Big Spring State Hospital Volunteer Awards

BIG SPRING Big Spring State Hospital recently presented service awards and special awards to the volunteers who provided more than 7,000 hours of service this year to the patients.

>> Ruth Nanny was named the Jack Y. Smith Award recipient, the volunteer organization's highest honor. The award is presented in recognition of Smith, one of the hospital's earliest and most fervent volunteers and supporters. Jack Y. Smith first presented the award to the Midland Auxiliary 38 years ago. Nanny works at The Chalet, second-hand shop. She makes an 80-mile trip to Midland and picks up rejects from a second-hand shop, takes them home and cleans them and puts them up for sale at The Chalet. She also washes and mends all the clothing, and scrubs all the glassware. She serves as co-chair and helps generate $60,000 a year that benefits the patients at the hospital.

>> Other awards presented were: Murlene Williams, DSHS State Volunteer Service Award; Rowena Suazo, DSHS State Youth Volunteer Service Award; Kathy Sheppard, BSSH Rookie Award; Suzanne Markwell, The Wizard Award; and Ruth Nanny, The Dorothy Award.

>> Volunteers awarded pins for hours donated were: Mary Lopez, 135 hours; Velta Lloyd, 106 hours; Rena McDowell, 100 hours; Brenda Wilkenson, 153 hours; Lee Emerson, 203 hours; Dorothy Gilbreath, 352 hours; Vicki Pitman, 444 hours; Stacy Barr, 562 hours; Theresa Anderson, 657 hours; Linda Nanny, 626 hours; JoAnn Hernandez, 906 hours; Helen Crandall, 1,014 hours; Lucy Flores, 1,034 hours; Cyneather Woodruff, 1,009 hours; Connie Rodriguez, 1,203 hours; Charles Smallwood, 1,335 hours; Pat Dickenson, 1,547 hours; Nancy Patrick, 1,676 hours; Sharon Gutierrez, 1,839 hours; Doris Smith, 1,865 hours; Gay Smith, 1,855 hours; Tommy Corwin, 1,975 hours; Suzanne Markwell, 2,117 hours; Jobeth Corwin, 2,942 hours; Dorothy Sheppard, 3,306 hours; Doris Huibregtse, 3,303 hours; Ruth Nanny, 4,235 hours; Shirley Bodin, 5,009 hours; Bill Wallace, 6,003 hours; Robin Hallman, 6,547 hours; and Murlene Williams, 26,712 hours.