The Drue Lane Webster Volunteer Service Award was established in 1985 by the Honorable Judge William H. Webster in memory of his wife Drue. Recipients are chosen annually based on the following criteria:

• Are JLSL Active or Sustaining members
• Exemplify the spirit and purpose of JLSL through commitment to voluntarism
• Demonstrate a selfless, caring attitude
• Show a balance and depth of service to JLSL, community and family activities
• Combine “hands-on” service and leadership roles
• Are members who have not received community awards

To learn more about the Drue Lane Webster Volunteer Service Award please click here.

To contact the Drue Lane Webster Committee please e-mail: druewebster@jlsl.org

The following JLSL members have received the Drue Webster Award. Also included are the community organizations they selected to receive a $500 award in their name.

1985:

• Ann Babington (A)
  Saint Augustine’s Senior Citizen Center

1986:

• Lucie Garnett(A)
  Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

1987:

• Sam Gould (A)
  Life Seekers

1988:

• Claire Devoto (A)
  St. Vincent De Paul Society (Milk for the Homeless Children Program)

1989:

• Kathi Tacony (A)
  Southside Day Nursery

*1990:

• Patti Mallicote (A)
  The Children’s Foundation of St. Louis, Inc.
• Peg Goddard (S)
  Junior League of St. Louis B Landscaping for New Building

1991:

• Hilary Hartung (A)
  Community in Partnership Family Center
• Connie Lohr (S)
  St. Louis Children’s Hospital

1992:

• Midge Crider (A)
  Nursery Foundation of St. Louis
• Lynn Hill (S)
  Beyond Housing (formerly Ecumenical Housing Production Co.)

1993:

• Joni Karandjeff (A)
  Junior League of St. Louis (Capital Campaign)
• Sharon Olson (S)
  St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Leukemia Research and Bone Marrow Transplant Department

1994:

• Liz Sprague (A)
  American Diabetes Association, Missouri Affiliate
• Pat McKinnis (S)
  The Salvation Army Hope Center of Children

1995:

• Linda Estell (A)
  Nursery Foundation of St. Louis
• Becky Zaccarello (S)
  Edgewood Children’s Center

1996:

• Sally Jones (A)
  American Red Cross
• Sam Cocking (S)
  Cord Blood Bank at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

1997:

• Julie Latz (A)
  American Red Cross
• Anne McAlpin (S)
  MICDS Leadership Program

1998:

• Bette Mueller (A)
  The Salvation Army Hope Center for Children
• Maggie Albers (S)
  Beyond Housing (formerly Ecumenical Housing Production Co.)

1999:

• Dee Harvill (A)
  The Salvation Army
• Kay Kinsella (S)
  Villa Marie

2000:

• Debbie Genung (A)
  Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure®

2001:

• Dena Ladd (A)
  Citizen’s for Missouri’s Children
• Marianne Fournie (S)
  Epworth Children and Family Services

2002:

• Colleen Mehan (A)
  Belle Center
• Patty Alvarez (S)
  Assistance League of St. Louis (Operation School Bell)

2003:

• Anne Rosenberg (A)
  St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation

2004:

• Margie Kransberg Lazarus (A)
  Friends of St. Louis Children’s Hospital
• Jane McElwee (S)
  Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

2005:

• Elly Painter (A)
  Lydia’s House
• Joanne Arnold Strathearn (S)
  St. John’s Mercy Foundation (Women’s and Children’s Health Center at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center)

2006:

• Cindy Licavoli (A)
  Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition
• Pat Fogle (S)
  Life Skills

2007:

• Debbie Davis (A)
  Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
• Ellen Jones (S)
  Junior League of St. Louis

2008:

• Heather Winsby (A)
  First Book – St. Louis
• Diane Kerckhoff (S)
  St. Joseph Catholic Church

2009:

• Elizabeth Goad (A)
  V.O.I.C.E.S. for Children
• Mimi Denes (S)
  Junior League of St. Louis

2010:

• Rita Wylie (A)
  Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition

• Jane Towater (S)
  YWCA of Metro St. Louis-Sexual Assault Center

*Sustainer Award Established in 1990

(A) Active     (S) Sustainer