Recent Volunteer Award Winners:

The Waukesha Civic Theatre, in conjunction with its 56 years of service to the community, recognizes the volunteers who have made the organization what it is. This award is named for Carl Thomas, a long-time volunteer who served on stage, backstage, on the board, and anywhere else he was needed. He truly exemplified the "spirit of community theatre."

This award is given peer to peer for all production awards, in which each show’s cast, crew, and staff nominate the person involved in that show who they feel has best represented the spirit of community theatre with the highest levels of enthusiasm, energy, and involvement. The administrative award is chosen by the staff and/or the board of directors and goes to someone who has given of their time and talent outside of the productions we produce. Current criteria (as of September 2008) for eligibility includes: 1) only individuals may be nominated (not groups or ensembles); 2) only volunteers may be nominated (no paid staff); and 3) prior winners of the award may be nominated only after a predetermined number of seasons have passed since their previous award.

ALL PAST VOLUNTEER AWARD WINNERS
2001-2002 Connie Cross Smith, Administrative (Office), September 2001 Marianne Puls, Administrative (Office), September 2001 Sharon Sohner, Production (The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail), January 2002 Ken Schenian, Administrative (Maintenance), January 2002 Mary Brzozowski, Production (The Real Inspector Hound), April 2002 Dexter Meise, Administrative (Maintenance), April 2002 Roseann Fasi (Coleman), Production (Phantom of the Country Opera), June 2002 Tom Koth, Production (Phantom of the Country Opera), June 2002 Rick Richter, Production (Phantom of the Country Opera), June 2002 Donna Redmer, Production (Phantom of the Country Opera), June 2002	2002-2003 Claire Drefus, Production (Broadway Bound), December 2002 Marianne Puls, Administrative (Office), December 2002 Todd Herdt, Production (Carnival), January 2003 Michael Holland, Administrative (Maintenance), January 2003 Sandra Adell, Production (Private Lives), April 2003 Patti Anne Hachmeister, Production (The Man Who Came To Dinner), April 2003 Dorothy Petro, Administrative (Office), April 2003 Anita Maiore, Production (The Trip to Bountiful), May 2003 Evie Reid, Administrative (Cast Meals), May 2003 Drake Reid, Administrative (Cast Meals), May 2003 Jean Daleiden, Administrative (Costume Coordinator), June 2003
2003-2004 Tony Kolp, Production (On Golden Pond), October 2003 Rockie Matson, Administrative (House Manager and Usher), October 2003 Daniel Beer, Production (The Lion In Winter), November 2003 Debi Mumford, Production (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), December 2003 Sara Toenes, Administrative (Office), January 2004 The Cast Of The Dining Room (Kristen Busalacchi, Jacqueline Long, Judy Radtke, Doug Smedbron, Jason Thompson, Glenn Villa) Production (The Dining Room), February 2004 Michael Villwock, Production (The 1940's Radio Hour), April 2004 Phillip Alonge, Administrative (Office), May 2004 Tim Crowley, Production (Don't Drink The Water), May 2004	2004-2005 Mara Josette King, Production (110 In The Shade), July 2004 Beth Perry, Production (Bus Stop), October 2004 Joshua Schumaker, Production (Red Hot & Cole), November 2004 Don Devona, Production (Miracle On 34th Street), December 2004 Haakon Haakenson, Production (You Know I Can't Hear You When The Water's Running), February 2005 Joe Schulein, Production (Caught In The Net), March 2005 Katie Davis, Production (Immigrant Stories), May 2005 Lydia Hartlaub, Production (The Secret Garden), June 2005
2005-2006 Eric Eggers, Administrative (Maintenance), July 2005 Emily Thompson, Production (Mousetrap), October 2005 Lori O’Brien, Production (Cheaper By The Dozen), November 2005 Michelle Tiarks, Administrative (Set Construction), November 2005 Mindus Siliunus, Production (Uh Oh, Here Comes Christmas), December 2005 Sharon Grunfelder, Administrative (Office), January 2006 Kevin Kelnhofer, Production (Encore! An Evening Of Broadway’s Best), February 2006 Mark Neufang, Production (Over The River And Through The Woods), March 2006 Elayne Juten, Production (The Wizard Of Oz), May 2006 Kurt Magoon, Production (Lost In Yonkers), June 2006	2006-2007 Angila Allen, Production (The Little Foxes), October 2006 Sue Hrobar, Administrative (Office), October 2006 Jill Webber, Production (The Music Man), November 2006 Kate Gilbert, Production (Christmas On Angel Street), December 2006 John Pfannerstill, Production (Arsenic & Old Lace), February 2007 Stephanie Demyun Smith, Production (The Foreigner), March 2007 Susan Olson, Production (The Importance Of Being Earnest), May 2007 Kris Huber, Production (Whose Wives Are They Anyway?), June 2007
2007-2008 David B. Carter, Production (The Taffetas), September 2007 Michael Chobanoff, Production (The Miser), November 2007 Mary Pat Sutter, Production (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), December 2007 Augie Revoy, Administrative (Office), January 2008 Randall T. Anderson, Production (The Woman In Black), February 2008 Sue Rapp, Administrative (Office), March 2008 Debbie Volden, Production (Disney’s Beauty & The Beast), April 2008 Dan Hargarten, Production (Over The Tavern), May 2008 Jenny Kosek, Production (Little Women), June 2008	2008-2009 Jim Volden, Production (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) Lee Piekarski, Administrative Ruth Arnell, Production (The Philadelphia Story) Jacob Sudbrink, Production (Miracle on 34th Street) Allen Schuh, Administrative Peter Kao, Production (Wit) Shawn Spellman, Production (Don't Dress for Dinner) Diane L. Matuszak, Administrative Tammy Jung, Production (42nd Street) Rhonda Trickey, Production (The Cemetery Club)
2009-2010 James Chermak, Administrative MaryAnn Vance, Production (Seussical) Ken Schenian, Administrative Joe Nolan, Production (The Light In The Piazza) Andy Lien, Production (And Then There Were None) Tom Koth, Production (Candy Cane Tales and Holiday Carols) Scott Allen, Administrative Joel Marinan, Production (Crimes Of The Heart) Kavyn Tarnowski, Production (Bye Bye Birdie) Sara Toenes, Administrative Matt Lovison, Production (The Kitchen Witches) Monica Santroch, Production (Life With Father)	2010-2011 Catie Tarr, Production (Honk!) Sean Downs, Administrative Brian Morin, Production (Two By Two) Rich Labinski, Administrative Jon Danner, Production (Write Me A Murder) Travis Vrba, Production (Candy Cane Tales and Holiday Carols) Terry Sutter, Administrative Judy Nelson, Production (Alone Together) Al Van Lith, Production (State Fair) Kelly Horrell, Administrative Kenneth Penzkover, Production (Twelfth Night) Fran Klumb, Production (A Tiny Miracle With A Fiberoptic Unicorn)
2011-2012 Dexter Meise, Administrative Alex Johnson, Production (Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka) Christine Howard-Turowski, Administrative David Scott, Production (Smoke on the Mountain) Dylan Baxter, Production (The Tavern) Heidi Consiglio, Production (Candy Cane Tales and Holiday Carols) Peggy Stoop, Administrative Barbara Talaska, Production (Crossing Delancey) Phillip Alonge, Production (The Miracle Worker) Jean Novy, Administrative Eli King, Production (Miss Saigon) Zach Zembrowski, Production (Busybody)	2012-2013 Susan Hughes, Administrative Owen Reynolds, Production (Once On This Island) Christopher Elst, Production (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)