10,934 Boston
Annual Gold Award
For individuals who have contributed more than 500 hours of unpaid acts of volunteer service during the award year. There is one annual gold awardee in 2024.
Name Hours Location
Sandra J Ross 502 Pinal County
Annual Silver Award
For individuals who have contributed between 250 and 499 hours of unpaid acts of volunteer service during the award year. There are 26 annual silver awardees in 2024. Eight awardees have asked to remain unnamed.
Name Hours Location
David Baenen 267 Pinal County
Martine Beachboard 299 Pinal County
LeRoy Bitters 483 Pinal County
Melinda Bray 325 Pinal County
Robert Croll 277 Pinal County
Kathryn Cronin 272 Pinal County
Joyce Gerdes 303 Pinal County
Roslyn Graham 258 Pinal County
Anna Guerra 451 Pinal County
Loren E Hall 255 Pinal County
Dyani Juarez 475 Pinal County
Christa Landas 336 Pinal County
Joseph L Pazier 292 Pinal County
Mary Peoples 376 Pinal County
Barbara Evans Seabolt 430 Pinal County
Lee Seabolt 429 Pinal County
Kerry Stengel 427 Pinal County
Glenda Wenger 298 Pinal County
Annual Bronze Award
For individuals who have contributed between 100 and 249 hours of unpaid acts of volunteer service during the award year. There are 157 annual bronze awardees in 2024. Six awardees have asked to remain unnamed.
Name Hours Location
Janet Albright 107 Phoenix
Janell Alewyn 126 Pinal County
Karima Amin 136 Buffalo
Ruth Andrews 109 Boston
Joanne Backlund 203 Twin Cities
Sue Bacon 114 Pinal County
Dale Bauer 128 Buffalo
Pat Becker 120 Bay Area
Susan Beich 112 Buffalo
Joan Berk 128 Boston
David Binder 106 Boston
Susan Bisaillon 182 Boston
Therese Bojanowski 105 Buffalo
Gail Bolte 124 Boston
Melissa Bolz 110 Buffalo
Eric Bradlee 102 Boston
Ben Brown 126 Bay Area
Shirley A Brox 146 Central Georgia
Sharon Buckwald 162 Buffalo
Colleen Marie Burns 120 Buffalo
Robert Calder 171 Boston
Johanna Calvert 164 Buffalo
Rick Carbone 111 Phoenix
Janet Chassman 104 Buffalo
Ann Clark 120 Buffalo
Sandra Costantino 115 Phoenix
Pamela Cuddihy 129 Buffalo
Patrick Cullen 172 Twin Cities
Doug Davis 130 Phoenix
Emmy Davis 130 Phoenix
Deborah A Deacon 117 Buffalo
Paul Denning 112 Buffalo
Rosemarie DeRosa 235 Boston
Peggy DiCori 110 Boston
Patricia Dietrich 131 Buffalo
Lucille DiFiglia 115 Buffalo
Kim Dorney 123 Phoenix
Jane Driscoll 185 Boston
Patty Dusard 127 Phoenix
Mary Ellen Eagan 124 Boston
Jennifer D Eaglesham 132 Boston
Chuck Emmert 102 Phoenix
Suzanne Federspiel 103 Boston
Blanca Figueroa 109 Bay Area
Martin Fishkin 215 Boston
John Fitzharris 122 Phoenix
Estelle Goodell 103 Phoenix
Janet Goodsell 176 Buffalo
Kathleen Gotschall 107 Phoenix
Barbara Griggs 146 Central Georgia
Patricia J Gunderson 225 Twin Cities
John Gunderson 130 Twin Cities
Claudia Hardin 103 Bay Area
