Stanley C. Golder Community Service Award
Golden Apple Foundation annually presents the Stanley C. Golder Community Service Award to an individual who has made significant contributions to education and has been influential in advancing Golden Apples guiding conviction that All Children Deserve Excellent Teachers.The Award honors the memory of Stanley C. Golder, a Golden Apple founder and board member whose energy, creativity and commitment to the Golden Apple mission of advancing the teaching profession set the highest standard for dedication and accomplishment.
The Golder Award has been presented each year since 2002 as follows:
- 2008 Michael Milkie, founder and superintendent, Noble Street Charter School
- 2007 Ted Oppenheimer, president of the Oppenheimer Family Foundation
- 2006 Michael W. Scott, Chicago School Board president.
- 2005 Beverly E. Shaw, National-Louis University trustee and founder of Good News Reading Program
- 2004 William J. McCarter, Golden Apple board director, and president emeritus and trustee of Window to the World Communications, Inc.
- 2003 John Mabie, Golden Apple board director and chairman of Mid-Continent Capital, LLC
- 2002 Martin J. (Mike) Koldyke, Golden Apple founder and chairman emeritus, and retired chairman of Frontenac Company
Prior to the establishment of The Golder Award, a Golden Apple Community Service Award was presented to the following individuals:
- 2001 Dan Cronin, Illinois State Senator
- 2000 Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago
- 1999 Stanley Golder, founding partner of Golder, Thoma, Cressy, Rauner Inc., a private equity investment firm; and Golden Apple board member
- 1998 Donald Perkins, chairman emeritus of Jewel-Osco and Golden Apple board member
- 1997 Arnold Weber, president emeritus of Northwestern University and Golden Apple board member
- 1996 Richard and Barbara Franke, chairman of The John Nuveen Company and Golden Apple board directors