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 (2030 ~ 2021)

Aaron Swinton
Essence of Humanity Award 2026

Dr. Clark McSparren
Essence of Humanity Award 2026

Derrick Burch
Essence of Humanity Award 2025
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Ron Martin
Essence of Humanity Award 2025

Gerald Wilson
Essence of Humanity Award 2024

Dr. Leroy T. Hopkins
Essence of Humanity Award 2024

Dr. Louis A. Butcher, Jr.
Essence of Humanity Award 2023

Lisa Pena-Parker
Essence of Humanity Award 2023

Elizabeth Ford
Essence of Humanity Award 2022

Ron Ford
Essence of Humanity Award 2022

Kyonna Bowman
Essence of Humanity Award 2021

Rachel Farmer
Essence of Humanity Award 2021

Essence of Humanity Award Laureates (2020 ~ 2017)

Philip and Rhea Starr
Essence of Humanity Award 2019

Bonnie Glover
Essence of Humanity Award 2019

Howard Jones
Essence of Humanity Award 2019
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Rebecca Lopez
Essence of Humanity Award 2018

Keith Carroll
Essence of Humanity Award 2018

Colette Stephens
Essence of Humanity Award 2018
Dina Burch
Essence of Humanity Award 2017

Mike Brubaker
Essence of Humanity Award 2017
Cheryl Hornung
Essence of Humanity Award 2017

Essence of Humanity Award Laureates (2016 ~ 2013)

Janet Simms
Essence of Humanity Award 2016

Dr. Rita Smith-Wade-El
Essence of Humanity Award 2015

Vincent Derek Smith
Essence of Humanity Award 2014
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Christine O'Gorman
Essence of Humanity Award 2013

Ty Bair
Essence of Humanity Award 2013
Brenda L. Karper
Essence of Humanity Award 2013
Amy Snyder
Essence of Humanity Award 2013
Kristen Pfautz Woolley
Essence of Humanity Award 2013
Steve/Angela Brown
Essence of Humanity Award 2013

