Margaret M. Sevy Affordable Housing Lifetime Achievement Award

Call for Nominations!

The Margaret M. Sevy Affordable Housing Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes and celebrates the sustained work of individuals for their exceptional contributions, vision, and unwavering commitment to promoting affordable housing in Washington State. The award is named after Margaret Sevy, a long-time advocate for affordable housing, who was committed to strengthening communities and the quality of life for poor people. Margaret was employed with the Commission for more than 15 years. She died in 2002. Margaret was respected for her ‘no nonsense’ attitude, her personal integrity and her concern for others. She approached challenges with creativity and ingenuity.

The Margaret M. Sevy Award is a lifetime achievement award that may not be awarded every year. The members of the selection committee will exercise their judgment regarding the purpose and the specific criteria for the award before choosing to recognize the achievements of a qualified individual.

Criteria for Nominees for the Margaret M. Sevy Affordable Housing Lifetime Achievement Award include significant achievements and/or contributions over a sustained period of time in any of the following areas: Demonstrating an extraordinary vision for affordable housing in Washington; Demonstrating exemplary leadership in affordable housing in Washington; Coalition building and improved advocacy on behalf of Washington’s poorly housed residents; Having a substantial positive impact on housing legislation; Enduring service with an impact towards improving conditions of Washington’s ill-housed poor; Other specific and significant contributions toward the provision of affordable housing for Washington residents.

Nominations must be submitted in the form of a letter or letters addressing the following:

Nominator’s Name; Nominator’s Phone and Email Address; Nominee Name; Nominee Phone and Email Address; Nominee Street Address; Length of Service by the Nominee Serving Washington Residents; and, Specific Achievements or Contributions made by the nominee which address one or more of the award criteria listed in the paragraph above. Please be as specific as possible regarding the accomplishments and contributions of the nominee. The nomination letter or letters should be addressed to:

Bill Wortley, Communications Manager
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone 206-287-4409 and Fax 206-587-5113
Email: Bill.Wortley@wshfc.org

Please consider submitting a nomination for 2009. The Deadline for nominations is 5:00 PM on July 17, 2009.

Previous Sevy Award Recipients

Corine Knudsen formerly of Olympia (retired to Colorado) (PDF)
Chuck Weinstock of Seattle (PDF)

This page was modified on 05/05/2009.