News 13
2008 Jefferson Awards
For outstanding public service benefiting local communities

Over 25 years ago, the American Institute for Public Service and the Jefferson Awards were founded in Washington D.C.

The Jefferson Award is given to those who serve, help and heal across America.

One of its major goals is to reach into communities across the country to reward individuals who might otherwise go unnoticed.

Too many Americans view the country with increasing cynicism. The basis of our democracy, trust in leaders and trust that each of us can make a difference, is eroding.

With this nomination, take a moment and focus on the positive aspects of Public Service across America and in our community.

Jefferson Awards teach us that we can all do more than we ever imagined. The world has changed a lot in the past 30 years, but there are two basic truths that have not changed: One person can make a difference and we all have the responsibility to try.

Jefferson Awards 2008

The 16th Annual Jefferson Awards: Television Special aired Thursday April 17th at 6:30pm on News 13.

News 13 wants to recognize all the unsung hero’s in our community.

Here are the Nominees for the 16th Annual Jefferson Awards:

• Dr. Stephen Collier and Dr. Karen Duesenberg
• Nancy & Eric Vietor
• Amos & Aline Morris
• Tricia Carlisle-Northcutt
• Michael Bamberg
• Joseph Clark
• Perry E. Wells
• Peggy Gay
• James Certalich
• Joan Ducharme
• Barbara Cloud
• Chris Burnham
• Susan Tull
• Dr. Fredrick W. “Bud” Shuler
• Michael and Mechelle Grady
• Dean M. Resch
• Becki Feightner
• Kathy Meade
• Dr. Christopher L. Willingham
• Sharon McMillion
• John N. Barton
• Rosa McKay
• Robert Carr
• John Adkins
• Kathryn Samuels
• Janice Cloud
• Dorothy “Dot” Lumley
• Pam Wiggins
• Zoya Martin
• Cynthia Forrest
• Tammy Anderson
• Dr. Forrest Yanke
• Mildred Holden
• Kay Foster
• Faye Johnson
• Joyce Webb
• Robert Michael Hill
• Louvenia Cotton
• Irene Henderson
• Billy White
• Betty McCallister
• Rev. Dr. Rufus L. Wood, Jr.
• Rebecca David
• Shirley Carroll

Below are the 2008 Jefferson Awards Finalists:

• Shirley Carroll
• Nancy and Eric Vietor
• Joseph Clark
• Barbara Cloud
• Dean M. Resch
• John Barton
• John Adkins
• Pam Wiggins
• Tammy Anderson
• Kay Foster
• Robert Michael Hill
• Tricia Carlisle-Northcutt
• Peggy Gay
• Susan Tull
• Kathy Meade
• Kathryn Samuels
• Dr. Forrest Yanke
• Rev. Dr. Rufus L. Wood, Jr.
• Rebecca David
• Robert Carr

Below are the 5 Jefferson Award Winners (In Alphabetical Order)

• Tricia Carlisle-Northcutt
• Rebecca David
• Dean Resch
• Susan Tull
• Dr. Forrest Yanke

The 16th Annual Jefferson Awards is available for purchase. Please send a check or money order for $29.95 made payable to WMBB-TV at 613 Harrison Ave. Panama City, FL 32401. Or please call 850-769-2313 for more information.

Each DVD will have the original 30-minute Jefferson Award Television Special plus extended footage of the winner’s acceptance speeches.

The 16th Annual Jefferson Awards: Television Special
A night to remember.
Martin Theatre April 10th, 2008

Information concerning News13 Jefferson Awards is managed by Josh Combs - jcombs@wmbb.com

History

In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard founded the American Institute for Public Service, a 501c3 public foundation, to establish a Nobel Prize for public and community service - The Jefferson Awards. Read More...

2007 Jefferson Award Winners

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2006 Jefferson Award Winners