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The Breathing Association Receives Standards
for Excellence Certification.
The Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations has adopted the Standards
for Excellence to promote ethical practices and accountability
in organizations. The Standards help to bolster public confidence
and support for the nonprofit sector by promoting ethical practices
and accountability. Agencies receiving The Standards certification
have achieved excellence in the following areas: Mission and Program,
Governing Body, Conflict of Interest, Human Resources, Financial and
Legal, Public Accountability, Fundraising; and Public Affairs and Public
Policy.
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The Breathing Association has been recognized since 2005 by the Central
Ohio Better Business Bureau for attaining the bureau’s 20 Standards
for Charitable Accountability. Standards including accuracy of procedural
and financial documents, public disclosure or records and responsible
financial management.
Champions of Public Health Award
L to R : Marie E. Collart, Ph.D., President & CEO,
The Breathing Association;
Rob Crane, M.D., Clinical Asst. Prof., OSU College of Medicine; Mary
Ellen Wewers, Ph.D., Asso. Dean for Research, OSU College of Public Heath,
and Dionesha Clarke, representing her father, Bishop Timothy Clarke.
 The Ohio State University’s College of Public Health’s
Champions of Public Health Awards recognize the impact that select individuals
and groups have made on the health of Ohioans. The Champions stand out
because they’re innovative, enthusiastic and devoted to solving
the public health problems in their communities. SmokeFree Columbus
Coalition, received the award in the Public Health Organization category.
Coalition co-chairs were Rob Crane, MD, Breathing Association President & CEO
Marie Collart, PhD, RN, and Bishop Timothy J. Clarke.
The SmokeFree Columbus campaign started in 2004 with the goal of educating
people on the deadly effects of second-hand smoke and gaining support
for a ban on smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants.
Despite opposition, the campaign succeeded, and Columbus City Council
passed the ordinance, which went into effect on Jan. 31, 2005. This success
became the catalyst for the successful passage of a statewide ban on
smoking in November 2006. At that time, Ohio became the 15th state to
adopt smoke-free legislation for indoors. One nominator described it
as “a significant accomplishment that saves lives.”
 The Ohio Hispanic Coalition Padrino Award
The Ohio Hispanic Coalition is pleased to honor The
Breathing Association, a long-time non-profit partner. The Breathing
Association has been instrumental in ensuring, through this partnership,
that the Latino community has access to smoking cessation programs
for adults, in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.
Through the leadership of Marie Collart, President and CEO, The Breathing
Association brought to this partnership its expertise in the tobacco
prevention field, while the Ohio Hispanic Coalition brought its cultural
context expertise. A
match that worked extremely well, one that brought smoking cessation
to 700 Latinos, some of them had be tobacco dependent for more than 20
years.
The Ohio Women’s Hall
of Fame
L to R: Frances Strickland, Ohio First Lady; Marie E. Collart,
President & CEO, The Breathing Association; Anne Diehl, Carrie
Nelson Black re-enactor; Ohio Governor Ted Strickland.
The Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame, established in 1978 by the Women’s
Division of the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, publicly recognizes
the many outstanding contributions Ohio women have made to their state
and nation. Members of the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame come
from all walks of life, but each has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment
to excellence, achievement and service to others.
The 2008 Induction Ceremony, held in the Ohio Statehouse,
was hosted by Governor Ted Strickland and Ohio’s First Lady Frances Strickland.
Carrie Nelson Black, founder of the Columbus Society for the Prevention
and Control of Tuberculosis (now known as The Breathing Association)
was inducted into the Hall of Fame at that ceremony.
Mrs. Black was a woman dedicated to improving the
quality of life for those less fortunate. As a pioneer and health crusader, she spent
her life in service to humanity. Other organizations that Carrie
founded include the Instructive District Nurses Association, the first
Columbus Health Dept. home nursing service and the Columbus Cancer Clinic,
the first free cancer clinic in the United States. A mother of
three children, she prevailed upon Governor Judson Harmon in 1911 to
proclaim Ohio’s first Mother’s Day.
