ANNUAL AWARDS
Each year, Visions honors those individuals who in the true spirit of service made the greatest contributions to our work over the past year. These individuals embody the values of our organization and the qualities of a leader that we seek to instill in others through our efforts. Our work is only possible with the support of people like them!
2016 “Outstanding Dedication to Service” Award
Dr. Paula Brown (Rochester, NY)
Rebecca Swenson (Accord, NY)
Dr. Efrem Gebremedhin (Overland Park, KS)
Demelash Tsegaye (Bahir Dar, Ethiopia)
2016 “Local Partner of the Year” Award
Shylet Moni – Visions Global Empowerment India (Trichy, India)
2015 “Outstanding Dedication to Service” Award
Dr. Catherine Clark (Rochester, NY)
Gurdeep Sareen (New York, NY)
Joe Hill (Pittsburgh, PA)
Kaytie Nielsen (Pittsburgh, PA)
Leka Sivakumaran (Edmonton, AB)
Robert Friedman (Irvine, CA)
2015 “Local Partner of the Year” Award
Mrs. Aynalem Ayalew – Kal Center for Special Needs (Bahir Dar, Ethiopia)
2014 “Outstanding Dedication to Service” Award
Kavitha Pathmarajah (Los Angeles, CA)
Mary Grace Hamme (Boston, MA)
Mimi Giboin (St. Helena, CA)
Nik Lub (Napa, CA)
Nakulendran Viswalingam (Irvine, CA)
2014 “Local Partner of the Year” Award
Sundar Gandhi (Thirukkovilur, India)
2013 “Inspiration” Award
Jennifer Graves (Huntington Beach, CA)
2013 “Exceptional Leadership” Award
Venita Sivamani (Sacramento, CA)
2013 “Volunteer Dedication” Award
Tamara Ackland (New York, NY)
Nanju Reddy (Bangkok, Thailand)
2013 “Philanthropy” Award
Mr. & Mrs. Rohan & Angela Paul (Charlotte, NC)
Mr. & Mrs. Kandiah & Jayagowri Arulmoli (Huntington Beach, CA)
Dr. & Mrs. Canagaratnam & Vasundra Pathmarajah (Lancaster, CA)
2013 “Extraordinary Commitment” Award
Mr. W. Harichandran (Lancaster, CA)
2013 “Local Partner of the Year” Award
M.S. Abdaheer – SAWED Trust (Dindigul, India)