Utah AmeriCorps Member of the Year recognizes an outstanding AmeriCorps member serving in a Utah AmeriCorps*State program. The member's efforts must go beyond standard expectations.

For more information or to nominate an AmeriCorps member please contact the Utah Commission on Volunteers at 1-888-755-UTAH (Toll-free in Utah) or 1-801-538-8700 (Outside of Utah) or Download the nomination form.

2007 Winner

Angela Morgan

Christmas to underprivileged children, dental care to the uninsured and helping teens to address the issue of teen pregnancy the work of a young AmeriCorps member Angela Morgan.  Through her efforts, five-thousand low income children enjoyed christmas. Her work with local dentists has provided children with over $18 thousand worth free dental care and over $10 thousand scheduled to be provided. She has also worked with Midvale Baby Cupboard to provided families with essential infant care items. Angela has spent lots of time committed to helping children and families through her AmeriCorps service.

Past Winners

2006 Winner

Adam Christensen

Adam has been involved with the AmeriCorps program of Utah Conservation Corps dedicated to improving public lands and the communities surrounding them.   During Adam’s term of service, he has focused on founding the Aggie blue Bikes Program.  Adam is now a full-time Utah State University Engineering major and has been part of a coalition of USU students, staff, and faculty that has recently changed campus walkway policy to be more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.  This allowed for Adam to start the Aggie Blue Bikes program as an AmeriCorps member of the UCC.  Adam spearheaded the effort to gather low-cost and donated bicycles which he repaired and checked out to students free of charge.  He has been involved in multiple fundraising efforts that substantially increased the reach and sustainability of this program.  Since its inception in September 2005, Aggie Blue Bikes has loaned 15 bicycles to twenty-four USU students who have ridden 1590.5 miles.  Looking at it from the environmental standpoint … as Adam would, this has resulted in preventing 1717 pounds of carbon dioxide from being emitted, an admirable statistic considering Cache Valley has recently experienced some air quality woes.  In April, Adam organized the first annual Cache Valley Bike Festival attracting over one hundred participants who learned more about safe cycling.