Doris Sveen Award
Recognizing an individual who has done outstanding work on behalf of someone else
Organizational Award
Recognizing an organizations which has done outstanding work in the field of guardianship or conservatorship
Lifetime Achievement Award
Recognizing an individual who has done outstanding work in the filed of guardianship or conservatorship throughout his or her lifetime
Judiciary or Legal Award
Recognizing an individual in the legal or judiciary area who has done outstanding work in the field of guardianship or conservatorship
MAGiC Recognition Award
Recognizing an individual who has done outstanding work for the MAGIC association
MAGiC Exemplary Service Award
Recognizing an individual who has done ongoing volunteer service with exemplary performance to MAGiC
NGA Outstanding Affiliate Member Award
Recognizing an individual’s dedicated and devoted service to advance the profession
1992
Doris Sveen Award: Carla Schaffert, RN, Crestview Home Care
Agency Award: St. Louis County Probate Staff
Judiciary Award: The Honorable Jerome Plunkett, Ramsey County Probate Court
1993
Doris Sveen Award: Gretchen Crowder, Court Visitor, Hennepin County Probate Court
Organization Award: Rakhma, Inc., Residential Care Home
1994
Doris Sveen Award: Mary McGurran, Social Worker, Ebenezer Protective Services
Organization Award: Hennepin County Adult Protection Unit
1995
Doris Sveen Award: William Muchlinski, Hennepin County Probate Court staff
Individual Recognition Award: Helen Regan, Hennepin County Probate Court Staff
1999
Organization Award: VOA MN Protective Services
2001
Doris Sveen Award: Joyce Velte, Professional Guardian/Conservator
Special Award: Sgt. Linda Malzahn, Minneapolis Police Department
2002
Doris Sveen Award:
Karen Dove, Professional Guardian/Conservator
Mary Ferris Jensen, Elder Law Attorney
2005
Doris Sveen Award: Lynn McDonald, Professional Guardian/Conservator
2008
Doris Sveen Award: Elizabeth (Bette) Flanders, Professional Guardian/Conservator
NGA Outstanding Affiliate Award: Anita Raymond, Social Worker, VOA MN
2009
Lifetime Achievement Award (posthumous): Robert Gunderson, Attorney, Thiel, Campbell, Gunderson & Anderson
MAGiC Recognition Award: Laura Griffin, Professional Fiduciary, Guardian & Protective Services Inc.
MAGiC Exemplary Service Award: Mary Watson, Attorney, William M. Hansen Associates
NGA Outstanding Affiliate Award: Eric Jonsgaard, Guardianship Director, Lutheran Social Services
2010
MAGiC Recognition Award: Sandy McGurran, MAGiC Administrative Consultant
Judiciary Award: The Honorable Bruce Kruger, Referee, Hennepin County Probate Court
Lifetime Achievement Award (posthumous): R. Thomas Greene, Jr., Attorney
NGA Outstanding Affiliate Award: Kim Tophen, Professional Guardian/Conservator, Senior Options Inc.
2011
Lifetime Achievement Award: Beth Mathews, Professional Guardian/Conservator, Lutheran Social Services
Judiciary Award: The Honorable Richard Wolfson, Referee, Hennepin County District Court
NGA Outstanding Affiliate Award: Mary McGurran, Social Worker, VOA MN
2013
Doris Sveen Award: Michelle Boyer Keefe
Lifetime Achievement Award: Anna Lockrem, Professional Guardian/Conservator (retired)
Judiciary Award: The Honorable Dean Maus, Referee, Hennepin County District Court
Organization Award: Lutheran Social Services, St. Paul, MN
MAGiC Recognition Award: Mary McGurran, Department of Human Services, formerly of Volunteers of America MN
2014
Doris Sveen Award: Janis Sines, Professional Guardian/Conservator
Lifetime Achievement Award: Catherine Rootness, Professional Guardian/Conservator
2015
Recognition Award: Mary Watson, Attorney, William Hansen and Associates
Exemplary Service Award: Dan Steinhagen, Steinhagen & Crist
2016
Organization Award: WINGS MN
Judiciary Award: The Honorable Jamie Anderson, Hennepin County Probate Court
2017
Doris Sveen Award: Jean Sulzle
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dean Maus
Legal Award: Cate Boyko
MAGiC Recognition Award: Dawn Rootness
2018
Doris Sveen Award: Lori Reif
Lifetime Achievement Award: Mary Watson
Legal Award: William Brown
2019
Judiciary Award: The Honorable Elizabeth Cutter
Doris Sveen Award: Amanda Jonas
Lifetime Achievement Award: Shirley Olson
2020
Legal Award: Robert McLeod
Exemplary Service Award: Megan Kelly