Incito Award

2024 Incito Award Recipient –
Jacob Cooper

The 2024 Incito Award recipient is Jacob Cooper. The Incito Award was established in 2011 to recognize a young person, age 40 or under, who has emerged as a community leader and demonstrates a commitment to volunteerism, philanthropy, and leadership with Lenawee Cares and other organizations in our community. Since 2018, Cooper has been a part of the Lenawee Community Foundations Lenawee Cares Advisory Board, assuming roles of Secretary, Campaign Co-Chair, and presently, the position of Advisory Board Chair. In addition to his contributions to Lenawee Cares, Cooper serves as Treasurer for the City of Adrian Downtown Development Authority (Adrian Main Street) and as a Board Member and Public Relations Chair for the Adrian Noon Rotary Club. Cooper is a young leader who illuminates the path to positive change, inspiring the community with passion, vision, and a relentless drive to make a difference right here at home.

Incito: To inspire, excite, spur, increase, hasten, urge forward.

The Incito Award was established in 2011 to recognize a young person (age 40 or under), who has emerged as a community leader and demonstrates commitment to volunteerism, philanthropy, and leadership.

The Lenawee Award recipient inspires by example, while making our community a better place in which to live and work.

Nominations

Please download our form, complete and return it to nominate someone in our community.

Incito Award Recipients

2024 Jacob Cooper
2023 Austin See
2022 William Southard
2021 Catrina Ossmann
2020 Sara Herriman
2019 Dave Herriman
2018 Mekeisha Black
2017 Megan Porter
2016 Ben Creech
2015 Joshua Nieto
2014 Allison Ott
2013 Angie Atkin
2012 Doug Gray
2011 Julie Miller

For more information, contact Cynthia Heady.