About CVIP
CVIP Appreciation Awards
| 1973 |
Lillian and Hideya Kumata Margaret Chapin Mr. and Mrs. George Ammann |
| 1974 |
Gladys Ferguson - Founder of CVIP Jane Marston - Founder of CVIP Don Dewar Dean and Mrs. Thomas Osgood |
| 1975 |
Frances Fink - CVIP Coat Closet Organizer Church Women United |
| 1976 |
Eva Richardson Homer Higbee Chris Reed Mr. and Mrs. Richard Young |
| 1977 |
Kay Paff Jane Fishel John Roetman Karen Foldgger - Denmark, Representative Foreign Student Wives |
| 1978 |
Dorothy Dye United Ministries in Higher Education |
| 1979 |
Dr. August Benson - Foreign Student Advisor Mrs. Gwen Gillison - Active Board Member Betty Jimenez - Colombia, Representative Foreign Student Wives |
| 1980 |
Avis Butler - Original Member of CVIP Geneva and Gene Whiteside |
| 1981 |
Betty and Lynn Robertson - Founder and Past President of CVIP Annabel and Henry Larzelere |
| 1982 |
Mary Woodward - Past President of CVIP; Dir., Christmas Vacation International Prog. Pat Heenan - Foreign Student Counselor Mr. and Mrs. Benard Black - Host Family and Special Hospitality |
| 1983 |
Dorothy Sachse - Transportation Committee Agnes Kleis - Past President of CVIP Herman and Sherry Arends - Host Family |
| 1984 |
Margaret Gunn Nancy Kopka - Past President of CVIP |
| 1985 |
Marian Moore Emily Wolf - Past President of CVIP; Long-time Active Member Mieko - Brazil, Every Tuesday Organizer |
| 1986 | Eileen Magee |
| 1987 |
Peggy Arbanas Carla Dolfing Chiseko Akera - Japan, Every Tuesday Representative Audrey Nilsson - Treasurer of CVIP; Global Festival Organizer |
| 1988 |
Dee Steinmueller Elizabeth Spata |
| 1989 |
University Lutheran Church Lillian Kumata |
| 1990 |
Nancy Kopka - Many Years of Service to the Board Mariella Aikman - Every Tuesday Child Care Dottie Rasche - Host Family |
| 1991 |
Marge Ryder - Many Years of Service to the Board Dorothy Rall - School Program Ruth Carleton - Many Years of Service to the Board Lois Park - International Festival |
| 1992 |
Larry Lillis - Expert Help with Global Festivals Shirley Walter - Multiple Committee Participant & CVIP President Conrad & Madeline Holben - Many Years as Friendship Family Virginia Alio - Student Volunteer, School Program & Speakers Bureau Kartik Pashupati - Student Volunteer, School Program & Speakers Bureau |
| 1993 |
Jane Featherstone - Multiple Committee Participant & President & Co Director Dr. Gerald Park - Global Festival & East Lansing Art Festival, Sound System Larry Williams - Custodian, University Lutheran Church |
| 1994 |
Dottie Schmidt - Friendship Family Program Marlys Gray - Friendship Family Program Gene and Sandy Maynard - Many Years as Friendship Family |
| 1995 |
David Horner - Director, Office of International Students and Scholars Church Women United - Many Years of Help with Hostess Committee Gerald and Nancy Myers - Many Years as Friendship Family Al and Arlene Lounds - Many Years as Friendship Family |
| 1996 |
Eleanor Boyles - Hostess, Office, Coffee Partners, Lending Center and Global Festival Committees Gill-Chin Lim - Former Dean, ISP Jean Lockwood - Lending Center Irene Shim - School Program Claudia Walters - International Student |
| 1997 |
Bonny Ghavami - International Visitors Committee of Mid-Michigan Glen Brough - Union Activities Board and Global Festival Mary and Pat Barrett - Every Tuesday (Mary); Office and Newsletter (Pat); Global Festival (both); Past Co-Presidents Jill Murphy - Community Appreciation Award Karen Douglas - Community Appreciation Award |
| 1998 |
Audrey Nilsson - Long Service to CVIP Elaine Richardson - Hostess Committee and Long Service to CVIP Lois Sollenberger - Scholarship Committee Jerry and Lois Veldman - Community Appreciation Award Bonny Ghavami - Community Appreciation Award |
| 1999 |
Avis Butler - Founding Member with Many Years of Service Ralph and Cynthia Johnston - Transportation Committee Toni Vincent - Every Tuesday and Hostess Committee Leslie Watson – English Conversation & International Visitors Committee of Mid-Mich. |
| 2000 |
Margaret Gunn - Coffee Partners, Public Relations, CVIP Historian Ann McCall - Former CVIP Secretary, Office Committee, Lending Center Marcia Mittwede - President, Many Years of Service in Various Committees The University Lutheran Church - Many Years of Providing Meeting Places for CVIP |
| 2001 |
Peggy Arbanas - Many Years of Service in Various Committees Betty Harwood - English Conversation, Hostess, Comm., Global Festival Lillian Kumata - Thank You for Years of Prodigious Service and Leadership Lois Park - Long-Time Chair of Global Festival, Every Tuesday |
| 2002 |
Bonnie Bankson - Long Service to the Friendship Family Program Karen Flessner - Friendship Family Program, Originator of CVIP Legends Booklet Peg Higbee - Long-Time Support of CVIP, Homer Higbee Award, CVIP Secretary |
| 2003 |
Judy Fogle - Global Festival Public Relations Chair; Friendship Family Program Mike Miller - Director, Visiting International Professional Program; CVIP Supporter Kazuko Ozaki - Many Years of Service and Co-Chair of Every Tuesday Jo Pamment - Director, Haslett ESL Program; School Program; CVIP Supporter Eiko Sterchele - Leadership of Friendship Family Program; Home Hospitality |
| 2004 |
Ron Flessner - Co-President, Friendship Family Marjorie Porter - International Visitors Comm. Of Mid-Michigan Erika Nwankwo - Lending Center, Every Tuesday Margaret Beall - Speakers Bureau |
| 2005 |
Alex McCrae - Global Festival Chairman Susan DeChant - Global Festival Performances Cheryl Highstreet - Speakers Bureau |
| 2006 |
Frank Fear – Leadership in Establishing the Visioning Committee Ileana Hernandez-Caban – Leadership in Every Tuesday Group Bhushan Ekbote – Outstanding Presenter for Speakers Bureau Nancy Rademacher – Long-time CVIP Supporter in OISS |
| 2007 |
Harold Sollenberger – Long-time supporter of the World Gift Shop, Global Festival Mitsuko Marx – Speakers Bureau and Supporter of Many Other CVIP Programs Iris Horner – Leadership in Friendship Family Tammy Williams – Leadership in Every Tuesday Group |
| 2008 |
Deborah Mulcahey and Peter Ollils – Friendship Family Tami Kuhn – Global Festival/ Union Activities Board Kumiko Murooka – Every Tuesday Chair Lucy Baker – Prime Housing Group/Contributor to Lending Center |
| 2009 |
Arline Roe – Long Service to CVIP; Church Women United Representative Fred Fritz – Leadership in CVIP: Visioning Committee and Leadership Committee Jim Lazar - Invaluable help in moving the Lending Center to Spartan Village Muzi Yu – Outstanding Student Presenter for Speakers Bureau |
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