The volunteers were celebrated on May 31, 2025. The following people received special recognition.

Nuts and Bolts Awards-

Presented to volunteers that served over 175 hours in a backstage or offstage volunteer position.

Nicholas Basak

Brian R. Bay

Ashley Beach

Elvin E. East

Joni Edwards

Larry Foster-Goodrich

Brian Magnuson

Allison Mayo

Torri Jo Mitchell

Dusti Morton

Jaycee Myner

Mike Nangle

Eliana Tangeman

Kristen Tyrrell

Laura VanOrman

Diane Vasold Trupiano

Veda Volz

Meadow Walsh

Brandon Wolfgang

Addie Yates

for 250 to 300 Volunteer Hours

Zoe Hart

Kevin Hopp

Kelsey Jordan

Alan Moerdyk

Robyn Shepich

for 300-400 Volunteer Hours

Isaac Byler

Val Glasscock

for 400+ Hours of Volunteer Service

Elia Ingerham

The Spirit of the Civic Award:

Alan Moerdyk

The Larkin H. Noble Award:

Tim Kilmartin

The Suzanne U.D. Parish Award:

Khalilia Foster

Spotlight Awards

were presented to:

The Mentors of the Penguin Project

Abbie Halifax

Eric Halifax

Elsa Halifax

Sedona Coleman

Wesley Gibbs

Jane Hammond

Reuben Bahrou

Lila Kissinger

Abby Amsterburg

Isabel Schoenheit

Elisa Rios

Meadow Walsh

Kylie Shoemaker

Gibby Smith

Avery Fulling

Sophia McKinnon

Brooke Tiffany

Mariah Norman

Brooke Batsie

And Khalilia Foster

As well as:

Kris Allemang Stahl

Logan Awe

Maggie Zahrai

Val Glasscock

Traci Glasscock

Veda Volz

Meadow Walsh

Kevin Hopp

The Crew of Dancing at Lughnasa-

Isaac Byler, Dusti Morton, Alan Moerdyk, Elvin E. East and Torri Jo Mitchell

Brian R. Bay

Sedona Coleman

Kelli Martin

and Laura Van Orman

Congratulations to all of these volunteers and a huge thank you to our 700+ volunteers who shared over 51,000 hours of their time and hard work with the Civic this season.

If you were unable to attend the Volunteer Celebration and your name appears here, please contact Mike Artis, Director of Volunteers at martis@kazoocivic.com or call 269-548-3031 to set up a time to pick up your award.