The Mary Alyce and John Merow Distinguished Volunteer Service Awards

The generous philanthropic gifts directed to Learning Ally from Mary Alyce and John Merow’s estate and foundation will provide Learning Ally with an incredible opportunity to invest and  enhance our solutions for students who struggle to read.  We are in the process of redesigning our solutions to take into account the specific needs of teachers and students based upon their grade and instructional focus.  We believe these enhancements will be the cornerstone for expansion to allow Learning Ally to reach more schools and students than ever before and ensure our students receive effective, proven solutions to help them learn and thrive.  In our work with more than 17,500 schools across the country, our solution are an essential part of the accommodations and resources for helping struggling learners succeed.  We are confident we will be able to reach more schools and students as we continue to enhance our solutions and leveraging this gift will go a long way to getting us started.

Mary Alyce Merow was a longtime volunteer who accumulated over 4,000 service hours recording audiobooks in the New York studio over several decades. She was part of the Wednesday morning "Breakfast Clubbers" group of volunteers, and we dedicated booth Number 7 in honor of the Merows. She also served as Secretary and member of our National Board of Directors.

You matter. You make a difference.

Mary Alyce and John Merow Over Achiever Awards

These wonderful volunteers have donated an awesome amount of service hours in the past year (April 2019-March 2020)!

1000+ Hours

Paul Morgan

Marsha Poppie

750-999 Hours

Robin Brodowsky

Halina Bustin

Joe Clark

John Hickam

Kathy Lee

Diane Nawrocki

Bill Payne

Don Sheetz

David Welp

500-749 Hours

Don Kovar

Judith Lanzinger

Diane Martin

Jim McCullough

Rosemary McDonald

Myra Parker

Ian Thomas

Les Wiesenfelder

250-499 Hours

David Alper

Beira Winter

100-249 Hours

Patti Acurio

50-99 Hours

Mary Alyce and John Merow 
Above & Beyond Awards

These great volunteers have gone the extra mile, and we really appreciate it!

Literature Community

Listeners
Joe Clark
Pat England
Betsy McClure
Myra Parker
Bill Payne
Webb Segur
Susan Smith
Les Wiesenfelder

Narrators
Kayla Allen
Bob Anderson
Eric Anderson
Matt Armstrong
Jennifer Bacon
Alev Brigande
Robin Brodowsky
Linda Broom
Dylan Dagenais
Maria Dion
Eli Fendelman
Keely Fraser
Sybil Johnson
Juliet Jones
Christine Kessides
Robert Lanchester
Shiou-Yuh (Sophia) Lin
Stephanie Nealer
Vincent Oddo
Eric Raff
Granita Richardson
Louis Rizzo
Colleen Roberts
Allan Rough
Earl Sewell
Elizabeth Sheslow
James Sie
Joel Simler
Robert (Bruce) Sutherland
David Vincent

Textbook Community

David Alper
Guillermo Alzuru
Pat Beauchamp
Heidi Bindhammer
Halina Bustin
Mary Braunagel-Brown
Shelley Cincotta
Joe Clark
Jaci Collins
Kathy Cummings
Cliff D'Autremont
Al Friedman
Sue Green
Brian Hill
Harlan Hively
Elizabeth DeLaney Hoffman
Joseph Hurley
Kathi Jensen
Don Kovar
Susan Kropiewnicki
Kathy Lee
Pat Lim
Dottie Liston
Bonnie Marcus
Diane Nawrocki
Myra Parker
Adele Phelan
Marsha Poppie
Allan Rough
John Sandlin
Jane Sanford
Betty Schreiner
Don Sheetz
Cynthia Shelmerdine
Jim Siewert
Pat Smith
Caren Snook
Susan Snookal
Susan Cross Stanley
Barbara Stoebenau
Ev Tate
Ian Thomas
David Welp
Jim White
Adele Wolfson

Teams
Jeff Engel/Rosemary McDonald
Kathy Foster/John Hickam
Kathy Lee/Susan Snookal
Don Sheetz/Ian Thomas

Mary Alyce and John Merow 
Lifetime Milestones

8,000 Hours 

David Welp

7,000 Hours

John Hickam

6,000 Hours

Jerry Byrd

5,000 Hours

Jim McCullough

Mary Lou McGee

Paul Morgan

Diane Nawrocki

3,000 Hours

2,500 Hours

2,000 Hours

Beira Winter

1,500 Hours

Joseph Voith

1,000 Hours

David Alper

500 Hours

Rene Atchison

Cynthia Shelmerdine