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Robert E. Wone Award
Established in memory of the late Robert E. Wone, a former member of the Governor's Commission on Community and National Service (2002-2006) and Northern Virginia resident, the award recognizes an AmeriCorps member who exhibits outstanding community service. Candidates for this award must have served as a Virginia AmeriCorps member during the 2010-11 program year and be returning for the 2011-12 program year, must exemplify dedication and leadership within their AmeriCorps program, and have been nominated by their AmeriCorps Program Director, Program staff or by a fellow AmeriCorps member. There can be only one nominee per AmeriCorps program. Histoically, the award has been presented in the fall as part of the Virginia AmeriCorps launch actifvities.
About Robert E. Wone
In addition to his service on the Governor’s Commission, Mr. Wone was a tireless activist and volunteer who actively advanced the interests of many charitable organizations and provided many hours of pro bono legal services to help others. While with the Commission, Mr. Wone was instrumental in establishing the Virginia Service Foundation, which supports volunteer and community service initiatives throughout the Commonwealth.
Robert Wone, who grew up in New York, received a bachelor's degree in public policy from the College of William and Mary and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. At his graduation from William and Mary in 1996, Mr. Wone was presented with the highly prized Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for distinguishing himself and excelling in “characteristics of heart, mind, and helpfulness to others.”
Mr. Wone clerked in Norfolk with Raymond A. Jackson, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia and in 2000, joined the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, DC, where he was an associate focusing on employment law and commercial real estate. While there, he provided pro bono services to several community organizations, including the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center and was instrumental in facilitating the expansion of the Museum of Chinese in the Americas in New York City. At the time of his death in August 2006, Mr. Wone served as General Counsel for Radio Free Asia, a nonprofit group that broadcasts news in Asian countries that are unable to receive free media. He was also the President-elect of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA).