The Vaughan Awards
Vaughan Award Recipients (2007-2019)
The Vaughan Awards have been presented annually in New Hampshire since 1962, and were initiated in honor of Joseph D. Vaughan, a legislator who advocated on behalf of seniors. The awards are presented each year to one individual or one couple from each county who are age 60 or older and have demonstrated outstanding leadership and volunteer service.
2019
Charlotte Leavitt (Belknap)
Dr. Marianne Jackson (Carroll)
Charles Anderson (Cheshire)
Mark Frank (Coos)
Sheila Nelson (Grafton)
Rev. Madelyn Curtis Klose (Hillsborough)
Wanda Belyea (Merrimack)
Galen Gagnon (Rockingham
Sandy Tobin (Strafford)
Gianna Gregorutti (Sullivan)
2018
George Feeney (Grafton)
Dorothy Solomon (Carroll)
Peg Monahan (Cheshire)
Lawrence Underhill (Coos)
Anita Garland (Grafton)
Mario Laflamme (Hillsborough)
Debra Wayne (Merrimack)
Wendell Tucker (Rockingham)
Lana Black (Strafford)
Lawrence Flint (Sullivan)
2017
Maureen Chamberlain (Carroll)
Barbara Rockwell (Cheshire)
Shirley and Paul Croteau (Coos)
William Fontaine (Grafton)
Shirley Janocha (Hillsborough)
Cay Bowman (Merrimack)
Gen and Herb Rowell (Rockingham)
Barbara Gammon (Strafford)
Jean and John Wilson (Sullivan)
2016
Iris Ianno (Belknap
Terry McCarthy (Carroll)
Jeanne Parsons (Cheshire)
Ronald Duchesne (Coos)
Molly Colburn (Grafton)
Armand Soucy (Hillsborough
Bruce & Patricia Dawson (Merrimack)
Carol & Ron Jablonowski (Rockingham)
Connie Harris (Strafford)
Robert Burby (Sullivan)
2015
Peter Cassell (Belknap)
Richard & Alice Vierus Carroll)
Owen R. Houghton (Cheshire)
Jacqueline “Jackie” Gagne (Coos)
Kathryn “Kate” Kelly (Grafton)
Ernest E. Gould Sr. (Hillsborough)
Grace Anderson (Merrimack)
Charlene Mitchell (Rockingham)
Lorraine Meyer (Strafford)
Kathy Crevier (Sullivan)
2014
Emily Laplante (Belknap)
William Volk (Carroll)
Tuck & Bobbie Gilbert (Cheshire)
Patricia Riley (Coos)
Maude Thompson (Grafton)
Jim Orr (Hillsborough)
Doris Morrow (Merrimack)
Elaine Houde (Rockingham)
Richard Cooper (Strafford)
Elaine Bevilacqua (Sullivan)
2013
Jane Alden (Belknap)
Don Litchko (Carroll)
Theresa Johnson & Ernie Perham (Cheshire)
Robert Loven (Coos)
Jodi Austin (Grafton)
Joyce Wilson (Hillsborough)
Irene Jewett (Merrimack)
Barbara Coish (Rockingham)
John Robicheau (Strafford)
Larry K. Eaton (Sullivan)
2012
Pat Consentino (Belknap)
Stanley Solomon (Carroll)
Cynthia Hamilton (Cheshire)
Tony Urban (Coos)
Chrysanthi Bien (Grafton)
Sr. Rose Orlando (Hillsborough)
Elaine & John Warren (Merrimack)
Albert S. Harvey (Rockingham)
Louise Korn (Strafford)
Anna G. Dixon (Sullivan)
2011
Thomas Gallant (Belknap)
Bob Therrien & Carolyn Brown (Carroll)
Ken Dale (Cheshire)
Jeannette and "Junior" Nadeau (Coos)
Daniel Fleetham (Grafton)
Dan Hockaday (Hillsborough)
Ruth Strickhart (Merrimack)
Ann Kelley (Rockingham
Stan Szabunka (Strafford)
