Volunteer ombudsmen serve older adults living in nursing homes and assisted living communities across the state.
Every year, we recognize the contributions of an exceptional volunteer who most emulates the program’s mission and spirit of service.
Louise Abrahams Yaffe Volunteer Ombudsman Program Award recipients:
2024 Ms. Laura Burgardt, Milwaukee County
2023 Ms. Mary Larson, Grant County
2022 Mr. Doug Dahlke, Marathon County
2021 Ms. Pat Langton, Marathon County
2020 Ms. Brenda K. Pullen – O’Donnell, Milwaukee County
2019 Ms. Debra A. Ross, Milwaukee County
2018 Ms. Erin M Arndt, Winnebago County
2017 Mr. Dale Sankey, Dane County
2016 Mr. Todd Elmer, Milwaukee County
2015 Ms. Jamie Knight, Brown County
2014 Ms. Helen Niebuhr, Columbia and Sauk Counties
2013 Mr. Glenn Holley, Waupaca County
2012 Mrs. Susan M. Dow, Dane County
2011 Mrs. Beverly Laufenberg, Monroe County
2010 Mr. Douglas Koehler, Wood County
2009 Mr. Edmond A. Weaver, Kenosha County
2008 Mr. Darrel Belows, Portage County
2007 Mr. Larry Hammond, Milwaukee County
2006 Mr. Jim Haseman, Rock County
2005 Mrs. Diane Wiedenbeck, Dane County
2004 Mrs. Doris Brown, Milwaukee County
