Past Award Recipients

Jack Young Excellence in
Community Corrections Award

The Jack Young Award is awarded to individuals who have furthered the mission of community corrections having made outstanding contributions to the development of and improvement of community corrections in Minnesota. It may be awarded for a single effort or long term contributions.

  • 1989 Jack G. Young, Ramsey County
  • 1990 Sen. Don Samuelson
  • 1990 Richard Fritzke, Anoka County
  • 1991 Daniel M. Cain, Hennepin County
  • 1994 Judge Kevin Burke, Fourth Judicial District
  • 1996 Rep. Mary Murphy
  • 1998 Dave Gustafson, Arrowhead Region
  • 1999 Pat Conley, Association of Minnesota Counties
  • 2000 Rep. David Bishop
  • 2001 Russ Reetz, Washington County
  • 2002 Susan Mills, Red Lake/Polk/Norman
  • 2002 Jan I. Smaby, Hennepin County
  • 2003 Jerry Soma, Anoka County
  • 2004 Mark Sizer, Stearns County
  • 2005 Ron Wiborg, Hennepin County
  • 2008 Kenneth Schoen
  • 2010 Tom Adkins, Washington County
  • 2011 Don Ilse, Anoka County
  • 2012 Carol Roberts, Ramsey County
  • 2013 Midge Christianson, 6W Community Corrections
  • 2014 Don Basche, Rock/Nobles Community Corrections
  • 2015 Kathy Trihey, Arrowhead Region
  • 2016 Jon Ramlo, Rock/Nobles Community Corrections

Board of Directors Award

The Board of Directors award recognizes exemplary individuals, program, or projects that serve to advance the knowledge, effectiveness, and integrity of the criminal justice system. MACCAC seeks to recognize visionary individuals and/or organizations that have exemplified the management and innovative skills necessary to lead community corrections forward.

  • 2003 Jane Johncox, Dakota County
  • 2004 Marilynn Tiede, Kandiyohi County
  • 2005 Dave Johnson, MN Department of Corrections
  • 2006 Todd Benjamin, Anoka County
  • 2007 John Tuma, MICA
  • 2008 Prairie Lakes Youth Programs and Andy Doom, MN Department of Corrections
  • 2010 Kitty Murdock, Hennepin County
  • 2012 Sandra Hahn, Washington County
  • 2013 Hennepin County EBP Resources Team and Barb McGinnis, Washington County
  • 2014 Ramsey County Effective Supervision Practices Team
  • 2015 J Hancuch, Sherburne County and Patricia Mullen, Hennepin County
  • 2016 Ryan Erdmann, MACCAC Director
  • 2017 Corey Mabis, Sherburne County and Mindy Herring, Hennepin County


Community Corrections Special Recognition Award
1991 Dorothy Callahan
1994 Steven R. Borud
1994 Ron Wiborg, Hennepin County
2000 Amy Caucutt, Dodge/Fillmore/Olmsted