Past Community Winners

AFP’s National Philanthropy Day Award Recipients

OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIST                   
1988 Frederick Urbaska                       
1989 Alberta M. Bair                         
1990 Fanwood Foundation/Bob & Hopie Stevens  
1991 Joe & Miriam Sample                     
1992 Bill & Connie Lowe                      
1993 Mary Alice Fortin                       
1994 Ralph Nelles                            
1995 Edith Gronhovd                          
1996 William & Emily Roscoe, Jr.             
1997 Marian G. Cooke                         
1998 Dr. Charles & Patricia Morledge         
1999 Dr. Paul Crellin                        
2000 Ralph Nelles                            
2001 Lowell & Elizabeth Duffner              
2002 Bert Lillis                             
2005 Hewes & Susan Agnew                  
2006 Sam E. and Judith C. McDonald, Jr. & Family
2007 Marilyn and Don Floberg                 
2008 Dr. Walter and Mrs. Mary Peet          
2009 Dr. Fred and Laurie Gunville            
2010 David Orser & Ossie Abrams              
2011 Bill and Mary Underriner                
2012 Dr. William W. & Merilyn Ballard        
2013 Gene and Jane Thayer                    
2014 Dr. John & Patricia Burg                
2015 Penelope P. Wilson                      
2016 John and Claudia Decker                 
2017 Dick & Cheri Cox

2023 Stella Ziegler



OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER             
1988 Gene Stumvoll & Rita Heizer             
1989 Patricia Paquette & Dianne Hutton       
1990 Beatrice Taylor & Annie Wirth           
1991 William Fitzgerald                      
1992 Mike Keene & Fran Veon                  
1993 Ben Uselman                             
1994 Dona Hagen                              
1995 Knights of Columbus & Scottish Rites of Free Masonry 
1996 Yellowstone Art Museum Campaign Volunteers   
1997 Carol Willis                            
1998 Kathy Whittenberger                     
1999 Exxon Billings Refinery Employees       
2000 Marilyn Wheeler Daniels & Steve Browning
2001 J. Steven Restad                        
2002 Elizabeth Wilmouth                      
2005 Frank & Kathy Cross                     
2006 Bruce Parker                            
2007 Chris Dorr                              
2008 Bernie Harrington                       
2009 Jim Gainan
2010 Shelley Van Atta
2011 Sandy Wong
2012 Dr. Ron & Karin Smith
2013 Bill Kennedy
2014 Shawn Herringer
2015 Megan Kongaika & Vicki-Lynn Terpstra
2016 Bill Cole & Chris Dimock
2017 Tammy Stacey
2021 Donald B. Gimbel

2023 John Ormiston

OUTSTANDING FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONAL         
1989 Franklin Robbie                         
1990 Cal Winslow                             
1991 James C. Soft                           
1993 Fr. Emmett Hoffman                      
1994 Elizabeth Greteman                      
1995 Gordon Eldredge                         
1996 Sheryle Shandy                          
1997 Marilynn Miller
1998 Mike Skaggs
1999 E. James Duncan                         
2001 Wesley Robbie                           
2002 Joan Hendricks                          
2006 Kathie Riggs                            
2008 Joanne Dodd and Obert Undem 
2009 Kim Kaiser
2010 David Irion
2011 Larry Goehner      
2012 Doris Barta
2012 John Eastman
2013 Candace Carr Strauss
2014 Judy Held
2015 Leslie Modrow
2016 Amy Sullivan
2017 Kurt Alme​​
2019 Traci Weller
2021 Mary Rutherford

2023 Teresa Nygaard



OUTSTANDING CORPORATION

1988 First Interstate Bank Billings
1989 Kampgrounds of America Inc.
1990 Billings Gazette/Lee Enterprises Fnd
1991 Billings Exxon Refinery 
1992 Target Stores
1993 United Properties
1994 Kentucky Fried Chicken/James Taggart
1995 Masterlube/Bill Simmons
1996 Norwest Bank
1997 Wendy’s of MT/Sam McDonald, Jr.
1998 Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
1999 Sodexho Marriott Services
2000 Corporate Air
2002 Briggs Distributing Company
2005 Nance Petroleum Corporation
2006 Wells Fargo
2007 Western Security Bank
2008 High Tech Construction
2009 Whitewood Transport
2010 Little Horn State Bank
2011 Stockman Bank
2012 The Management Group
2013 US Bank
2014 Sletten Companies
2015  Montague’s Jewelers
2016 Cloud Peak Energy
2017 The Billings Gazette

2023 Barnard Construction Company

OUTSTANDING FOUNDATION
1988 Burlington Northern Fnd
1989 M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
1994 First Interstate BancSystem Fnd
1995 Lorene & William Welch Fnd
1996 Charles M. Bair Family Trust
1998 US West Foundation
2000 MT Community Foundation
2001 Fortin Foundation of Florida
2002 Haynes Foundation
2005 Charles M. Bair Family Trust
2006 Homer A. & Mildred S. Scott Foundation
2007 MDU Resources Foundation 
2008 Sample Foundation
2011 O.P. & W.E. Edwards Foundation
2012 Billings Community Foundation
2013 The Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
2014 St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation
2015 The Treacy Foundation
2016 The Columbus Community Foundation

2023 Valley County Community Foundation

OUTSTANDING YOUTH AWARD
2010  Thomas Sullivan
2011  James Bowling
2012  Michael Hill
2013  Kali Rose Sizemore
2014  Harper Swords
2016  Tiffany Poore & Jacob Studer
2017  Trent Ayers    

OUTSTANDING LEGACY
2015  Paul Metzger
2016  The Helmsley Charitable Trust   
2017  Royal Johnson

OUTSTANDING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL
2021 Kiersten Iwai

2023 Cameron Betchey

FORCE FOR THE COMMON GOOD 

2023 Cancer Support Community Montana