Awards & Recognition

Honors Received

Organization

  • Indiana Achievement Award, Statewide Recognition of Exemplary Non-Profits, 2010
  • Service to Science Academy, National Program for Innovative Initiatives, 2009
  • Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana Non-Profit Award Finalist, 2009
  • Leadership Evansville Organizational Achievement Award, 2005

Founder Dr. William Wooten

  • Physicians’ Community Service Award, Indiana State Medical Association, 2010
  • Rotary Club Civic Award, Evansville, 2008
  • Leadership Evansville Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007

President & CEO Parri O. Black

  • Athena Award Finalist, Evansville, 2008
  • Journey Fellow, Indiana Youth Leaders, 2006

Major Grants Awarded

(Either as direct recipient or key partner)

  • Welborn Baptist Foundation (regional), 2000-2011
  • Safe Schools/Healthy Students (federal)
  • Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, 2005-2009
  • Southwestern Indiana Schools and Community Collaborative, 2008-2012
  • Grant to Reduce Alcohol Abuse (federal), 2005-2008
  • Grant to Reduce High Risk Drinking Among College Students (federal), 2009-2011
  • Building Evaluation Capacity (federal), 2009-2010
  • Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Byrne JAG ARRA (state), 2009-2011

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