LWVWI Meg McLane Award for Advocacy

MENTOR Award (discontinued in 2023, previously called the "MLD Award")

LWVWI Meg McLane Award for Advocacy

Meg McLane

Nominations are now closed.

This award recognizes a League member who works as a citizen advocate through the League of Women Voters and/or other organizations for positive policy changes in Wisconsin. It honors the dedicated work of Meg McLane, who was a longtime member of LWV Fond du Lac and passed away in 2014. The nominee must be a League member in Wisconsin and will be honored at the LWVWI Annual Meeting. The state board has set a financial award of $250 in a check payable to the 501(c)(3) organization of the recipient's choice. 

The nominating period has ended for 2025 and the awardee will be announced at the 2025 LWVWI Annual Meeting in June. Please check back next year to nominate a deserving Leaguer!

Past Recipients of the Meg McLane Award for Advocacy

• 2007  June Kjome, La Crosse Area
• 2008  Nancy Stabb, Janesville
• 2009  Connie Threinen, Dane County
• 2010  Barbara Hussin, Milwaukee County
• 2011  Darlene Wellner, Manitowoc County
• 2012  Patricia Finder-Stone, Greater Green Bay
• 2013  Melanie Ramey, Dane County
• 2014  Bette Carr, Beloit
• 2015  Helen Schwartz, Greater Green Bay
• 2016  Louise Petering, Milwaukee County
• 2017  Ingrid Rothe, Dane County
• 2018  Colleen Gruszynski, Greater Green Bay
• 2019  Kay Deupree, Janesville
• 2020  Jacqueline Klimaszewski, Appleton and Mary Dahm, Wisconsin Rapids Area
• 2021  Anneliese Waggoner, Greater Green Bay 
• 2022  Margy Davey, Winnebago County
• 2023  Leigh Ann Tidey, Milwaukee County
• 2024 Susan Kohout, Door County

MENTOR Award (Previously Known as the Membership & Leadership Development "MLD" Award)

MENTOR Coach Marilyn Boeldt, LWV Manitowoc member Jaci Collins, and MENTOR Coach Louise Petering

ABOUT THE MENTOR AWARD

The MENTOR (Mentoring for Expansion, Nurturing, Training, Opportunity and Resilience) team encourages all WI Local Leagues to demonstrate how they've grown and strengthened their membership participation, become more visible in their community, have supported and recruited leadership, and incorporated diversity, equity and inclusion into their work and programming. 

Though LWVWI is no longer giving this award, we honor those who have received it in the past. The MENTOR Program continues to thrive and support local Leagues through peer-to-peer mentorship, guidance and strategy.

Past Recipients of the MENTOR Award (Previously MLD Award)

• 2015  LWV Northwoods (1st Place); LWV Beloit/LWV Dane Co/LWV Manitowoc Co (2nd Place); LWV Greater Green Bay/LWV Milwaukee Co (Honorable Mention)
• 2016  LWV Door Co (1st Place); LWV Beloit/LWV Greater GreenBay/LWV Manitowoc Co (2nd Place)
• 2017  LWV Beloit (1st Place); LWV Manitowoc Co (2nd Place) 
• 2018  LWV Beloit (1st Place)
• 2019  LWV Beloit and LWV Winnebago (share 1st Place)
• 2020  LWV Sheboygan County (1st Place); LWV Upper St. Croix Valley (2nd Place)
• 2021  LWV St. Croix Valley and LWV Greater Chippewa Valley (1st Place Tie)
• 2022  LWV St. Croix Valley (1st Place)
• 2023  LWV Appleton-Fox Cities (1st Place); LWV Ozaukee County (2nd Place)