Hannah G. Solomon Award Recipients
This award is given annually to a community leader who exemplifies the qualities of Hannah G. Solomon, founder of the National Council of Jewish Women. Recipients selected are known for their interest, activity and stand on issues with which NCJW is in sympathy. They have brought about important community programs and services through their leadership in a volunteer capacity and each has been a catalyst for social change.
1966 *Miss Rena Wilson
1967 *Margery Stich (Mrs Charles)
1968 Mrs Myra Soboloff
1969 Thomas Godchaux
1970 *Olga Jackson
1971 *Edith Rosenwald Stern (Mrs Edgar)
1972 *Helen Mervis (Mrs Leo M.)
1973 *Miss Sarah Davis
1974 *Edith Schulhofer
1975 Jane K. Buchsbaum (Mrs William)
1976 Millie McClendon Charles
1977 Sara Stone (Mrs Saul)
1978 Flo Schornstein (Mrs Richard, Jr)
1979 Rosalie Cohen (Mrs Joseph)
1981 *Roy Schwarz
1982 *Barbara Lemann (Mrs Thomas)
1983 *Rosa F. Keller (Mrs Charles)
1984 *Mike Brenner
1985 Norma Freiberg (Mrs John)
1986 Sunny Norman (Mrs P. Roussel)
1987 The Honorable Joan B. Armstrong
1988 Elizabeth Rack (Mrs A. H.)
1989 The Honorable Miriam Waltzer
1990 Diana Lewis (Mrs Thomas)
1991 *Grace Hudson (Mrs Jack)
1992 *Donald Mintz
1993 Sybil Morial (Mrs)
1994 Julanne Isaacson (Mrs Irwin)
1995 Pres Kabacoff
1996 *Dr Robert and Mrs ShirleyHaspel
1997 Harry Blumenthal, Jr
1998 Eddy Rosen (Mrs William)
1999 Hugo Kahn
2000 *Mr Roger and Mrs. Marjorie Bissinger
2001 Barbara Herman
2002 Madalyn Schenk (Mrs Robert)
2003 Babs Isaacson (Mrs J. E.)
2004 Mr Moise and Mrs Melba Steeg
2005 *Betty Wisdom
2006 Inge Elsas (Mrs Henry)
2007 Carol Good (Mrs Louis,Jr)
2008 Phyllis M. Taylor (Mrs. Patrick)
2009 Carol Wise
2010 Nancy Marsiglia
*deceased
Harold Salmon Award Recipients
The Harold Salmon Sr. Award is named for a man who recognized the value of volunteerism, was strongly committed to the welfare of NCJW, and for many years served as a willing and able advisor to our fund-raising efforts. This award is presented to an NCJW member who has exhibited continued commitment to NCJW; who by being available time-wise, innovative and motivated, and who by working well with people and resources has proven an overall awareness of NCJW.
1979 *Margery Stich (Mrs Charles)
1980 Sue Robin Weinhauer (Mrs Robert)
1981 Inge Elsas (Mrs Henry B.)
1982 Celia Katz (Mrs Sam)
1983 Sara Stone (Mrs Saul)
1984 Gail Rubin (Mrs Samuel)
1985 Barbara Herman
1986 Babette Isaacson (Mrs Julius E., Jr)
1987 Julanne Isaacson (Mrs Irwin, Jr)
1989 Eddy Rosen (Mrs William)
1990 Barbara Bresler (Mrs Owen)
1991 Joan Berenson (Mrs Gerald)
1992 Cynthia Farber (Mrs Stuart)
1993 Carol Good (Mrs Louis, Jr)
1995 Vicki Lazarus (Mrs Edward)
1996 Beth Hershberg
1997 Dana Shepard (Mrs Louis)
1998 *Aida Johnson (Mrs Ivory)
2004 Kathy Shepard (Mrs Hal)
2006 Loel Weil Samuel (Mrs Larry)
2008 Sue Singer (Mrs Harold)
*deceased
Emerging Leadership Award Recipients
The Emerging Leadership Award was begun at the NCJW national level for each Section to pay tribute to a member new to the NCJW scene who shows great promise for future leadership.
1989 Mimi Schlesinger (Mrs Claude A.)
1991 Linda Warshauer (Mrs Irving)
1993 Debbie Newman (Mrs Steve)
Gale Pick (Mrs Randall)
1995 Pam Cantor (Mrs Richard)
Eve Herman (Mrs Jonathan)
1999 Pamela Lyles (Mrs Jack)
2008 Michal Fishman
President’s Award
The President’s Award is a special award given at the discretion of the Section President who feels that a particular person(s) have gone over and above the call of duty, and have been an invaluable asset to the Section.
1981 *Rose Lang (Mrs Ben)
1983 JoAnn Kostik (Mrs Norman)
1989 Carol Good (Mrs Louis)
1996 *Aida Johnson (Mrs Ivory)
1997 Sue Singer (Mrs Harold)
2003 Jeanne Smolkin (Mrs Stuart)
2004 Nettie Thompson
Eve Herman (Mrs Jonathan)
2007 Phyllis Nitzkin (Mrs Joel)
2010 Susan Hess (Mrs. William)
*deceased