Eugene Desjardins (Sullivan)
2010
Russell Armstrong (Belknap)
Margrit Dutta (Carroll)
Carroll Allen (Cheshire)
Margaret McClellan (Coos)
Edwin “Chuck” Engborg (Grafton)
Mary Perry (Hillsborough)
Leigh and Bill Mullen (Merrimack)
Philip V. Concentino (Rockingham)
Ralph Appleby (Strafford)
Judy and Dale Rook (Sullivan)
2009
Charles “Charlie” Safford (Belknap)
Barbara Hoyt (Carroll)
Mary Johnson (Cheshire)
Susan Papstein (Coos)
Bertha Farnham (Grafton)
Beverly Arel (Hillsborough)
Ernest Noyes (Merrimack)
Arlene Reynolds (Strafford)
Norma St. Germain (Rockingham)
William “Bill” Hoyt (Sullivan)
2009
Charles “Charlie” Safford (Belknap)
Barbara Hoyt (Carroll)
Mary Johnson (Cheshire)
Susan Papstein (Coos)
Bertha Farnham (Grafton)
Beverly Arel (Hillsborough)
Ernest Noyes (Merrimack)
Arlene Reynolds (Strafford)
Norma St. Germain (Rockingham)
William “Bill” Hoyt (Sullivan)
2008
Fran Donahue (Belknap)
Carol & Ed Westervelt (Carroll)
George Parker (Cheshire)
Joyce Donadio (Coos)
Richard G. “Dick” Jaeger (Grafton)
Nancy Wilbur (Hillsborough)
Kathryn Butler (Merrimack)
Gerri Beck (Rockingham)
Sylvia HurlockDowst (Strafford)
Bette Stockwell (Sullivan)
2007
Charles “Charlie” Chatterton (Belknap)
Beverley Person (Carroll)
Richard & Muriel Mahn (Coos)
H. Thayer Kingsbury (Cheshire)
Kenneth & Beverly Patten (Grafton)
George Pressly (Hillsborough)
Marion Jones (Merrimack)
Celine M. Lefebvre (Rockingham)
Ruth Talvio (Strafford)
Al Grindle (Sullivan)
The Vaughan Awards have been presented annually in New Hampshire since 1962, and were initiated in honor of Joseph D. Vaughan, a legislator who advocated on behalf of seniors. The awards are presented each year to one individual or one couple from each county who are age 60 or older and have demonstrated outstanding leadership and volunteer service.
2019
Charlotte Leavitt (Belknap)
Dr. Marianne Jackson (Carroll)
Charles Anderson (Cheshire)
Mark Frank (Coos)
Sheila Nelson (Grafton)
Rev. Madelyn Curtis Klose (Hillsborough)
Wanda Belyea (Merrimack)
Galen Gagnon (Rockingham
Sandy Tobin (Strafford)
Gianna Gregorutti (Sullivan)
2018
George Feeney (Grafton)
Dorothy Solomon (Carroll)
Peg Monahan (Cheshire)
Lawrence Underhill (Coos)
Anita Garland (Grafton)
Mario Laflamme (Hillsborough)
Debra Wayne (Merrimack)
Wendell Tucker (Rockingham)
Lana Black (Strafford)
Lawrence Flint (Sullivan)
2017
Maureen Chamberlain (Carroll)
Barbara Rockwell (Cheshire)
Shirley and Paul Croteau (Coos)
William Fontaine (Grafton)
Shirley Janocha (Hillsborough)
Cay Bowman (Merrimack)
Gen and Herb Rowell (Rockingham)
Barbara Gammon (Strafford)
Jean and John Wilson (Sullivan)
2016
Iris Ianno (Belknap
Terry McCarthy (Carroll)
Jeanne Parsons (Cheshire)
Ronald Duchesne (Coos)
Molly Colburn (Grafton)
Armand Soucy (Hillsborough
Bruce & Patricia Dawson (Merrimack)
Carol & Ron Jablonowski (Rockingham)
Connie Harris (Strafford)
