Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch announces
2023 Golden Hoosier Award winners
 STATEHOUSE (Sept. 29, 2023) ??Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch?recently announced the 10 winners of the 2023 Golden Hoosier Award.?
"Each of these Hoosiers has dedicated their life to serving communities across Indiana," said Lt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana's Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. "They exemplify the Hoosier spirit of wanting to help, wanting to give back and being generous. Congratulations to the 2023 Golden Hoosier Award winners!"?
The Golden Hoosier Award began in 2008 in collaboration with the?Indiana Family and Social Services Administration?s Division of Aging?and AARP Indiana, and annually honors senior Hoosiers for their lifetime of service and commitment to their communities. Since the start of the program, more than 200 Hoosiers have been honored.?
?These Hoosiers are great examples of how acts of service in communities can help us solve our problems,? said Family and Social Service Administration Secretary Dan Rusyniak, M.D.. ?I thank them for their commitment and showing us the value of service.?
To be eligible, awardees must currently be an Indiana resident, age 65 or older and have been a volunteer in the community for the past three years. Each awardee was nominated by someone in their community who recognized their significant contribution to their community.?
2023 awardees include:
Mike Andree, Sr. (Griffith, Lake County)
 Bonnie Carrigan (Rising Sun, Dearborn County)
 John Clarke (Bentonville, Fayette County)
 Thomas L. Farris (Muncie, Delaware County)
 Phillip Griffith (Valparaiso, Porter County)
 Clorius Lay?(Gary, Lake County)?
 Rob Ohlemiller (Indianapolis, Marion County)?
 James L. Peters (Greenfield, Hancock County)
 Jeanne Wease (Crown Point, Lake County)
 Bob Wortman (Morristown, Shelby County)
 More information on the ceremony as well as bios for the awardees can be found here.?
For more information on the Golden Hoosier Award, contact the Office of the Lieutenant Governor [email protected] or?317-232-4545.?
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The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Indiana Senate, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, chairs the Indiana Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Task Force & Indiana Roundtable on Mental Health, and oversees four state agencies.
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