Faces in OUR crowd
Row 1 -- Mary Carol Fish, Sherrie and Charles Cleveland, Michael Graves. Row 2 -- Laura Slane, Jim and Phyllis Murphy, Dick Bennett.
We remember:
November 2024
William Banks, Allentown, PA
Diane Beneitone, Prescott, AZ
Ray Bower, Lake Wales, FL
Charles Box, Columbus, MS
Baxter Boyle, Tucson, AZ
Carol Briden, Pawtucket, RI
Marilyn Burdett, Glen Ellyn, IL
Ellen Casey, Hicksville, NY
Kathy Cote, Middletown, CT
Melba Craigo, Greenville, SC
Donald Davis, Kansas City, MO
Michael Erceg, Sarasota, FL
James Fischer, Boise, ID
Teresa Gagnon, Cincinnati, OH
Peter Gieseke, Fresno, CA
Glenn Graham, Cranesville, PA
Donald Hardesty, Noblesville, IN
Janet King, Slippery Rock, PA
Robert Logan, Council Bluffs, IA
Paula Lynch, Bristol, CT
Charles Pipkin, Buckeye, AZ
Lee Protzmann, McKinney, TX
Marvin Reinke, Mechanicsville, VA
Hector Samayoa, Desert Hot Springs, CA
Regis Sharif, Pittsburgh, PA
John Thorp, New Bern, NC
David Watts, Edmond, OK
Olivia Willis, Florissant, MO
Wayne Wong, Spring Hill, FL
Clinton York, Burlington, NC
* Names and last place of residence provided
to YMCA Alumni by Y Retirement.
We Remember:
December 2024
Patricia Alston, Baltimore, MD
Marlene Anderson, Port Richey, FL
Lynne Atkins, Lewisville, NC
Patricia Austin, Summerville, SC
Wade Banks, Leawood, KS
Margaret Barth, Appleton, WI
Kenneth Beach, Avon, NY
Timothy Bourdon, Fargo, ND
Linda Brierly, Seekonk, MA
Coral Dubay, Waldo, ME
Marvin Erdal, Libertyville, IL
Janet Ferguson, Greenlawn, NY
John France, Louisville, OH
Alvin Frost, Cincinnati, OH
Betty Gabbard, Hawthorne, FL
Darlinda Gee, Monroe, MI
Henry Graham, Saint Louis, MO
Dorothy Gross, Bordentown, NJ
Alice Guerrlich, Trumbull, CT
Jane Hajeris, Frankfort, NY
Richard Hill, Green Valley, AZ
Melvin Hill Jr, Riverside, NJ
James Horton, Enfield, NC
Meryl Johnson, Atlanta, GA
Robert Kash, Monroe, OH
Karen Kerr, Rock Hill, SC
Jerry Lawton, Rochester, NY
Donnetta Lewis, Denver, CO
Helen Liljegren, Dearborn, MI
James Looney, Santa Ana, CA
Beatrix Loughlin, Phoenixville, PA
Anne McMullen, Saint Louis, MO
Donald McPherson, Red Bluff, CA
Kenneth Meyerhoff, Marion, IA
Dolores Miller, Toms River, NJ
Zenol Moore, Muncie, IN
Richard Mueller, Saint Louis, MO
Miguel Munoz, Whittier, CA
Prudence Packer, Westlake, OH
Aldo Pecco, Southfield, MA
Sigrid Randle, Roselle, NJ
Pamela Remus, Milford, DE
Jackie Roberts, Gaffney, SC
Evea Rozier, Bessemer, AL
Nana Schulte, Guyton, GA
Gene Smith, East Butler, PA
Leslie Swanson, Brewster, MA
K. Telleen, Phoenix, AZ
Babette Thompson, Chicago, IL
Siria Villarreal, Houston, TX
James Zeek, Camino, CA
* Names and last place of residence provided to YMCA Alumni by Y Retirement.
F. William Stahl Award
The F. William Stahl Award – our most prestigious honor – is presented in Bill's memory by YMCA Alumni. The award is given in recognition of Bill's dedication and commitment to the YMCA, the YMCA profession, and the art of written communications. Max Clowers wrote the "Bill Stahl Story" (button below) in the March 1989 issue of Perspective Journal.
2025 F. William Stahl Award Recipient
Nancy Reece of the Weatherford Chapter is the 2025 recipient of the F. William Stahl Award. For over twenty years, Nancy wrote thoughtful articles for Perspective, the Association of Professional Directors (APD) journal, and other YMCA publications. A frequent theme of these articles was managing YMCAs with integrity. She often drew compelling lessons from her own YMCA experience,
Nancy’s Perspective writings tackled knotty ethical issues, the place of Christianity in the Y’s mission, staff diversity, and the challenge of knowing and doing the right thing. But she also offered practical career advice and management strategies.
Nancy co-edited Strengthening the Organizational Heart, a book based on the writings of YMCA legend John R. Mott, in 2006. She was the first woman elected National Board Chair of APD and is the second woman to receive the Stahl Award.
Award Presentation - 2025
Nancy Reese accepts F. William Stahl Award Jan. 27, 2025 from past recipient and YMCA Hall of Famer Len Wilson during the YMCA Alumni Reunion-at-Sea.
World YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund
The World YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund for staff and retirees was founded as “Secours Speciaux” in 1950 to help staff with little or no means to meet personal and family needs. It continues to help people facing medical crisis, natural disasters, inadequate or no pension or problems created by political turmoil and human rights violations. Click the button below to visit the World YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund website where you may donate securely and/or request a grant application.
A program of YMCA Alumni
World Brotherhood Fund
YMCA Alumni is the administrator for this important fund to help the World YMCA assist local YMCAs with financial support during times of crisis and to provide aid to YMCA staff members with little or no retirement support.