Julia R. Nack wins the President's Award from the National Guardianship Asssociation With the announcement that Julia R. Nack, NMG, had been selected to receive this year's President's Award from the National Guardianship Association (NGA), this Ohio professional is now distinguished as the recipient of two of the highest awards in the field of guardianship. She also was awarded the National Master Guardian Star Achievement Award from the Center for Guardianship Certification in 2007.
Ms. Nack, who is Director of the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging/ Volunteer Guardian Program in Columbus, Ohio, was presented the President's Award at the 2009 National Conference on Guardianship on October 4. This NGA recognition is significant in that it is the only award presented at the sole discretion of the organization's President and it is awarded to the person who has provided the greatest assistance, value and service during the President's term of office.
In making the award announcement, NGA President Vicki V. Alkire, NMG outlined many of the ways Ms. Nack supported her and the organizaiton over the past year saying, "Sometimes I would feel it was too much for just one person." She spoke of the award as being but a small thank you for Ms. Nack's "leadership and all that she has contributed, not just this year, but throughout her time with NGA." |