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

2025

MAGiC Recognition Award: Jessica Timmington Lindstrom and Megan C. Kelly
Judiciary Award: Referee Borer