HLAA Convention 2010 Special: Awards Ceremony

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NVRC News - June 20, 2010

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Hearing Loss Association of America

2010 Awards

By Cheryl Heppner 6/20/10

Keystone Award- Victor Matsui

The final event of each HLAA convention is an award ceremony and breakfast

at which many very deserving individuals are recognized for their work.

NVRC is especially delighted that Victor Matsui, who has given many years of

dedication and volunteer service on behalf of people with hearing loss and

Hearing Loss Association of America at the local, state and national levels,

was recognized with the national Keystone Award. Vic was cited for his years

of giving generously of his time and upholding HLAA founder Rocky Stone's

vision in his various leadership roles.

Vic told the audience that he was accepting this award on behalf of hard of

hearing people in Virginia. He recognized as some of his mentors Ann

Liming, Anne Pope, Mark Ross and Sam Trychin in addition to Rocky. He

recalled meeting Rocky for the first time in Pakistan in the summer of 1962.

Vic was advised to watch Rocky to see what he did with the old-style

amplifier box on his chest; if Rocky turned it one way, he was turning up

the volume, but it he turned it another he was tuning out. Vic said that

Rocky considered people the key element in his life and in HLAA, and if we

forget the self-help core of HLAA and fail to convey what we have learned to

others in a thoughtful, considerate and intelligent way, HLAA will be just

like any other organization. " We come back because we are an extended

family, " he said.

The opportunity to applaud so many good people makes the Awards Ceremony and

Breakfast is one of my favorite events each year and I always have to dab

water from my eyes a few times as I hear the inspiring stories and comments

like Anne Pope's introduction of one award winner whose philosophy is that

it's " not the difference we have but the difference we make. " Here are

other awards recipients who were recognized:

Outstanding Young Adult: Rhianon Gutierrez, California - presented by Zac

LaFratta

HLAA Service Award: Ron Vickery of Georgia - presented by Battat

Wessner Oustanding State Coordinator: Ginny - (accepted by

her sister) - presented by Toni Barrient

Spirit of HLAA: Raegene Castle, California (accepted by her sister Ann

Rooney)

Molly Corum, Florida

Presented by Anne Pope, Bender

Chapter/State Advocacy: Bea Lyons, Tennessee

O. Frazier, New Mexico

(accepted by Sally Schwartz)

Presented by Lise Hamlin

Family Involvement: Danny Tubbs aka " First Dude " , California (accepted by

wife Burns) - presented by Battat

Professional Advisor Support: Carol Clifford, New Mexico (accepted by Sally

Schwartz) - presented by Battat

Chapter Website: Diablo Valley, California, Debbie Sharp, Editor (accepted

by Bob Zastrow) - presented by Toni Barrient

Chapter Newsletter: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Debra Cannon, Editor -

presented by Barbara Kelley

State Newsletter: HLA-Florida, Judy , Editor - presented by Barbara

Kelley

State Organization: HLA- New Jersey (accepted by Arlene Romoff) - presented

by Lise Hamlin

State Website: HLA-Georgia (accepted by Ron Vickery) - presented by Toni

Barrient

Community Service: Debbie Sharp, California

Ann , California

Presented by Lise Hamlin

Rocky Stone Endowment Scholarship: Suzie , Tennessee

Suzanne

D'Amico, New York

Presented by Ahme Stone

CTIA Young Adult: Deirdre Keane, Illinois

Anais Keenon, Oregon

Tram Lai, Massachusetts

Lindson, New Jersey

McCallum, California

Mondesir, Florida

Presented by Ahme Stone

Starkey Laboratories Young Adult: Katy Greening, Michigan

Mosher,

Kansas

Rogel,

Kansas

Schutzehofer, Illinois

Maureen

Shader, District of Columbia

Viral Tejani,

land

Presented by

Ahme Stone

Chapter/State Scholarships:

Los Angeles Chapter - Kerun Bindra, Virginia

Northern Virginia Chapter- Dottie Shows, Nevada

Boston Young Adults Chapter - Kim Henney, Michigan

Montgomery County Chapter - Eng, California

HLA-PA - a Holzband, Texas

HLA-TX - Ceora Hull, Michigan

Ilinois Cochlear Implant Chapter - Hampton, Colorado

Presented by Ahme Stone

Joan s Scholarship: Shifra Shaulson, Florida

Presented by Joan Haber

Founder's Day Recognition:

East Bay Chapter, California $500

Houston Chapter, Texas $500

Lane County Chapter, Oregon $500

Long Beach/Lakewood Chapter, California $500

Los Angeles Chapter, California $500

Macomb Chapter, Michigan $500

Oklahoma City Chapter, Oklahoma $500

Peninsula Chapter, California $500

Presented by LeBarron

State Organization Leaders

Retiring State Leader: Kim Brownen, Texas

Incoming State Leader: Lois , Texas

Presented by Lise Hamlin and LeBarron

State Chapter Leaders

Retiring State Chapter Coordinators

Gross, California

Jagger, California (accepted by Nanci Linke-Ellis)

Suzanne Jeffery, New York

Ed Melusky, Rhode Island

Kathleen Niemeyer, Pennsylvania (accepted by )

Ed Schickel, Kentucky

Incoming State Chapter Coordinators

Honomichl, Texas

Nanci Linke-Ellis, California-South

Theresa Nellans, Pennsylvania - West

2009 Walk4Hearing Locations and Walk Chairs

(Walk4Hearing hit its goal of $1 million!)

Augusta, GA - Debbi Ord and Debbie Rish

Boston, MA - Ronnie Adler

Chattanooga, TN - Betty Proctor

Chicago, IL - Ronnie Adler

Columbus, OH - Dwayne Adkins

Dayton, OH - Kooser

Florida - Lynn Rousseau and Judy

Houston, TX - Allan Ofield

Huntsville, AL - Harchanko

Long Beach, CA - Diane Rott and M.

Longmont, CO - Debbie Mohney

New York City, NY - Anne Pope, Toni Iacolucci and Suzanne D'Amico

Permian Basin, TX - Belk

Philadelphia, PA - Bender

Raleigh/Durham, NC - Bishop and Joyce Adler

Rochester, NY - Fackler

SE Michigan - Janet Haines

St. Louis, MO - Bob and Stodden

Washington, DC - Ronnie Adler

Westchester/Mid-Hudson, NY - a Seidner and Pam Foody

Windsor, NY - Lois

Presented by Ronnie Adler and Lander

Walk4Hearing Award: Manhattan Chapter - Ronnie Adler and Lander

(accepted by Joe Gordon and Fredericks)

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