Philanthropist(s) of
the Year
Brooks McCormick†
(2003)
Carole J. & Richard G. Cline (2004)
Bess† & Joseph F.† Kindlon (2005)
Cleve E. Carney† (2006)
Nan† & Richard Burridge (2007)
Lillian Neale Campbell† (2008)
Shirley & Thomas Myers (2009)
Katherine R. & Michael J. Birck (2010)
Mae & John P. Calamos, Sr. (2013)
Julia & Ken Wegner (2014)
Carol & Daniel Goodwin (2015)
Nancy Hamill Winter & Elizabeth Hamill Bramsen (2017)
Heidi & Peter† Huizenga (2019)
Ken & Susan Koranda (2020)
The Peterson Family
(2021)
Megan & Steven Shebik (2022)
Scott LaMorte (2023)
Philanthropic
Leadership Award
Robert J.
Schillerstrom (2003)
Cleve E. Carney† (2004)
Willis M. Gillett (2005)
Hossein Jamali (2006)
Ann Grube (2007)
Sally Porter (2008)
Barbara Hudson (2009)
Kendall Ciesemier (2010)
Denise Izatt (2011)
Steve and Laurie Reitman (2012)
Ed Momkus and Betsy Goltermann (2013)
Joyce Van Der Molen (2014)
Marta Davy† (2015)
Dorothy O’Reilly (2016)
Sally Pentecost (2017)
Allen and Patti Gustafson (2018)
Candace King (2019)
Mary & Les Wiberg (2020)
Sandy Gbur (2021)
Humanitarian of the
Year
Mary Eleanor Wall
(2003)
Robert Wahlgren (2004)
Douglas B. Mains M.D. (2005)
Betty J. Bradshaw (2006)
Henry Tews, Serenity House, Inc. (2007)
Deb Rickert (2008)
Hon. Mayor Pete DiCianni (2009)
Bernard J. Kleina, HOPE Fair Housing Center (2011)
Vicky Markell Joseph (2012)
Jim Elliott, Diveheart (2013)
Mark Milligan, Bridge Communities (2014)
Richard Endress (2015)
Bob Russo (2016)
Rich Dickson (2017)
Mishael Sherley (2018)
Patricia Fragen (2019)
Karl Maurer (2020)
Karen Ayala, DuPage
County Health Department (2021)
Dave McGowan, DuPage Foundation (2022)
Rae Rupp Srch (2023)
Nonprofit Executive of
the Year
Susan E. Broad, DuPage
Children’s Museum (2006)
Roger Johnson, Metropolitan Family Services DuPage (2007)
Rev. Dr. Scott Mitchell, Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center (2008)
Mary Ellen Durbin, People’s Resource Center (2009)
H. Dennis Smith, Northern Illinois Food Bank (2010)
Jane Hodgkinson, WDSRA (2011)
Kathleen Yosko, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital (2012)
Linnea Windel, VNA Health Care (2013)
Gloria Bunce, CASA Kane County (2104)
Brook McDonald, The Conservation Foundation (2015)
Angela Adkins†, NAMI DuPage (2016)
Kay McKeen, SCARCE (2017)
Peggy McGuire, Project HELP (2018)
Judie Caribeaux, Family Shelter Services (2019)
Carol Simler, DuPage Pads (2020)
Julie Yurko, Northern Illinois Food Bank (2021)
Janelle Robinson, Hope's Front Door (2022)
Kara Murphy, Access DuPage (2023)
Nonprofit Rising Star
Award
Kait Balsewicz, DuPage
Foundation (2020)
Morgan Abate, People’s
Resource Center (2021)
Corporate
Philanthropic Award
Molex Inc. (2003)
Tellabs Foundation (2004)
Nicor Gas (2005)
DuPage Medical Group (2006)
BP America, Inc. (2007)
UPS Chicago Area Consolidation Hub (2008)
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (2009)
My Chef Catering (2010)
West Suburban Whole Foods (2011)
BMO Harris Bank (2012)
Ecolab (2013)
Navistar (2014)
DiGiovine Hnilo Jordan + Johnson, Ltd. (2015)
Allstate Insurance Company (2016)
Showalter Roofing Service, Inc. (2018)
Hawthorne’s Backyard (2019)
Paul Gregory Media (2020)
The Greater Oak Brook
Chamber of Commerce (2021)
Wolfden Brewing Company (2022)
Krusinski Construction Company (2023)