MCFR - Awards

Minnesota Council on Family Relations Awards

MCFR gives two awards in recognition of contributions to the family field each year. They are:

- Friend of the Family Award is given to a professional or organization who may or may not be in the family
field, but who has made significant contributions to the quaility of family life in Minnesota.
- Ruth Hathaway Jewson Distinguished Service to Families Award is given to a professional in the family
field who is recognized for outstanding work on behalf of families. Preference is given to individuals who are
members of MCFR and/or NCFR.

2010 MCFR Award recipients are recognized at the MCFR Annual Fall Conference which will be at the MCFR Day
on November 5, 2010 at the NCFR 72nd Annual National Conference in Minneapolis.

If you have individuals or organizations you would like to nominate (including yourself), complete the form and send
it to Leanne Sponsel, MCFR President Elect at Leanne.M.Sponsel@gmail.com.

Nominations are due no later than October 8, 2010.

2009 MCFR award winners are listed here.

We congratulate the 2009 MCFR Award Winners!

The Friend of the Family Award

Sameerah Bilal Roby

for her work as Executive Director of
the Early Childhood Resources & Training Center

Read more about Sameerah Bilal Roby

The Ruth Hathaway Jewson
Distinguished Service to Families Award

Minnell Tralle

Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota Extension

Read more about Minnell Tralle