2011
Chicago, IL
October 2011
Pictured
left to right: Eric Lund, Donald Olson, LeRoy and Eloise Nelson, Eva
Giba, Marjorie Jothen, Tina O'Malley, and Jane Wickham.
The
Swedish Council of America held its recent board meeting in Chicago,
Illinois, October 6-8, 2011. In addition to the meetings, board members
were hosted for a tour and dinner at the Swedish American Museum in
Andersonville. A highlight of the weekend was the Awards Presentations
during the banquet event held at the Club International at the Drake
Hotel.
Swedish Council of America's Awards Program
honors outstanding contributions to Swedish America and the world by
famous and not-so-famous individuals. The Award of Merit was established
at Swedish Council's 25th Anniversary in 1997. Since that time, the SCA
has recognized over one hundred individuals across North America and
Sweden.
Seven Awards of Merit were presented on Friday, October 7, 2011.
The Award of Merit is given to honor and thank these persons for their
work at the grassroots level in the cause of preserving and promoting
Swedish heritage.
Recipients
in Portland included Eva Giba (Swedish American Museum), Marjorie
Jothen (Swedish American Historical Society, WI), Eric Lund (Swedish
American Historical Society), LeRoy and Eloise Nelson (Swedish American
Historical Society), Donald Olson (North Park University Center for
Scandinavian Studies), Tina O'Malley (SWEA - Chicago), and Jane Wickham
(Swedish Heritage Society of Swedesburg, IA.)
Portland, OR
April 2011
Pictured
left to right (top photo): Ross Fogelquist (Award of Merit recipient 1987), Judy
Rust, Leif Rosqvist, Sandra Nelson Miller, Elisabeth Mendenhall, Lillian
Johnson, Kristi Johnson-James, Jeff Klein, Ellen Jacobson, Ted Johnson (SCA
Awards Chair) and Alice Iverson. Seated: Willow Hagans (SCA Chairman), Lars
Nordström and Denver James.
The
Swedish Council of America held its 2011 annual meeting in Portland, Oregon,
April 7-10, 2011. A highlight of the weekend was the Awards Presentations.
Swedish Council of America's Awards Program honors outstanding contributions to
Swedish America and the world by famous and not-so-famous individuals.
Eleven
individuals from the Portland region were presented the SCA Award of Merit.
The Award of Merit is given to honor and thank these persons for their work at
the grassroots level in the cause of preserving and promoting Swedish heritage.
SCA has recognized over one hundred individuals across North America and Sweden
since the award was established at Swedish Council's 25th Anniversary in 1997.
Recipients in Portland included Alice Iverson, Ellen Jacobson, Kristi
Johnson-James, Denver James, Lillian Johnson, Jeffrey Klein, Elisabeth
Mendenhall, Sandra Nelson Miller, Lars Nordström, Leif Rosqvist and Judith
Rust.
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