The Mental Health America Person of the Year Award recognizes an individual in the community who has shown outstanding dedication to improving mental health and wellness of individuals and/or families. Whether it be through advocating, educating, or collaborating, or providing support services and prevention activities, the Person of the Year awardee should be someone who promotes community-wide mental health and wellness and improves the quality of life of Putnam County residents impacted by mental health concerns.
The Mental Health America Educator of the Year Award recognizes an educator in Putnam County who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the mental health and wellness of children, families and fellow education professionals. Nominations are welcome of any person in the education field, not limited to K-12.
Nominations can be submitted a variety of ways: US Mail to
10 ½ N. Jackson St., Greencastle, IN 46135; email Director@mhaopc.org; fax to 765-653-0048; or text to 765-246-1003.
We’d like to receive nominations before April 25 to allow awards and arrangements to be made.
Recipients of the Person of the Year Award in recent years have been Eric Rippy, Nicholas Heck, Beth Benedix, Jacob Weeks, Jan Evans, and Alan Zerkel. Recent past recipients of the Educator of the Year have been Joanna Muncie, Brad Hayes, Dawn Tucker, and Anita Edenfield.
