The Vaughan Awards
The Joseph D. Vaughan Award was initiated in 1962 to memorialize the Honorable Joseph D. Vaughan, a New Hampshire legislator. Representative Vaughan was an early advocate for older residents of the State and was instrumental in creating a State Agency dedicated to the well being of older people.
The Joseph D. Vaughan Award is presented each year to individuals or couples, over the age of 60, who have shown outstanding leadership or demonstrated meritorious achievement as a volunteer, on behalf of older citizens in New Hampshire. One award, for a person or couple, is made for each of New Hampshire’s ten counties.
Each year EngAGING NH and The State Committee on Aging seek nominations, make selections, and arrange for an award Ceremony with the Governor and the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. The ceremony is held in May, Older American's Month.
Anyone can nominate worthy individuals for consideration. We encourage you to download the nomination form and recommend a candidate who makes a difference in your community. Profiles of the awardees appear in our monthly newsletter.
The Joseph D. Vaughan Award is presented each year to individuals or couples, over the age of 60, who have shown outstanding leadership or demonstrated meritorious achievement as a volunteer, on behalf of older citizens in New Hampshire. One award, for a person or couple, is made for each of New Hampshire’s ten counties.
Each year EngAGING NH and The State Committee on Aging seek nominations, make selections, and arrange for an award Ceremony with the Governor and the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. The ceremony is held in May, Older American's Month.
Anyone can nominate worthy individuals for consideration. We encourage you to download the nomination form and recommend a candidate who makes a difference in your community. Profiles of the awardees appear in our monthly newsletter.
Nominate someone for the Vaughan Awards
:In September 2019 the members of the State Committee on Aging transitioned to the newly formed NH Commission on Aging. Over the past few years EngAGING NH has supported the State Committee by managing the process leading to the presentation of the Joseph D. Vaughan awards that recognized older adult volunteers. EngAGING NH will continue to assist the Commission in recognizing volunteers this year.
The 2020 recognition of this volunteerism continues but with some changes; please note that the nomination form has been revised to reflect this transition. The Commission will have a broad approach to the issues affecting NH’s aging population, and authority that expands on the former Committee charge. Look to the EngAGING NH Newsletter for information and updates as the Commission settles in.
Download the nomination form here
The 2020 recognition of this volunteerism continues but with some changes; please note that the nomination form has been revised to reflect this transition. The Commission will have a broad approach to the issues affecting NH’s aging population, and authority that expands on the former Committee charge. Look to the EngAGING NH Newsletter for information and updates as the Commission settles in.
Download the nomination form here
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Vaughan Award Winners (2009-2019)
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)
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)
