Each year Lyric Music Theater selects two outstanding volunteers for the prestigious “Volunteer of the Year” award and the “Cedric Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award,” (the “Cedi”) named for one of our founders, Cedric Thomas.
We appreciate and applaud all our outstanding volunteers who support Lyric Music Theater in countless ways each and every day. Congratulations to the following award recipients:
| Season | Volunteer | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | Ellen LeFevre | Volunteer of the Year & Lifetime Achievement |
| 2001-2002 | Blanche Mack | Lifetime Achievement |
| Erik Hanna | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2002-2003 | Lora Coffin | Lifetime Achievement |
| Margaret Barrasso | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2003-2004 | Ann Conley | Lifetime Achievement |
| Frank Nappi | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2004-2005 | Lois Matthews | Lifetime Achievement |
| Mim Nappi | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2005-2006 | Louise Keezer | Lifetime Achievement |
| Kathy Routh | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2006-2007 | Ken Hutchins | Lifetime Achievement |
| Christopher Benoit | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2007-2008 | Don Drew | Lifetime Achievement |
| Betty Gravelle | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2008-2009 | Anne Johnson | Lifetime Achievement |
| Judy McSwigin | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2009-2010 | Linwood Dyer | Lifetime Achievement |
| Sarah Hoyt | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2010-2011 | Kathy Routh | Lifetime Achievement |
| Cindy Kerr | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2011-2012 | Candy Jamerson | Lifetime Achievement |
| Denise Knue | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2012-2013 | Eileen Candelmo | Lifetime Achievement |
| Matthew Brann | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2013-2014 | Newton Curtis | Lifetime Achievement |
| Chris Washko | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2014-2015 | Leslie Chadbourne | Lifetime Achievement |
| Susan Finch | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2015-2016 | Gloria & Reggie Bonnin | Lifetime Achievement |
| Wayne Russell | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2016-2017 | Betty Martin | Lifetime Achievement |
| Steve & Nancy Lupien | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2017-2018 | Roberta Zimmerman | Lifetime Achievement |
| Bruce Gray | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2018-2019 | Patricia Davis | Lifetime Achievement |
| Donald Smith | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2021-2022 | Donna Levi | Lifetime Achievement |
| Cory Macgowan | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2022-2023 | Betty Gravelle | Lifetime Achievement |
| Mary Meserve | Volunteer of the Year | |
| 2023-2024 | Susan Finch | Lifetime Achievement |
| John Romano, Jim Romano, Jeanna Tudor, Ken Hutchins | Volunteers of the Year |
