Porter Award Recipients
2022
Cathy Brockington,, Holland Area League of Women Voters, for her many years of work on Allegan County's VOTE411 and her support of Voter Services activities to inform voters and encourage voter participation.
2021
Barb Ferguson, Website and Social Media Director, Holland Area League of Women Voters, for her work on the League website and social media platforms to increase the visibility of the LWVHA.
2020
Christina (Tina) Pawlak, Voter Service Chair, Holland Area League of Women Voters, for going above and beyond to carry out the League's mission of voter engagement via candidate forums, voter registration etc. in the face of a global pandemic.
2019
Steven Diatch, Ottawa County Elections Coordinator, for his outstanding support and training on Michigan's newly revised election laws. His enthusiasm and readiness to support the League's efforts to increase voter registration was exceptional.
2018
Martha Winsche and Deirdre Toeller-Novak received the 2018 Porter Award for their enthusiastic and very successful local leadership of the petition drive for “Voters Not Politicians” which was then placed on the Michigan ballot (and won voter approval!)
2017
Margaret (Peggy) Boyce, a long-time LWVHA member served in many capacities, most notably her tireless efforts to bring LWV-sponsored candidate forums to the Saugatuck-Douglas political arena.
2016
Jessica Fuentes, a staff member at LAUP (Latin Americans United for Progress), who went “above and beyond” to assist with the Hispanic Youth Leadership workshop hosted by LWV-HA.
2015
Angelica Ross and Diana Hernandez, Holland High students and youth members of the Human Relations Commission, for their voter registration drive.
Shannon Garrett, for her efforts as Co-founder of VoteRunLead, a national organization that supports and encourages women to become involved as political leaders.