Honorary Trustees
1996 Paula Spence
1995 Bernie Gerlach
1994 Lewis R. Smoot , Sr.
1987 Dedger Jones (1916-1998)
1984 Len Immke (1929-1991)
1983 R. David Thomas (1932-2002)
1983 John Galbreath (1897-1988)
1983 Jimmy Crum
President’s Award for Exemplary
Volunteer Commitment
2007 Centennial Planning Committee
2001 The Johnson/McClurkin Family
2000 Susan & Paul Hennosy
1999 Marianne Huston
1998 The Rahde Family
1997 Alpha Xi Delta Alumnae
1996 Jeanie Schwinne
1996 Shirley Green
1996 Irene Cochran
1995 NBC 4 Staff
1994 Nancy Blair
1994 Dottie Mielke
1993 Lynn Fronk
1992 Beth L. Wismar, Ph.D
1991 Marjorie R. Stevenson
Trustees Emeriti
2009 Rebecca Nelson
2008 Ann Sciele
2007 Karen Conrad
2004 Kathy Chesnut
2003 M. Valeriana Moeller, Ph.D.
2003 Archie Griffin
2002 Joseph Dowd
2000 Robert Shafer
2000 Larry Noble
1999 Michael Franz, M.D.
1999 Roger Friedman, M.D.
1997 George
1996 Gerald R. Williams
1996 Tim Michaels
1996 Dan Bowen
1995 Jeanne Schoedinger
1993 Garry Rupp, M.D.
1992 John Picken, M.D.
1992 Robert Kaplan, Ph.D.
1991 Carol Ann Carroll, Ph.D.
1988 William Inglis, M.D.
1986 James Olsen
1985 Dr. Harve Clodfelter
1984 Dorothy Pitner
1984 Howard Park
1984 Florence Johnson
Community Health Excellence Award
2009 OhioHealth and IMPACT Community Action Agency
Tobacco Prevention Award
2006 Susan Jaegers and Tracy Sabetto, American Cancer Society of Ohio
2005 Honorable Charleta Tavares, Councilwoman, Columbus City Council
2005 Honorable
Matt Habash, President, Columbus City Council
2003 Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation
2000 Members of the General Assembly, Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, Representative
Pat Tiberi
1999 Rob Crane, M.D.; Tobacco to 21 Coalition
1998 Barbara and Russell Miller; Ohio Children’s Foundation
Carrie Nelson Black Award for Outstanding Volunteer
Services by a Trustee of the Board
2009 Robert Behal, Michael Kearney, Gerald Knott, Richard Rogovin,
Daniel Schoedinger
2008 Thomas Houston, M.D.
2007 Colleen Kelly-Laich
2005 Daniel Schoedinger
2005 Karen Conrad
2001 A. Joseph Dowd
2000 Mary Gross
1999 Robert C. Skaggs. Jr.
1998 J. Michael Kearney
1997 Robert Behal
1996 Gerald R. Williams
1995 Archie Griffin
1994 Richard Rogovin
1993 Judith Moss
1992 Garry Rupp, M.D.
1991 Michelle Walsh, Ph.D., R.N.
1990 John Picken, M.D.
1989 A. George Mourad
1988 William D. Inglis, M.D.
1987 Jeanne Schoedinger
1986 Carol Voelz
1985 Luther Liggett, Sr.
1984 Howard C. Park
John W. Champion Award for Excellence in Philanthropy
2007 Grange Insurance
Nationwide
OhioHealth Foundation
2003 Wendy’s International Foundation
2002 United Way of Franklin County
2001 Ohio Children’s Foundation, Barbara and Russell Miller
1999 Columbus Medical Association Foundation
1998 Larry Noble and the T. Marzetti Company
1997 C. Skaggs, Jr.
1996 WB53
1995 National City Bank
1994 WNCI-FM Radio
1993 Pepsi Cola Bottling Company
1992 Suburban News Publications
1991 NBC 4
1990 Fifth Third Bank
1989 The Kroger Company
1988 Rax Restaurants, Inc.
1987 Dedger Jones
1986 WSYX Channel 6
1985 Society Bank
1984 R. David Thomas/Wendy’s International, Inc.
Karin Johnson Memorial Humanitarian Award for Asthma Service
Presented through the generosity of Jean and Carl Johnson and Kappa Alpha
Theta, Carnegie Mellon University
2005 Children’s Hospital Asthma Clinic
2000 Donald McNeil, M.D.
1998 Columbus Public Schools Corporate Wellness Program and CESN
1997 Roger Friedman, M.D.
1994 SPINOZA Troupe Puppeteers
1993 Mills James Productions
1992 SPINOZA, Terri and Ron; Universal Tradewinds, Inc.
1991 Clement Clarke, Inc.
Marge Stevenson Award for Service to Those with Chronic Lung Disease
2003 Gerbig, Snell/Weisheimer & Associates, Inc.
2001 Franklin County Senior Options Program Franklin County Office on
Aging
2000 Vicki Mroczek, Chief; Nick Sunday, Assistant Chief, Office of Community
Services, Home Energy Assistance Program
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