The Colleen Colton Award

Attorney Patti Gearhart Turner to receive the 2023 Colleen Colton Community Service Award

Colleen Colton, founder and longtime executive director of Guardianship Services, Inc., set the standard for community service. Few equal it, but those who do receive the Colleen Colton Community Service Award, an honor given annually to an individual who has changed the way our community cares for the vulnerable.

This year the Colleen Colton Community Service Award will be presented to attorney Patti Gearhart Turner, a founding member of the GSI board of directors. She has inspired and enlisted many in community service throughout her career, which spans social work, education, and distinction in the practice of law. Like Colleen Colton herself, she is a trailblazer.

Join us September 16, when Patti receives the Colleen Colton Community Service Award at Boot Scootin' & Target Shootin' 2023, a night of fun and games benefitting GSI. The evening includes dinner and drinks, a silent auction, and dancing to live music by The Mementos featuring Texas Certified Guardian Curt Shannon.

The Colleen Colton Award

Seven extraordinary individuals have been chosen to receive the Colton award for their service to aging and other adults with cognitive, developmental and other disabilities. They are:

Greg Shannon (2016)

Judge Patrick Ferchill (2017)

Catherine H. Goodman, J.D. (2018)

Judge Steve M. King (2019)

Steven E. Katten, J.D. (2021)

Sharen Wilson (2022)

Patti Gearhart Turner (2023)

About Colleen Colton

Guardianship Services, Inc. is part of the remarkable legacy of Colleen Colton, our founder and longtime executive director. She led the agency for 27 years, expanding its services to include adults of all ages who are vulnerable to abuse, neglect or exploitation due to cognitive, developmental and other disabilities.