Special Olympics Delaware Annual Award Honorees
Outstanding Special Olympics Athlete
Outstanding Special Olympics Program
Outstanding Visual & Editorial Arts
Regional/National Award Winners
Outstanding Business, Agency or Non-profit Organization
Outstanding Special Olympics Athlete
- Carol Bak, Thunder Bears, 1990
- Renee Baldwin, VIP, 1991
- Richard Reusch, VIP, 1992
- Kathy Mann, Thunder Bears, 1993
- Antonio "Tony" Bowe, Landsharks, 1994
- Charles Sullivan, Brandywine Social Club, 1995
- Mark Jones, Landsharks, 1996
- Jason Stevenson, North Stars, 1997
- Larry Zucker, Thunder Bears, 1998
- Sharohn Howard, Meadowood Athletes United, 1999
- Danny Yonker, Kent Crusaders, 2000
- Glenna Wooters, Golden Sabres, 2001
- Phil Saxon, Brandywine Social Club, 2002
- Kelly McLain, North Stars, 2003
- Reggie Miller, Sussex De-Terminators, 2004
- Jonathan Stoklosa, Thunder Bears, 2005
- April Wrightson, Mary Campbell Center, 2006
- Kenneth Robinson,Capitol Dreamcatchers, 2007
Outstanding Special Olympics Program
- Meadowood, 1989
- Sussex Consortium, 1991
- VIP, 1992
- Thunder Bears, 1993
- Brandywine Social Club, 1994
- Landsharks, 1995
- Ennis School, 1996
- Appoquinimink School District, 1997
- Mary Campbell Center, 1998
- Sussex De-Terminators, 1999
- North Stars, 2000
- Delaware Autistic Program, 2001
- Kent Crusaders, 2002
- Charlton, 2003
- Newark Lightning, 2004
- Capital Dreamcatchers, 2005
- Mary Campbell Center Youth, 2006
- Wilmington Manor Elementary School, 2007
Outstanding Volunteer
- Richard Slatcher, 1980
- Carol Heinhold & Connie Poultney, 1981
- Jane Willis & Barbara Spence, 1982
- Donald Bates, 1983
- Madelyn Johnston, 1984
- Winnie Spence, 1985
- Thomas E. Cope, 1986
- Ed Gazze, 1987
- Phyllis Bebko, 1988
- Rick Mitchell, 1989
- Bea Thomas, 1990
- Captain John Miller, 1991
- Mary Kate McDonald, 1992
- Peggy Carmine, 1993
- Eva Foster, 1994
- Keith Handling, 1995
- Mary Ward-Hutchison, 1996
- Len Leshem, 1997
- Irv & Phyllis Levin, 1998
- Col Earl Jaques & Lt Col Gil Nichols, 1999
- Jane Lomax, 2000
- Marie McIntosh, 2001
- Linda Bak, 2002
- Greg Nolt, 2003
- G. Reid Conley, 2004
- James Ambagis & Kevin Randall, 2005
- Ed Baldwin, 2006
- Lt. Mark Daniels, 2007
Outstanding Coach
- Sharon Reusch, 1989
Mary Moore, 1990 - Rob Corday, 1991
- Chris Welch (student), 1991
- Tamani Wooley (student), 1991
- Evette Redmond (student), 1991
- Brian Graham, 1992
- Andrea Youndt, 1993
- Greg Breunig, 1994
- Mike DiTomasso, 1995
- Ed Capadanno, 1996
- Dr. Robert South, 1997
- Joanne Cunningham, 1998
- Nancy Gallagher, 1999
- Alan Allgeier, 2000
- Dick Goodwin, 2001
- Ted McDaniel, 2002
- John Bell, 2003
- John Blanchfield, 2004
- Bing Cardall, 2005
- Cathie Marshall, 2006
- Steve Nieblas, 2007
Outstanding Visual & Editorial Arts
- Jack Ireland, Writer, 1989
- Anita Moos, Writer, 1990
- Scott Larimore, Photography, 1990
- Mary Lowenstein-Anderson, Editor, 1991
