ESTATE & BUSINESS PLANNING COUNCIL OF HARTFORD

The Deborah Eldridge Service Award

In 1999, the EBPC Hartford Board of Directors established the Deborah Eldridge Service Award in memory of Deborah Eldridge, who served as Council President in 1994–1995 and passed away unexpectedly in March 1998. The award honors her legacy by recognizing a Council member who has demonstrated outstanding service to the Estate and Business Planning Council of Hartford.

Each year, the recipient selects a charity of their choice to receive a $500 donation from the Council's donor-advised fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The award reflects the Council's commitment to community involvement and to celebrating the members whose dedication makes this organization what it is.

Past Recipients

1999 — Bernard Blum, CPA — Hartford Chapter of the American Red Cross
2000 — Robert D. Smith, CLU, ChFC — San Juan Tutorial Program, Inc.
2001 — Suzanne S. Bocchini, Esq. — Alzheimer's Association
2002 — Judith M. Keppelman, Esq. — McLean Hospice
2003 — Michael Tedone, CPA — The Gathering Place – Beat the Odds Program
2004 — Jeffrey P. Cullen, JD, CLU, ChFC — Simsbury Land Trust and Hartford Dept. of Health and Human Services
2005 — Robert A. Penney, TO — City of Hartford – Kelvin Anderson Center
2006 — John H. Driscoll, Jr., Esq., CLU, ChFC — Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
2007 — William T. Rabbitt, CLU, CFP® — The St. Francis Foundation and Junior Achievement
2008 — Nancy G. Dean, TO — VNA HealthCare, Inc. – Hospice
2009 — Robert S. Hensley, CLU — Saint Catherine of Siena Church – Roof Rebuilding Fund
2010 — Lyn Gammill Walker, Esq. — Hartford Interval House
2011 — Stephen M. Guest, CPA — CT Forest and Park Association and Brighter Futures Initiative
2012 — Martin J. Coursey, CLU, ChFC — The Bridge Family Center
2013 — Christopher S. Drew, Esq. — Freshplace
2014 — Donald C. Dickey, CLU — Granby Education Foundation, Inc.
2015 — Adam P. Cohen, CPA, CGMA — ConnecticKids, Inc.
2016 — Donna Roseman David — U.S. Ski and Snowboard Foundation
2017 — Charles "Chip" Olsen — Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
2018 — Heather Rhoades, Esq. — Big Brothers Big Sisters
2019 — Andrew Worthington, CPWA, CFP — CT Feral Cats – Metal for Meals Program and Hartford Interval House, Inc.
2020 — Eileen Allgrove — The Bridge Family Center
2021 — Hollis Dorman — The Wadsworth Atheneum
2022 — Ned Steiger — HFPG – Catalyst Fund
2023 — Jason Cohen, Esq., JD — New Horizons
2024 — David Fasi, CFP, CEPA —
2025 — Stacie Aubrey, STO — Winding Trails