The Serve Indiana Awards for Excellence Ceremony (SIAE) is our most special event of the year. This ceremony is our opportunity to honor individuals in Indiana communities that volunteer or serve.
Thank you for your interest in the Serve Indiana Awards for Excellence. At this time, Serve Indiana has made the decision to indefinitely postpone the event due to a shortage of staff required to make sure we’re able to deliver the best possible experience for all our guests. During this time, we look forward to exploring additional ways to celebrate and honor Hoosier volunteers. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with our team, info@serveindiana.gov, if you have any additional questions.
Please connect with us on one of the social media platforms to share the amazing work your organizations and volunteers are doing to strengthen our communities.
PAST AWARD WINNERS
2023
- National Service Member Award Winner, Nina Porter
- Volunteerism Award Winner, Rupal Thanawala
- Youth Volunteerism Award Winner, Lauren Cochran
- Volunteer Program Award Winner, Frankton High School Students In Action
- Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Francis W. Price Jr., MD
- Outstanding AmeriCorps Alum Award Winner, Katherine L. Barrett, PhD. & Willie Brooks
- Corporate Volunteerism Award Winner, American College of Education (ACE)
- ASN Program Director of the Year Award Winner, Amber Werner
- Government Entity Volunteerism Award Winner - City of Goshen
Congratulations to all the 2023 Serve Indiana Awards for Excellence Nominees! Click Here to meet them all.
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Check out the live recording of the event here.
2022
- National Service Member Award Winner, Rachel Biddle
- Volunteerism Award Winner, Dr. Barbara Haehner
- Youth Volunteerism Award Winner, Isaac Hertenstein
- Volunteer Program Award Winner, Ready2BSocial Program
- Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, James (JB) Boyd
- Outstanding AmeriCorps Alum Award Winner, Nicole Messmore
- Corporate Volunteerism Award Winner, SuperATV
View the 2022 ceremony: Serve Indiana Awards for Excellence Ceremony.
2021
- Corporate Volunteerism Award Winner, OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.
- Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Cordelia Lewis Burks
- Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Bruce Bender
- National Service Member Award Winner, Alena Finnell
- Volunteer Program Award Winner, ProAct Indy
- Volunteerism Award Winner, Maggie Sikora-Black
- Youth Volunteerism Award Winner, Vani Sharma
2018
- National Service Member Award - Katie Sutton for Immigrant & Refugee Service Corps, Indianapolis, IN
- Youth Volunteerism Award - Abigail Naumann, Thomas A. Edison Jr./Sr. High School, Lake Station, IN
- Corporate Volunteerism Award - Starbucks Foundation, DeShonne Jackson, Regional Director of Operations, Indianapolis, IN
- Volunteer Program Award - Volunteer University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Neil Winn, Howard County Emergency Management Agency, Kokomo, IN
- Government Entity Volunteer Award - Department of Revenue, Indianapolis, IN
- Volunteerism Award - Stephen Long, Science Central, Fort Wayne, IN
2017
- Service Learning Award – DJ Center for Youth, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
- Corporate Service Award – Old National, Terre Haute, IN
- Nonprofit Volunteer Program – Bloomington Meals on Wheels, Bloomington, IN
- Faith-Based Volunteer – Reova Meredith, Bloomington, IN
- Lifetime Achievement – Trena Roudebush, Indianapolis, IN
- National Service – Carlee LaRue, Bloomington, IN
- Individual Volunteer – Alex Rowan, Indianapolis, IN
- Youth Volunteer - Joy Sera Bhattacharya, Bloomington, IN
2016
- Service Learning Award – Take Ten-Robinson Community Learning Center, South Bend, IN
- Corporate Service Award – Finish Line Youth Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
- Nonprofit Volunteer Program – The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Northwest Indiana, Valparaiso, IN
- Faith-Based Volunteer – Matthew Pope, Greenfield, IN
- Lifetime Achievement – Kenneth Yahne, Fort Wayne, IN
- National Service – Brandon Million, Greensburg, IN
- Individual Volunteer – Natalia Rekhter, Carmel, IN
- Youth Volunteer - Olivia Keith, Fishers, IN
2015
- Service Learning Award – Navari Student Outreach Clinic, South Bend, IN
- Nonprofit Volunteer Program – Study Connection, Franklin, IN
- Faith-Based Volunteer – Arletha Dabney, Bloomington, IN
- Lifetime Achievement – George Flowers, Sr., Evansville, IN
- National Service – Pamela Weiss, Columbus, IN
- Individual Volunteer – Kroi Brown, Bunker Hill, IN
- Youth Volunteer - Drake Abramson, Lake Station, IN