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

  • 2025: Cindy Eggleton
    Co-Founder and CEO, Brilliant Cities
  • 2024: Maria Salinas
    Executive Director, Congress of Communities
  • 2023: Sheryl Kubiak, PhD.,
    Dean and Founding Director, Center for Behavioral Health and Justice, Wayne State University School of Social Work
  • 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