- Bob Creig, Photography, 1992
- The Whale, Writing, 1993
- Judy Isaacson,Graphics & Editing, 1994
- Kevin Tucker, Photography, 1994
- The Cape Gazette, Writing, 1995
- The News Journal, 1996
- WJBR FM, 1997
- Delaware State News, 1998
- Hank Stoklosa, Photographer, 2001
- WBOC-TV, 2002
- Dan Cook, Photographer 2005
Outstanding Family
- The Levy Family, 1989
- The Krevchuck Family, 1990
- The Arnold Family, 1991
- The Bak Family, 1992
- The Burkhart Family, 1993
- The Wooters Family, 1994
- The Nolt Family, 1995
- The Spence Family, 1996
- The Miller Family, 1997
- The Yonker Family, 1998
- The McDonald Family, 1999
- The Arendall Family. 2000
- The Moore Family, 2001
- The Kearn Family, 2002
- The Lewis Family, 2003
- The Eachus Family, 2004
- The Keener Family, 2005
- The Berg Family, 2006
- The (G. Reid) Conley Family, 2007
Outstanding Unified Partner
- John Baetzel, 1993
- Lisa Weis, 1994
- Kristen Sanderson, 1994
- Scot Weis, 1995
- Frank Jewell, 1996
- Janet Jurjans, 1997
- Alison Nolt, 1998
- Bobby Clark, 1999
- Scott Deputy, 2000
- Creig Doyle, 2001
- Jude & Kevin McDonald 2002
- Bernadette Moore, 2003
- Janet Jurjans, 2004
- John Moore, 2005
- Kristen Cunningham, 2006
- Steve Meeker, 2007
Outstanding Corporation
- Kraft General Foods, 1989
- Litho-print, 1990
- DuPont, 1991
- MBNA America, 1992
- Kraft General Foods, 1993
- Bank of New York, 1994
- Camera’s Etc., 1995
- DuPont, 1996
- Exxon Retailers of NCC & Exxon USA, 1997
- DuPont Pharmaceuticals, 1998
- First USA, 1999
- Bank of America (DE), 2000
- Happy Harry’s Discount Drug Stores, 2001
- Rodel, 2002
- JPMorgan Chase, 2003
- Cingular Wireless, 2004
- ARAMARK, 2005
- Bank of New York (Delaware), 2006
- Walmart, 2007
Outstanding Technical Support
- Bob Young, 1996
Outstanding Business, Agency or Non-profit Organization
- Law Enforcement Torch Run, 1990
- Communigraphics, 1991
- University of Delaware, 1992
- International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, 1993
- Red Clay Kiwanis, 1994
- Delaware Air National Guard, 1995
- Dover Air Force Base, 1996
- University of Delaware Athletic Trainers, 1997
- C.T. Sports, 1998
- Champion Trophies, 1999
- Magnum Electronics, 2000
- DuPont Country Club, 2001
- The Ski Bum, 2002
- Embroidery by Marilyn, 2003
- DFRC, 2004
- Lions Clubs of DE, District 22-D, 2005
- YMCA of Delaware, 2006
- Delaware Air National Guard, 2007
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Victoria Frazier, 1999
- Jane Leverage-Willis, 2000
- Rob Corday, 2005
Regional/National Award Winners
- Len Leshem, Mid-Atlantic Region Outstanding Athlete, 1990
- Mary Moore, Mid Atlantic Region Outstanding Coach, 1990
- Meadowood School, Mid-Atlantic Region Outstanding Program, 1990
- Mary Ward Hutchison, Mid-Atlantic Region Outstanding Coach, 1991
- Renee Baldwin, National Female Aquatics Athlete of the Year, 1991
- National Special Olympics Female Athlete of the Year, 1991