Hampton Roads VOLUNTEER Achievement Awards
The 44th Annual Hampton Roads VOLUNTEER Achievement Awards recognizes the region's most outstanding volunteers based on their length of service, initiative, and impact on the community. These men, women, and youth have inspiring stories that encourage others to serve. Every year, VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads also honors outstanding leaders in community service with the Lenora Mathews Lifetime Achievement Award, the Harvey L. Lindsay Jr. Changemaker Award, and the Corporate VOLUNTEER Excellence Award.
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Past Honorees
Lenora Mathews Lifetime Achievement Award Past Honorees
1998- Lenora Mathews, Founder Volunteer Hampton Roads
1999- The Honorable Meyera Obendorf, Mayor of the City of Virginia Beach
2000- Harvey Lindsay Jr., NAI Harvey Lindsay
2001- Peter G. Decker Jr., Decker, Cardon, Thomas, Weintraub & Neskis, PC
2002- Macon Brock Jr., Dollar Tree Stores
2003- John Lawson, W.M. Jordan Company
2004- Michael J. Barrett, Runnymede Corporation
2005- William K. Butler II, SunTrust
2006- Harry Lester, Eastern Virginia Medical School
2007- Vince and Suzanne Mastracco, Kaufman & Canoles
2008- G. Robert Aston Jr., TowneBank
2009- Deborah K. Stearns, GVA Advantis
2010- Thomas R. Frantz, Williams Mullen
2011- Robert M. Boyd, BB&T
2012- Bruce L. Thompson, Goldkey | PHR Resorts and Hotels
2013- Robert Stanton, Stanton Partners, Inc.
2014- Gary McCollum, Cox Communications
2015- George Y. Birdsong, Birdsong Corporation
2016- Dennis Ellmer, Priority Automotive
2017- Tom Barton, III, Beach Ford
2018- Kurt Rosenbach, Retired SVP Haynes Furniture Company
2019- Joan P. Brock, Community Philanthropist
Corporate VOLUNTEER Excellence Award Past Honorees
2001- Scott Rigell, Freedom Automotive
2002- Ron Dennis, Farm Fresh
2003- Lin Early, Bank of America
2004- Frank Bowers, Cox Communications
2005- Hank Linginfelter, Virginia Natural Gas
2006- Tony Mitchell, Booz Allen Hamilton
2007- Robert Wells, VIRTEXCO
2008- Stephen Evans, KPMG, LLP
2009- James Carlson, Amerigroup, Corp.
2010- Joseph Thomas, GEICO
2011- Martin Einhorn, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C.
2012- Carol Ormond, AAA Tidewater
2013- Jon Wheeler, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
2014- Steve Frederickson, PRA Group
2015- Gene Ross, LoanCare
2017- Robert Shuford Sr. & Robert Shuford Jr., Old Point National Bank
2018- Ramon W. Breeden Jr, The Breeden Company
2019-Susan Colpitts & Anne Shumadine (In Memoriam) Signature Family Wealth Advisors
Harvey L. Lindsay, Jr. Changemaker Award Past Honorees
2018- Dawna Ellis, Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
2019- Drew Ungvarsky, Grow
