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.

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.

Past recipients

Current Stahl Award Recipient

Jim Stooke, given posthumously, is the current recipient of the F. William Stahl Award.

We remember: August 2024

Dennis Bange, O'Fallon, MO
Joe Becknell, Atlanta, GA
Yateendra Bhatnagar, Grand Rapids, MI
Cecil Bowser, Fort Hill, PA
Geraldine Buzash, Marlton, NJ
Barbara Cairns, Cedaredge, CO
Vicki Cook, Azle, TX
Caroline Cordia, Saint Louis, MO
Willie Dean, Cordova, TN
Patricia DeFelice, Santa Ana, CA
Dianna Dixie, Batavia, OH
Linna Dossett, Bothell, WA
Margaret Duncan, Freehold, NJ
Phyllis Eisler, Port Saint Lucie, FL
Valerie England, Forney, TX
Edward Ford, Springvale, ME
John Going,
Rocky River, OH
Jose Gonzalez, Elfrida, AZ
Maureen Groves, Milford, CT
Edna Gurney, Newark, OH
Richard Holden, Wadsworth, OH
Mitsugi Ikeda, Kaneohe, HI
Fred Kennard, Menomonee Falls, WI
Janet Kerr, Kansas City, MO
Audrey Kratz, Weston, FL
Lynne Lewis, South Holland, IL
Howard Loveland, Richmond, KY
Phyllis Lyte, Yucca Valley, CA
Bruce Maki, Bristol, WI
Martha McCoy, Crystal River, FL
Katherine Miller, Aliquippa, PA
Susan Moore, Edwardsville, IL
Shirley Pierson, San Marcos, CA
Jaime Rodriguez, San Antonio, TX
Ronald Scott, Augusta, GA
Thomas Tabor, Beverly Hills, MI
Bertha Teague, Climax, NC
Douglas Wallace, Minneapolis, MN
Sheila Wilson, Romeoville, IL  

* Names and last place of residence provided to YMCA Alumni by
Y Retirement.

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.