Philanthropy Awards
The Harrison M. Sayre Award
The Harrison M. Sayre Award, given in honor of the Foundation’s founder and volunteer director for 25 years, recognizes leadership in philanthropy in central Ohio. As Mr. Sayre so well stated, “The best way to extend your life is to give to the community.”
Recipients
2011 — Bob and Peggy Walter
2010 — Limited Brands, Inc. and the Limited Brands Foundation
2009 — Barbara and Al Siemer
2008 — Ann I. Wolfe and John F. Wolfe
2007 — Richard J. Solove
2006 — Don and Thekla Reese Shackelford
2001 — Maj. Gen. Raymond E. Mason, Jr. AUS (ret.) and Margaret E. Mason
2000 — John H. McConnell
1999 — Elizabeth M. Ross
Shirle N. Westwater
John G. McCoy
1998 — John B. (Bernie) Gerlach
1997 — Battelle
1995 — Leslie H. Wexner
1994 — Ingram-White Castle Family
1993 — Early Donors:
Olga Anna Jones
Preston Davis
H. Russell Culp
Robert W. Stevenson
1992 — Robert S. Crane, Jr.
Walter English
1991 — Nationwide Insurance Companies
1990 — Richard Heer Oman
The Columbus Foundation Award
The Columbus Foundation Award is given to organizations that have made a significant difference in the quality of life in our community.
Recipients
2011 — Jazz Arts Group of Columbus
2010 — Mid-Ohio Foodbank
2009 — Franklin Park Conservatory
2008 — Columbus Housing Partnership
2007 — LifeCare Alliance and its Volunteers
2006 — Maryhaven and Paul H. Coleman
2005 — Columbus Metropolitan Library
2004 — Virginia O’Keefe and Amethyst, Inc.
2002 — YMCA of Central Ohio, Volunteers, and Staff
2001 — Jimmy Crum and Recreation Unlimited
2000 — Early Leaders of the YWCA, Karen Schwarzwalder, and the YWCA of Columbus
1999 — Cee Cullman and Action for Children
1998 — Volunteers Who Saved the Ohio Theatre, Doug Kridler, and the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA)
1997 — Leslie A. Bostic, Buckeye Ranch Service Board, and The Buckeye Ranch
1995 — Nancy Jeffrey, Melvin L. Schottenstein, and the Community Shelter Board
1994 — Sister Mary Andrew Matesich, O.P. and Ohio Dominican College
Arthur G. James, M.D., and The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute at The Ohio State University
1993 — Children’s Hospital
Early Leaders: F.O. Schoedinger, Dr. Earl Hayes Baxter, Ms. Truitt (Daisy) Sellers
Contemporary Leaders: Ann I. Wolfe, Dr. Grant Morrow, Stuart W. Williams
1992 — United Way of Franklin County, Inc. and the People of Franklin County
1991 — Thekla R. Shackelford, Arthur J. Kobacker, and I KNOW I CAN
1990 — Melvin B. Dodge, Jack Hanna, and Columbus Zoological Park Association
1987 — Fran Haskins, Operation Feed, and Nationwide Insurance Companies
1986 — Sanford N. Hallock II, Walter English, and Center Of Science and Industry
Leadership in Philanthropy Award
Established in 2011, the Leadership in Philanthropy Award of Community Foundations, Inc. recognizes outstanding philanthropic contributions to communities outside of central Ohio.
Recipients
2011 — Evan and Elizabeth Davis
