ESL Jefferson Awards

2024 Jefferson Awards recognize people going above and beyond in Rochester

Meet Dave Lippa, 2024 Jefferson Award recipient

Meet Logan Newman, 2024 Jefferson Award winner

Meet Keila Pena, 2024 Jefferson Award recipient

Meet Jermayne Myers, 2024 Jefferson Award winner

Meet Jackie Swinarski, 2024 Jefferson Award recipient

Jefferson Awards: Karen Iglesia empowers student athletes across Section V

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ESL Jefferson Award winner Tam Spitzer is providing a gateway to a lifetime of learning

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Jefferson Awards: Diana Pryntz helps refugees in Rochester who are deaf

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‘It’s my purpose’: Jason Jipson helps veterans live better lives

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Do-gooders gifted ESL Jefferson Awards

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‘Someone had to step up’: Meet Volodymyr Pavlyuk, 2023 Jefferson Award winner

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Meet Jason Jipson, 2023 Jefferson Award winner

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Meet Tam Spitzer, 2023 Jefferson Award winner

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Meet Diana Pryntz, 2023 Jefferson Award winner

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Meet Volodymyr Pavlyuk, 2023 Jefferson Award winner

2022 ESL Jefferson Awards Show

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2023 Jefferson Awards honor community’s best

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