Past Award Recipients

The Allan S. Meck Award for Excellence in Parish Ministry
The Robert V. Moss Award for Excellence in Specialized Ministry

1977

Meck

Robert H. Naylor '78

First United Church of Christ
Danbury, Connecticut


1978

Meck

LeRoy C. Brumbaugh '35 *

St. Mark's United Church of Christ
Reading, Pennsylvania


1979

Meck

Robert F. Peeples '52 *

First United Church of Christ
Shelby, Ohio


1980

Meck

Benjamin T. Griffin '75

Trinity United Church of Christ
York, Pennsylvania


1981

Meck

Ernest Miko '53 *

St. John's United Church of Christ
Nazareth, Pennsylvania


1982

Meck

Richard H. Shellenberger '53 *

St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Somerset, Pennsylvania


1983

Meck

Merlin L. Conrad '61

Calvary United Church of Christ
Reading, Pennsylvania


1984

Meck

Harry G. Royer '65

St. John's United Church of Christ
Reading, Pennsylvania


1985

Meck

C. Richard Masters '51

Church of the Holy Trinity
Hagerstown, Maryland


1986

Meck

R. Terrence Foor '70

St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania


1987

Meck

Stephen A. Gifford '73

St. Thomas United Church of Christ
Linglestown, Pennsylvania


1988

Meck

G. Melvin Palmer '52

Peace United Church of Christ
Greensboro, North Carolina


1989

Meck

John W. Touchberry '83

St. John's United Church of Christ
Lansdale, Pennsylvania


1990

Meck

Evelyn Jane Aurand

Epler's United Church of Christ
Leesport, Pennsylvania


1991

Meck

Glenn J. Rader '56

Church of the Apostles, UCC
Lancaster, Pennsylvania


1991

Moss

James H. Cunningham '71

Director of Pastoral Care
Fairveiw General Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio


1992

Meck

Ronald Ray Krick '57

Schwenkfelder Church UCC
Palm, Pennsylvania


1992

Moss

Donald P. Flick '56 '81

Executive Director
United Church Retirement Homes Inc.
Newton, North Carolina


1993

Meck

Claude I. Dencler '78 '93

Hope United Church of Christ
Allentown, Pennsylvania


1993

Moss

No Award Presented

 


1994

Meck

Martha B. Kriebel '59

Trinity United Church of Christ
Collegeville, Pennsylvania


1994

Moss

Bernie Zerkel, Jr. '79

Retired Associate Conference Minister
Central Atlantic Conference
Westminster, Maryland


1995

Meck

William H. Rader '54

Fourth United Church of Christ and
Park Street United Methodist Church
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania


1995

Moss

John M. Aregood '59

Chief Executive Officer
United Church Neighborhood Homes
St. Louis, Missouri


1996

Meck

Barron P. Barley '86

Trinity United Church of Christ
Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania

St. Paul's United Church of Christ
McConnelsburg, Pennsylvania


1996

Meck

Mary T. Higgins '93

Unitarian Society
York, Pennsylvania


1996

Moss

Harold Henning '56

Executive Director
Bethany Children's Home
Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania


1996

Moss

Beth Boyer Kollas '93

Protestant Campus Minister
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania


1997

Meck

Bruce P. Bouchard '94

Grace United Church of Christ
Hanover, Pennsylvania


1997

Meck

Johnnie W. Lengel '70

Grace United Church of Christ
Richland, Pennsylvania


1997

Moss

William A. Seaman '63

Executive Director
Lehigh County Conference of Churches
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania


1998

Meck

Doyle A. Luckenbaugh '65

Bethany United Church of Christ
Ephrata, Pennsylvania


1998

Meck

Frederick A. Wenner '64

Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ
Frederick, Maryland


1998

Moss

M. Douglas Borko '72 '96

Conference Minister
Florida Conference UCC


1999

Meck

Ruthanne K. Cochran '59

First Congregational United Church of Christ
Phoenix, Arizona


1999

Moss

Douglas S. Albert '62

Chaplain
Delaware Hospice, Inc.


2000

Meck

Glenn E. Ludwig '73

First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ellicott City, Maryland


2000

Meck

Harry L. Serio '66 '92

St. John's United Church of Christ
Kutztown, Pennsylvania


2000

Moss

John A. Blackwell '70 '75

Regional Conference Minister
New York Conference
New York, New York


2001

Meck

Jack E. Belsom '69

Iao Congrgational Church
United Church of Christ
Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii


2001

Meck

Levina S. Huber '81

Bethany United Church of Christ
Ephrata, Pennsylvania


2001

Moss

Paul H. Westermeyer '65

Professor of Music
Luther Seminary
St. Paul, Minnesota

Director of the Master in Sacred Music Program
St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota


2002

Meck

Wayne Calvin Chasney '93

Monroeville Congregational Community UCC
Monroeville, Ohio


2002

Meck

George Calvin Martz '67

New Hope United Church of Christ
Landisburg, Pennsylvania


2002

Moss

Albert J. D. Aymer '70

President
Hood Theological Seminary
Salisbury, North Carolina


2003

Meck

Joseph Michael Beer '80 '98

Mount Laurel United Church of Christ
Bowell, Pennsylvania


2003

Moss

Laverne R. Joseph '64

President and CEO
Retirement Housing Foundation
Long Beach, California


2004

Meck

Ann E. Tweedie Few '95

St. Stephen United Church of Christ
New Holland, Pennsylvania


2004

Moss

No Nominations Received

 


2005

Meck

Jayne E. Hubbard '97

Grace United Church of Christ
Lancaster, Pennsylvania


2005

Meck

Jeanne H. Linderman '81

The Episcopal Church
of Saints Andrew and Matthew
Wilmington, Delaware


2005

Moss

Harry F. Knox '89

Program Director
Freedom to Marry
New York, New York


2006

Meck

David G. Kelly Jr. '68

First Congregational United Church of Christ
Hendersonville, North Carolina


2006

Moss

No Nominations Received

 


2007

Meck

William E. Thomas '67

Worship Leader/Visitation Pastor to Older Adults
Dubbs Memorial United Church of Christ
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Worship Leader/Visitation Pastor to Older Adults
Longswamp United Church of Christ
Mertztown, Pennsylvania


2007

Moss

John E. Fureman '74 '94

Chaplain
Phoebe Berks Village and Health Care Center
Wernersville, Pennsylvania


2007

Meck

Dorothy E. Shelly '96

Chaplain
Phoebe Richland Health Care Center
Richlandtown, Pennsylvania


2008

Meck

Phyllis J. Baum ’95

Hayshire United Church of Christ

York, Pennsylvania


2008

Meck

Barbara Kershner Daniel ’83 ’96

Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ

Frederick, Maryland


2008

Moss

Jacquie Church Young ’01

Co-Director, Leadership Now: Spiritual Formation With Youth

Lancaster Theological Seminary

Lancaster, Pennsylvania


2009

Meck

No Nominations Received



2009

Moss

Bruce Druckenmiller, '80

Director of Outdoor & Program Ministries
Hartman Center
Milroy, Pennsylvania

2010MeckKim Blocher '95, '09
Pastor, Zion United Church of Christ
Arendtsville, Pennsylvania

2010Moss
John Gundelach III '71retired U.S. Navy chaplain
Minister of Government and Professional Chaplaincies
United Church of Christ


2011MeckBonnie Hollinger '06Pastor, St. Peter's United Church of Christ,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania