Awards and Recognitions

Winning Futures has been recognized with a number of awards, along with recognition from local newspapers and television stations.

The Governor's Service Award "Innovative Mentoring Program" Award Winner - 2007

The Governor's Service Award "Innovative Mentoring Program" Award Finalist - 2005 & 2006

The Governor's Excellence In Practice Award for Career Education - 2005

The "National Mentor of the Year" Award from the National Mentor Support Foundation – 1998

Michigan Education Association "Exemplary Selection" in Showcasing Public Success – 1996

Career and Technical Education of Macomb County "Only the Best" Award – 1996

Recognition of the Winning Futures Scholarship Program by United States Secretary of Education Richard E. Riley – 1995

Governor Engler's 1995 Distinguished Business-Industry Community Service Award (The only Business-Industry award given in the State of Michigan in 1995)

Governor Engler's 1994 Distinguished Business-Industry Community Service Award (The only Business-Industry award given in the State of Michigan in 1994)

The founder of Winning Futures, Sam Cupp, has been honored with:
- Distinguished Service Citation from The Automotive Hall of Fame – 2000
- WWJ's "Michigan Citizen of the Week" – 1999
- Michigan's Retail Entrepreneur of the Year – 1998

The President & CEO of Winning Futures, Kristina Marshall, has been honored with:
- The International Athena Award presented by the Macomb Chamber for her leadership service and success in business - 2006
- Highlighted on PBS in a 10 minute documentary about her life and her work in the community - 2005
- Graduating from Michigan Nonprofit Association's "Executive Leadership Fellows" - 2005
- The RARE Foundation's "Everyday Hero" Award - 2005
- Appointed to Mentor Michigan's Providers Council by Governor Jennifer Granholm – 2004
- Graduating from Leadership Macomb - 2004
- Governor’s Service Award Finalist for Exemplary Community Service – 2004
- The Michigan Nonprofit and DTE Energy Foundation “Community Luminary” Award – 2003
- Warren Consolidated School's Alumna of the Year - 2000