The Register-Guard’s Volunteer of the Year Award Luncheon is an annual event that honors the extraordinary contributions of Lane County’s many fine volunteers. Nominees in each category (see below for the categories and the 2011 winners) are honored through word and image and the top winners in each category are revealed. One individual is named the Volunteer of the Year.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Randall Collis, The John G. Shedd Institute of the Arts
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Thomas Macready, Boy Scout Troop 175
CIVIC AND COMMUNITY
Dan and Linda Howes, BRING Recycling
EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS
Jeri Stark, Lane Community College Foundation
ESSENTIALS FOR LIFE
Evelyn Caudle, Cottage Grove Community Sharing
SENIOR AWARD & VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Etha Ellingsen, Danebo Elementary School
YOUTH AWARD
Palmer Deedon, Eugene Teen Courts
ORGANIZATIONS/TEAM AWARDS
Springfield District 19 School Board