Robert Burby (Sullivan)
2015
Peter Cassell (Belknap)
Richard & Alice Vierus Carroll)
Owen R. Houghton (Cheshire)
Jacqueline “Jackie” Gagne (Coos)
Kathryn “Kate” Kelly (Grafton)
Ernest E. Gould Sr. (Hillsborough)
Grace Anderson (Merrimack)
Charlene Mitchell (Rockingham)
Lorraine Meyer (Strafford)
Kathy Crevier (Sullivan)
2014
Emily Laplante (Belknap)
William Volk (Carroll)
Tuck & Bobbie Gilbert (Cheshire)
Patricia Riley (Coos)
Maude Thompson (Grafton)
Jim Orr (Hillsborough)
Doris Morrow (Merrimack)
Elaine Houde (Rockingham)
Richard Cooper (Strafford)
Elaine Bevilacqua (Sullivan)
2013
Jane Alden (Belknap)
Don Litchko (Carroll)
Theresa Johnson & Ernie Perham (Cheshire)
Robert Loven (Coos)
Jodi Austin (Grafton)
Joyce Wilson (Hillsborough)
Irene Jewett (Merrimack)
Barbara Coish (Rockingham)
John Robicheau (Strafford)
Larry K. Eaton (Sullivan)
2012
Pat Consentino (Belknap)
Stanley Solomon (Carroll)
Cynthia Hamilton (Cheshire)
Tony Urban (Coos)
Chrysanthi Bien (Grafton)
Sr. Rose Orlando (Hillsborough)
Elaine & John Warren (Merrimack)
Albert S. Harvey (Rockingham)
Louise Korn (Strafford)
Anna G. Dixon (Sullivan)
2011
Thomas Gallant (Belknap)
Bob Therrien & Carolyn Brown (Carroll)
Ken Dale (Cheshire)
Jeannette and "Junior" Nadeau (Coos)
Daniel Fleetham (Grafton)
Dan Hockaday (Hillsborough)
Ruth Strickhart (Merrimack)
Ann Kelley (Rockingham
Stan Szabunka (Strafford)
Eugene Desjardins (Sullivan)
2010
Russell Armstrong (Belknap)
Margrit Dutta (Carroll)
Carroll Allen (Cheshire)
Margaret McClellan (Coos)
Edwin “Chuck” Engborg (Grafton)
Mary Perry (Hillsborough)
Leigh and Bill Mullen (Merrimack)
Philip V. Concentino (Rockingham)
Ralph Appleby (Strafford)
Judy and Dale Rook (Sullivan)
2009
Charles “Charlie” Safford (Belknap)
Barbara Hoyt (Carroll)
Mary Johnson (Cheshire)
Susan Papstein (Coos)
Bertha Farnham (Grafton)
Beverly Arel (Hillsborough)
Ernest Noyes (Merrimack)
Arlene Reynolds (Strafford)
Norma St. Germain (Rockingham)
William “Bill” Hoyt (Sullivan)
2009
Charles “Charlie” Safford (Belknap)
Barbara Hoyt (Carroll)
Mary Johnson (Cheshire)
Susan Papstein (Coos)
Bertha Farnham (Grafton)
Beverly Arel (Hillsborough)
Ernest Noyes (Merrimack)
Arlene Reynolds (Strafford)
Norma St. Germain (Rockingham)
William “Bill” Hoyt (Sullivan)
2008
Fran Donahue (Belknap)
Carol & Ed Westervelt (Carroll)
George Parker (Cheshire)
Joyce Donadio (Coos)
Richard G. “Dick” Jaeger (Grafton)
Nancy Wilbur (Hillsborough)
Kathryn Butler (Merrimack)
Gerri Beck (Rockingham)
Sylvia HurlockDowst (Strafford)
Bette Stockwell (Sullivan)
2007
Charles “Charlie” Chatterton (Belknap)
Beverley Person (Carroll)
Richard & Muriel Mahn (Coos)
H. Thayer Kingsbury (Cheshire)
Kenneth & Beverly Patten (Grafton)
George Pressly (Hillsborough)
Marion Jones (Merrimack)
Celine M. Lefebvre (Rockingham)
Ruth Talvio (Strafford)
Al Grindle (Sullivan)
