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Excellence in Fatherhood Policy and Practice
MFFN annually recognizes programs and individuals who are advancing fatherhood policy and practice throughout Minnesota.
Annual Awards Recipients
2010 Excellence in Fatherhood – Award Recipients (press release; details)
- Individual of the Year: Dr. Gar E. Kellom, St. John's University, Collegeville
- Program of the Year: FATHER Project, a program of Goodwill/Easter Seals Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Policymaker of the Year: Mark J. Ponsolle, Office of the Ramsey County Attorney, St. Paul
2009 Excellence in Fatherhood – Award Recipients (details)
- Outstanding Individual Achievement: Magistrate Steven J. Running, Duluth
- Member of the Year: Nancy Norbie, Kandiyohi County, Willmar
- Member of the Year: Jon Harper, Adventures in Fathering, Crystal
2008 Excellence in Fatherhood – Award Recipients
- Program of the Year: Parenting Time Program of Perspectives, Inc., St. Louis Park
- Advocate of the Year: Tammy Swanson; Swanson, Drobnick & Torsey; Woodbury
- Individual of the Year: Deb Wright, HOWA Family Center, Walker / Akeley
- Policymaker of the Year: Wayland Campbell, Minn. Dept. of Human Services, St. Paul
- Member of the Year: Rebecca Ahlstrand, Carlton County, Cloquet
2007 Excellence in Fatherhood – Award Recipients
- Advocate of the Year—Outstanding Agency: Minn. Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting, St. Paul
- Advocate of the Year—Outstanding Individual: Jeffrey Tibbetts, Fond du Lac Social Services, Cloquet
- Program of the Year: Young Dads Program, Employment Action Center, Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Policymaker of the Year: Minnesota Senator Thomas M. Neuville, Northfield
- Father of the Year: Dwaine R. Simms, Twin Cities RISE!, Minneapolis
- Individual of the Year: Melissa D. Froehle, Central Minnesota Legal Services / FATHER Project, Minneapolis
2006 Excellence in Fatherhood – Award Recipients
- Program of the Year: Universal Contact Program, Brown County Public Health, Brown Co.
- Coalition of the Year: Watonwan County Early Childhood Initiative Coalition, Watonwan Co.
- Individual of the Year: Jan Hayne, Dads Make a Difference, St. Paul
- Father of the Year: J. Neil Tift, NPNFF, Stillwater
- Member of the Year: R. Clarence Jones, Southside Community Health Services, Minneapolis
2005 Excellence in Fatherhood – Award Recipients
- Visionary: Mary L. Anderson, Perham
- Individual of the Year: John Turnipseed, Urban Ventures, Minneapolis
- Agency of the Year: Minnesota Humanities Commission, Family Literacy Initiatives, St. Paul
- Advocate of the Year, Louis Hohlfeld, McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis
- Member of the Year: Glen Palm, Saint Cloud State University, Saint Cloud