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:
January 2025
Carolyn Allen, Iron Gate, VA
Hilery Baker, Chicago, IL
Ruth Burch, Grand Haven, MI
Elaine Cristi, Smithfield, RI
Barbara Cuomo, Schenectady, NY
Cynthia Ellenbecker, Sioux Falls, SD
Deborah Eschmann, Saint Louis, MO
Kevin Feeney, Goffstown, NH
Roy Gilliom, Fort Wayne, IN
Lawrence Gustafson, Rockford, IL
Anita Haney, Homestead, PA
Dennis Henzen, Davenport, IA
Susan Jamison, Salinas, CA
Mary Madden, Sylva, NC
Steven Madger III, Harpursville, NY
John Manolakis, Orange Beach, AL
John O'Brien, Waxahachie, TX
Stephen O'Neill Jr, Midlothian, VA
Theresa Pflieger, New Egypt, NJ
Helene Raya, Lake Worth, FL
Lyn Schlegel, Fort Wayne, IN
Ruth Stern, Evanston, IL
Mary Vasquez, Riverside, CA
Darcie West, Mount Clemens, MI
* Names and last place of residence provided
to
YMCA Alumni by Y Retirement.
We Remember:
February 2025
Dan Ahearn, Ponte Vedra, FL
Edward Bailey, Fort Worth, TX
Richard Broadwell, Southern Pines, NC
Martha Burchell, Alameda, CA
Sally Clark, West Columbia, WV
Daniel Crockett, Spokane, WA
Billie Crow, Brownwood, TX
Elizabeth Demperio, Greensboro, NC
Gregoria Donestevez, Miami, FL
Sandra Drennen, Kenosha, WI
Rebecca Fender, Abingdon, MD
William Gertz, Toledo, OH
Mark Gresens, Warwick, RI
Roberta Griffis, Selma, AL
Joanne Havner, Englewood, FL
Loretta Hobbs, Morrow, OH
Stephen Hughes, Stoughton, MA
Dennis James, Florissant, MO
Bernard Jones, Greenville, NC
Wayne Kern, Miamisburg, OH
Susie King, Desoto, TX
Serafin Lescano, Jackson Heights, NY
Nadeene Mackay, Lake Oswego, OR
Val McClure, Grover Beach, CA
Lynette Mesk, Ridgewood, NY
Carol Mitchell, Ligonier, PA
Thomas Myers, Sabula, IA
Bobby Parker, Leesburg, FL
Frances Quann, Richmond, VA
Howard Raab, Arkville, NY
Gary Reynolds, Keizer, OR
Robert Rhodes, Downers Grove, IL
John Rice, San Antonio, TX
Marilyn Riley, Dupont, WA
Dawn Sheeley, Kingston, NY
William Smith, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Arlene Thrower, Thousand Oaks, CA
Leonard Udovich, Martinsville, IN
Barbara Van De Loo, Crossroads, TX
Linda Welch, Knoxville, TN
* 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.