Volunteers and staff recognised at the 2021 National Trust Honours Awards

News NSW
29 Nov 2021

The National Trust (NSW) recognised valued volunteers and staff with the annual National Trust Honours Awards on Saturday as part of the Annual General Meeting. The awards recognise individuals who have given outstanding service to the National Trust. Congratulations and thank you to all of our winners.

National Trust AGM Award Winners

Honours Award recipients – volunteers

Honorary Life Membership:

  • Carol Edds – Hawkesbury Branch
  • Brian Powyer – (Posthumously)

Meritorious Service Award:

  • Pamela Millard – Norman Lindsay Gallery
  • Deborah Hallam – Hawkesbury Branch
  • Matthew Devine – Landscape Conservation Committee
  • Claire Daggett – Harper’s Mansion
  • Merryleigh Brindley – Harper’s Mansion
  • Iain Stuart – Industrial Heritage Committee

Voluntary Service Award:

  • Peter Dadswell – S.H. Ervin Gallery
  • Christina Anderson – Women’s Committee
  • Ros Thomas – Old Government House
  • Anna Brotherhood – S.H. Ervin Gallery
  • Mhairi Clark – Southern Highlands Branch
  • Margaret Guy – Friends of Grossmann House
  • Grant Holmes – Blue Mountains Branch
  • Roger Walker – Everglades House & Gardens
  • Patricia Connell – Lithgow Branch

Trust Commendation:

  • Sandra Nicholson – Miss Porter’s House
  • Sue Northey – Blue Mountains Branch
  • Suzanne Douglass – Harper’s Mansion
  • Jan Taylor – Miss Porter’s House
  • David Williams – Friends of Grossmann
  • Marie Kennedy – Riversdale
  • Barbara Foster – Cooma Cottage
  • Graham Attridge – Old Government House
  • Noel Burgess – Woodford Academy
  • Yvonne Kattell – Woodford Academy
  • Lyn Campbell – Dundullimal Support Crew
  • Dianne Ivey – Women’s Committee

Honours Committee Discretionary Award:

Highly Commended Award for Outstanding Service to the National Trust (NSW).

  • Robert Elliott

Honours Award recipients – staff

The National Trust also recognised staff members for outstanding contributions.

Staff Distinguished Service Award:

  • Anne Weinman – Director, People

Special Commendation for Staff:

  • Jane Griffiths – Lindesay
  • Les Davies – previous Saumarez property manager
  • Soma Somavarman – Director, Finance – acknowledging 25 years of service