Distinguished Service Award
The NCGPC Distinguished Service Award (DSA) honors a planned giving, development or allied professional, or a volunteer leader in gift planning, with an exemplary record of service in the field. The award recipient exemplifies:
- demonstrated quality leadership in gift planning;
- longevity in gift planning (a minimum of 5 years);
- specific achievements in promoting and securing planned gifts;
- service to the gift planning profession, through participation in The National; Association of Charitable Gift Planners and/or NCGPC; and
- adherence to the Model Standards of Practice for the Charitable Gift Planner.
Call for 2024 Distinguished Service Award Nominations
The National Capital Gift Planning Council (NCGPC) is proud to continue the 28-year history of the Distinguished Service Award at PG Day 2024 on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Please use the DSA nomination form, filling in all information and supporting materials (such as letters of endorsement). Be sure to include your name, address, and preferred phone number. If you have any questions about the award or nominations, please contact Lauren Hancock, 2024 DSA Chair at lauren.hancock@hiusa.org.
Completed forms and supporting materials must be received by Friday, March 15, 2024, at 5:00 PM ET to: ncgpc@ascent-management.com.
2022 Distinguished Service Award Honoree
The National Capital Gift Planning Council (NCGPC) is proud to announce Rosalyn “Missy” Ham-Cross, Gift Planning Officer with the American Red Cross, as the 27th recipient of its Distinguished Service Award.
Missy has been an active member of the gift planning community for more the 25 years. The beginning years of her career were spent with the Smithsonian Institution and the National Air and Space Museum. For the last 15 years, Missy has been a Gift Planning Officer with the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C., where she persistently works with leadership, staff, donors, and volunteers to spread the gift planning message throughout her region. With her dedication to professionalism and relationship building, Missy has raised more than $20 million in planned giving gift commitments and irrevocable gifts for the American Red Cross.
Missy is a long-time member of NCGPC and CGP and has given back to the gift planning community throughout the years by volunteering for a variety of leadership positions including committee member, board member, chair of PG Days in 2009 and 2010, and President of NCGPC. Additionally, Missy served on CGP’s 2021 National Conference Educational Programming Committee where she helped evaluate and select the Conference presenters.
The council enjoyed celebrating Missy’s well-deserved Distinguished Service Award selection at the 2022 PG Days, June 7-8, 2022.
Past DSA Honorees
Annual Award | Year | Recipient |
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27th | 2022 | Rosalyn “Missy” Ham-Cross |
26th | 2021 | E. John McKee |
25th | 2020 | Jane Kolson |
24th | 2019 | Patricia G. Wang |
23rd | 2018 | John B. Kendrick, CAP ® |
22nd | 2017 | Phyllis Freedman |
21st | 2016 | Ed Cadogan |
20th | 2015 | Chris McGurn |
19th | 2014 | John Jensen, CFP |
18th | 2013 | Ann Worley |
17th | 2012 | Carla Rosati, CFRE |
16th | 2011 | Karen Gallardo, CFRE |
15th | 2010 | Annie Coppola |
14th | 2009 | Gayle S. Union, CFRE |
13th | 2008 | Mary Todd Hardeman |
Annual Award | Year | Recipient |
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12th | 2007 | Kathryn L. Ward, CFRE |
11th | 2006 | Angela W. Sosdian |
10th | 2005 | Arthur T. Keefe III |
9th | 2004 | Robert J. Brennan |
8th | 2003 | Jeffrey W. Comfort |
7th | 2002 | Doug White |
6th | 2001 | Phil Melberg |
5th | 2000 | Jerry Anderson (deceased) |
4th | 1999 | Jim Potter (deceased) |
3rd | 1998 | Jerry McCoy (deceased) |
2nd | 1997 | Ron Sapp |
1st | 1996 | Brenden Haggerty |
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