Essence of Humanity Award

Essence of Humanity Award
Each year the Essence of Humanity Award elevates the stories of these individuals who exemplify the human spirit, beyond the requirements of their formal work lives and demonstrate what it means to be a compassionate citizen.Since 2001, the Essence of Humanity Award has been a collaboration with community partners to honor individuals who overcome personal obstacles and work tirelessly for the betterment of others. Through these partner organizations, individuals are presented for nomination.
| Sl | Name | Country | Flag | Year | Awarded For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Aaron Swinton | United States | 2026 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 123 | Dr. Clark McSparren | United States | 2026 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 122 | Derrick Burch | United States | 2025 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 121 | Ron Martin | United States | 2025 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 120 | Gerald Wilson | United States | 2024 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 119 | Dr. Leroy T. Hopkins, Jr. | United States | 2024 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 118 | Rev. Dr. Louis A. Butcher, Jr. | United States | 2023 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 117 | Lisa Pena-Parker | United States | 2023 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 116 | Elizabeth Ford | United States | 2022 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 115 | Ron Ford | United States | 2022 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 114 | Kyonna Bowman | United States | 2021 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 113 | Rachel Farmer | United States | 2021 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 112 | Philip and Rhea Starr | United States | 2019 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 111 | Bonnie Glover | United States | 2019 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 110 | Howard Jones | United States | 2019 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 109 | Rebecca Lopez | United States | 2018 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 108 | Keith Carroll | United States | 2018 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 107 | Colette Stephens | United States | 2018 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 106 | Dina Burch | United States | 2017 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 105 | Mike Brubaker | United States | 2017 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 104 | Cheryl Hornung | United States | 2017 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 103 | Janet Simms | United States | 2016 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 102 | Dr. Rita Smith-Wade-El | United States | 2015 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 101 | V. Derek Smith | United States | 2014 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 100 | Christine O'Gorman | United States | 2013 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 99 | Tyrone Bair | United States | 2013 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 98 | Brenda L. Karper | United States | 2013 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 97 | Amy Snyder | United States | 2013 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 96 | Kristen Pfautz Woolley | United States | 2013 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 95 | Steve/Angela Brown | United States | 2013 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 94 | Angel Feliciano | United States | 2012 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 93 | Wilfredo Hernandez | United States | 2012 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 92 | Alice Sanders | United States | 2012 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 91 | Stanley Stokes | United States | 2012 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 90 | Catherine Chilcoat | United States | 2012 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 89 | Marcellus Taylor | United States | 2012 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 88 | LaShay Stevens | United States | 2012 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 87 | Andrea Seaman | United States | 2011 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 86 | Jonathan Whitlock | United States | 2011 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 85 | Loan Vo | United States | 2011 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 84 | Aung Naing Oo | United States | 2011 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 83 | Ruby Jones | United States | 2011 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 82 | John P. Judson | United States | 2011 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 81 | Dorothy Heckstall | United States | 2011 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 80 | Linda Grudi | United States | 2011 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 79 | Martha Jameson | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 78 | Jill Harris | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 77 | Darlene Taylor | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 76 | Frank Albrecht | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 75 | Jesse Holloway | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 74 | Carmen Guaigua | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 73 | Celso Mesias | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 72 | Dustin Lee | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 71 | Kay Pickering | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 70 | Leigh McCauley | United States | 2010 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 69 | Bob Handler | United States | 2009 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 68 | Joann Judge | United States | 2009 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 67 | Luis Torres | United States | 2009 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 66 | Juan Ramos | United States | 2009 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 65 | Betty Cunningham | United States | 2009 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 64 | Peter Thornburgh | United States | 2009 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 63 | Collin Sellard | United States | 2008 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 62 | Rose Rodriguez | United States | 2008 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 61 | Antwain Robinson | United States | 2008 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 60 | Gerarda Shober | United States | 2008 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 59 | Emily Marbury | United States | 2008 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 58 | Freda Hall Stewart | United States | 2008 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 57 | Elsa Baker | United States | 2008 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 56 | Bonnie Ferrence | United States | 2008 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 55 | Michael Snook | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 54 | Theresa Simo | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 53 | Carol Sneath | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 52 | Anthony Valentin | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 51 | Roberto Monzon | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 50 | Gregory Folk | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 49 | James Bender | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 48 | Lawrence Dodds | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 47 | Damora Wallace | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 46 | Roshaye Dickey | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 45 | Scott Sager | United States | 2007 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 44 | Jennifer Howell | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 43 | Raymond Oleweiler | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 42 | Darlene McWilliams | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 41 | Kyle McWilliams | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 40 | Shiomara Rodriguez | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 39 | Sarah Myers | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 38 | Adrian Rodriguez | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 37 | Eleanor Wilson | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 36 | Justin Thomas | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 35 | Patricia Edwards | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 34 | Nancy Hoop | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 33 | Sam Young | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 32 | Loretta Harris | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 31 | Connie Gutierrez | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 30 | Kirk Hallett | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 29 | Clare Jones | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 28 | Dan Sipe | United States | 2006 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 27 | Kathleen Wolff | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 26 | Laura Hanley | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 25 | Noemi Garcia | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 24 | Ken Marzinko | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 23 | Brynna Andersen | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 22 | Frank Hinnenkamp | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 21 | Sebastian Gonzalez | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 20 | Victor DeJesus | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 19 | Marie Vanden Bosche | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 18 | Lisa Waller | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 17 | Jane Tucker | United States | 2005 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 16 | Michael O'Neill | United States | 2004 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 15 | Patrick Vogelsong | United States | 2004 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 14 | Sue Croyle | United States | 2004 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 13 | J. D. Jenkins | United States | 2004 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 12 | William Schultz | United States | 2004 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 11 | Jerri Zimmerman | United States | 2004 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 10 | John Fisher | United States | 2003 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 9 | Martha Weaver | United States | 2003 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 8 | Laura Kanagy | United States | 2003 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 7 | Gail Maina | United States | 2003 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 6 | David Guthrie | United States | 2003 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 5 | Willa Mae Barbie | United States | 2003 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 4 | Linda Williams | United States | 2003 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 3 | Nathanial Johnson | United States | 2002 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 2 | Jefferson Clark Crosby | United States | 2002 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. | |
| 1 | Joyce Killian | United States | 2002 | for selfless caregivers who go beyond their roles to inspire and support their community. |

