It’s time to celebrate the 2026 AFS-USA volunteer award recipients! The recipients of our six AFS-USA annual volunteer awards each enjoyed an interview with a member of the Volunteer Recognition Committee, and you are cordially invited to watch the virtual awards ceremony here or listen to the podcast here. Thank you to all of the nominators, references, and judges who contributed to this year’s awards season!
Young Volunteer Award
Ashe Purscell, Midland Central Area Team
Emerging Leader Award
Viktoria Gramp, Heartland Kansas Area Team
Dream Team Award
Greater Chicago Area Team
Peggy and Art Howe Award
The Dray Family: Diane, David, and Ana, Milwaukee Area Team
Mission Award
Sue Poet, Colorado Rockies Area Team
Galatti Award
Suzanne Sebert, Missouri Gateway Area Team
Congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients! If you’d like to join the VRC to help recognize volunteers, check us out on Help and Learning here.