Mariam C. Noland Award

For Nonprofit Leadership

The Mariam C. Noland Award for Nonprofit Leadership was established by the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation to honor her first 25 years of service to the Foundation. It annually recognizes a nonprofit leader whose service to his/her institution exemplifies the importance of personal commitment to philanthropy. The Award also recognizes the importance of nonprofit leadership that influences beyond the confines of the institution served, and affects the larger philanthropic community in a positive way.

The Mariam C. Noland Award for Nonprofit Leadership will provide a one-time grant of $10,000 to the recipient’s organization to allow the recipient to attend professional continuing education, take a personal sabbatical for career rejuvenation or to engage in philanthropic leadership activities.

Previous Winners

2022

Omari Rush
Executive Director, CultureSource

2021

Wayne S. Brown
President and CEO, Michigan Opera Theater

2020

Robert Riney
President Health Care Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Henry Ford Health Systems

2019

Nancy Winzer
Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Port Huron

2018

Kary Moss
Executive Director, ACLU Michigan

2017

Rick Sperling
Founder & President, Mosaic Youth Theatre

2016

Rich Homberg
President & CEO, Detroit Public Television (DPTV)

2015

Roger L. Meyers
President & CEO, Presbyterian Villages of Michigan (PVM)

2014

Sheilah P. Clay
President & CEO, Neighborhood Service Organization

2013

Dr. James (Jim) Jacobs
President, Macomb Community College

2012

Kenneth C. Fischer
President, University Musical Society

2011

Susan T. Mosey
President, Midtown Detroit, Inc.