Mental Health Association in Tulsa Honored at Third Annual ONE Awards
Mental Health Association in Tulsa was named a winner for the Charles Schsterman Award for Excellence tonight at the third annual Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards in Tulsa. Nine additional agencies were winners of their unique category of service, and 17 received finalist awards. The Association was named the overall winner of the event and was awarded the $10,000 Charles Schusterman Award for Excellence. In total, $160,000 was awarded to 27 of the state’s top nonprofits.
Steve Turnbo, 2010 ONE Awards event chair, addressed attendees of the event.
“Our honorees are role models for other nonprofits,” said Turnbo. “We know you are sought out for your guidance and inspiration, as you are recognized for many outstanding qualities that benefit your nonprofit.”
The complete list of tonight’s ONE Awards winners is as follows:
The Barnett Family Foundation Award
Arts & Humanities
Category Winner: Gilcrease Museum
Finalists: Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra; Muskogee Little Theatre
Devon Energy Corporation Award
Community
Category Winner: Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
Finalists: Neighborhood Alliance; OKC Metro Alliance, Inc.
Potts Family Foundation Award
Education
Category Winner: Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
Finalists: Elk City Education Foundation; Millwood Arts Academy
ONE Awards Selection Commission Award
Seniors
Category Winner: Ardmore Village
Finalists: Arthritis Foundation, Oklahoma Chapter; RSVP Tulsa
Herman Kaiser Family Foundation/Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation Award Youth Development Category Winner: Youth Services of Osage County, Inc.
Finalists: Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County; Youth At Heart
H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trusts Award Community Health Services Category Winner: Iron Gate
Finalists: INTEGRIS Rural Health Foundation; Schools for Healthy Lifestyles
Moran Family Foundation/Public Service Company of Oklahoma Award Sports and Recreation Category Winner: YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City
Finalists: Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation; Tulsa Zoo Friends, Inc.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation Award
Self Sufficiency
Category Winner: Family & Children’s Services
Finalists: Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc.; MONARCH, Inc.
George Kaiser Family Foundation Award
Health Services—Large
Category Winner: Mental Health Association in Tulsa, Inc.
Finalists: Dean McGee Eye Institute; St. Anthony Hospital-Center for Behavioral Medicine
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Michael Brose accepted the ONE Award on behalf of the Mental Health Association in Tulsa at the event. They were also awarded a $10,000 monetary gift.
Finalists for the ONE Awards are nominated and selected by the ONE Awards Selection Commission, chaired by J. Jerry Dickman of Tulsa. The commission, made up of community leaders from throughout the state, meets annually to identify and reward nonprofits that exhibit excellence in their daily operations.
The commissioners include Michael Cawley, Ardmore; Nance Diamond, Shawnee; Frederick Drummond, Pawhuska; Ken Fergeson, Altus; R.H. Harbaugh, Tulsa; First Lady Kim Henry, Oklahoma City; Phil Lakin, Tulsa; Frank Merrick, Oklahoma City; Polly Nichols, Oklahoma City; the Rev. George Young, Oklahoma City; and Stanton Young, Oklahoma City.
“Knowing there are more than 18,000 nonprofits who serve the citizens throughout Oklahoma, narrowing down the list of submissions is not an easy assignment,” said Turnbo.
Of 70 nonprofits originally nominated for a ONE Award, only 27 were selected as finalists in one of nine categories of service. The winners in each category received $7,500 and two finalists received $5,000.
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Executive Director Mike Brose, Maxine Zarrow, Greg Shinn, and Karen LaPlante
