EDI SILVERMAN Award 2015
Martha Rees was honored with the Edi Silverman Award for Community Service at the meeting. the Edi Silverman award and the mission of AAUW and chose an active member who has not only contributed to the organization, but has greatly expanded the recognition of AAUW in the community. Martha was recognized for her efforts on the Tech Trek Program.
Nora (l) a former Tech Treker .and Martha Rees (r) show off the award plaque
EDI SILVERMAN AWARD 2014
Sharon O’Hara (r), the new Branch President, congratulates Bernadette Sylvester on receiving the Edi Silverman award. With them are prior award winners and branch presidents (l to r) Elaine Sierra, Shirley Zeff, and Cheryl Morris.
— About the Award
— 2014 Awardee
— Past Awardees
Since 2003, our Branch has honored a member who has made a sustained, significant contribution to the community through public service. To be recognized with this award, an individual must:
–Be a current member of AAUW-NC and a current resident of Nevada County
–Have made a significant contribution to the community through volunteer and professional activities that relate to the AAWU Mission
–Exhibit leadership qualities.
Each spring, members are asked to nominate individuals that they believe meet these criteria. A committee headed by the current recipient makes the final selection.
2014 Award
Edi Silverman is a tireless community volunteer, and the AAUW-NC Board wanted to honor her by instituting a perpetual award to recognize outstanding contributions to the community by a Branch member. Edi Silverman herself was given the award first.
At the May 2014 Branch meeting, the award was given to another tireless volunteer, Bernadette Sylvester. A long-time resident of Nevada County, Bernadette’s positive attitude and unbridled commitment to giving back to our community have touched the county in numerous ways. As with her involvement in AAUW, Bernadette is a doer and often an unsung hero. She is one who sees things that need to be done, and she steps up to take them on in her own thoughtful, gracious way. Her motivation is never for recognition, but to contribute to an organization or event that inevitably makes it better and more successful. And more times than not, she is the first to recognize and acknowledge other’s effort.
Bernadette has held all the various director chairs in both the Hospice of the Foothills and Friends of Hospice. In fact, she has been president of both organizations and continues her involvement with those organizations. She served as a member of the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, and is currently a member of the Hospital Auxiliary. She has also be AAUW-NC’s Vice President for Programs and will be co-vice president in 2014-2015.
Past Awardees
The recipients have been:
2003 Edi Silverman
2004 Marion Becker
2005 Zaida Petievich
2006 Madelyn Helling
2007 Carolyn Standley
2008 Cheryl Morris
2009 Elaine Sierra
2010 Sue Miller
2011 Sharon O’Hara
2012 Shirley Zeff
2013 Stephanie Norton
2014 Bernadette Sylvester
2015 Martha Rees