Sharon Harper 108 Boston
Karen Henry 116 Boston
Judith Holm 107 Bay Area
Ann Hunt 142 Boston
Stacey Isles-Brako 118 Boston
Jill Jackson 216 Twin Cities
Donna Jackson 126 Phoenix
Nan Jeannero 102 Phoenix
Mark Jibilian 118 Phoenix
Jeffrey N Johnson 127 Buffalo
Alice Joseffer 192 Buffalo
Julie Borgerding July 136 Twin Cities
Eugene F Kaderbeck 114 Buffalo
Dorothea Keeling 146 Boston
Nancy Kenny 102 Buffalo
Donna Vande Kieft 148 Pinal County
Kristina Kliber 150 Twin Cities
John Kohring 112 Twin Cities
Janet M Kosloski 102 Buffalo
Elizabeth D Kraft 116 Boston
Elizabeth Kyger 147 Buffalo
Susan C Lichtblau 102 Buffalo
Norman Littler 111 Phoenix
Kathy Littler 105 Phoenix
Marilyn Lopez 148 Twin Cities
Leon Luey 100 Bay Area
Norina Malachowski 128 Buffalo
Moira Maloney 142 Buffalo
Susan Maltz 136 Boston
Mary K Martin 125 Buffalo
Marilyn McGrath 122 Phoenix
Peri Levin Mckenna 147 Boston
Cynthia H McManus 181 Boston
Noel McNany 171 Pinal County
Ron La Mee 108 Phoenix
Irene Y Melson 130 Buffalo
Shelia Merriweather 154 Central Georgia
Carmen Miller 130 Phoenix
Hank Miller 115 Bay Area
Warren Moe 152 Twin Cities
Janice Mueller 122 Buffalo
Charles J Mueller 121 Buffalo
Joan Murray 134 Buffalo
Chester Napikoski 140 Phoenix
James Navran 120 Phoenix
Bunnise Neenos 110 Buffalo
Deborah Nelson 122 Phoenix
Tom Newland 155 Bay Area
Alan W Nichols 186 Pinal County
Ruth Nicolai 151 Twin Cities
Joan Nolan 128 Phoenix
Diane R Norby 112 Boston
Kathleen O'Dea-Kelly 149 Boston
Marilyn Kay Patterson 117 Buffalo
Tom Peer 106 Phoenix
Diane Pfeifer 178 Buffalo
Judith Phillips 106 Twin Cities
Gordon A Pleuthner 160 Buffalo
Bonnie Pleuthner 130 Buffalo
Margaret Popiolkowski 123 Buffalo
Yvonne Quinama 117 Boston
Rebecca Rabideau 129 Buffalo
Leila Redding 102 Central Georgia
Linda Ribnik 102 Phoenix
Donna Robblee 137 Bay Area
Beth Rubenstein 114 Boston
Kathleen Ryan 136 Buffalo
Anne S Ryan 123 Buffalo
David Sancic 187 Pinal County
Theresa Ann Scrivani 143 Buffalo
Sabra Shoemake 164 Bay Area
Barbara Simonetti 108 Boston
Claire Sinay 122 Phoenix
Burnell Singleton 178 Boston
Donald C Sipes 102 Buffalo
Iris Skoog 143 Buffalo
Jerry Stabley 156 Pinal County
Annette Stephens 115 Central Georgia
Janet Stewart 136 Boston
Sheila Stewart 126 Boston
Carol Stotko 112 Phoenix
Nancy M Sullivan 120 Boston
Barbara Sundust 131 Pinal County
Alison Switzer 110 Buffalo
Donna Tarbania 108 Buffalo
John Taska 125 Phoenix
Mary-Ellen Thurm 105 Boston
Fredda Tice 101 Boston
Donna Tilles 152 Boston
Jean Marie Tobin 133 Pinal County
Patrick Totty 120 Bay Area
Jennifer Tritto 171 Buffalo
Nan Vroman 103 Buffalo
John N Walsh 118 Buffalo
Rosemary R Walton 151 Boston
Penny M Whipple 160 Pinal County
Todd Wiedenmayer 124 Bay Area
William Wolff 131 Boston