Essence of Humanity Award Laureates (2006)
Jennifer Howell
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Raymond Oleweiler
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Darlene McWilliams
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
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Kyle McWilliams
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Shiomara Rodriguez
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Sarah Myers
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Adrian Rodriguez
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Eleanor Wilson
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Justin Thomas
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Patricia Edwards
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Nancy Hoop
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Sam Young
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Loretta Harris
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Kirk Hallett
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Connie Gutierrez
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Clare Jones
Essence of Humanity Award 2006
Dan Sipe
Essence of Humanity Award 2006

Essence of Humanity Award Laureates (2005 ~ 2004)
Kathleen Wolff
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Laura Hanley
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Noemi Garcia
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
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Ken Marzinko
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Brynna Andersen
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Frank Hinnenkamp
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Sebastian Gonzalez
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Victor DeJesus
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Marie Vanden Bosche
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Lisa Waller
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Jane Tucker
Essence of Humanity Award 2005
Patrick Vogelsong
Essence of Humanity Award 2004
Sue Croyle
Essence of Humanity Award 2004
Michael O'Neill
Essence of Humanity Award 2004
J. D. Jenkins
Essence of Humanity Award 2004
William Schultz
Essence of Humanity Award 2004
Jerri Zimmerman
Essence of Humanity Award 2004

Essence of Humanity Award Laureates (2003 ~ 2001)
John Fisher
Essence of Humanity Award 2003
Martha Weaver
Essence of Humanity Award 2003
Laura Kanagy
Essence of Humanity Award 2003
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Gail Maina
Essence of Humanity Award 2003
Linda Williams
Essence of Humanity Award 2003
David Guthrie
Essence of Humanity Award 2003
Willa Mae Barbie
Essence of Humanity Award 2003
Nathanial Johnson
Essence of Humanity Award 2002
Jefferson Clark Crosby
Essence of Humanity Award 2002
Joyce Killian
Essence of Humanity Award 2002
