Chicago: Dr Austin Prabhu, Terry get Lifetime Asian Humanitarian Couple Award

Media Release

Chicago, Nov 25: Dr Austin Prabhu and Terry were awarded the Lifetime Asian Humanitarian Couple Award, 2013 by the Asian Chronicle, USA during its 12th Annual Distinguished and Exemplary Awards 2013 presentation ceremony held on Sunday November 24 at the Four Points by Chicago Sheraton at O'Hare Airport. 

Dr Austin Prabhu and Terry were awarded in recognition of their involvement in Lions Clubs International.

Several other humanitarian leaders were honored with special awards, as follows:

Friend of Asian Americans 2013 went to George VanDusen, Mayor of Skokie.  Asian Model Awards went to: Nadirshah and Sehr Ali Family and Qasim and Nasim Gillani Family from Bangladesh; Tony and L Martha Baker Family from Indonesia; Michael and Jennifer Nguyen Family from Vietnam; Kee and Song Kwon received Pan Asian Model Family Award. 

Distinguished Young Asian Professional 2013 Awards went to: Mehpara Angelina Suleman MD and Dhamma Dharnavasi.  Exemplay Civic Service Awards 2013 went to: Bala Ghimere; George ChuiKhowaja and Thahani Salih. 

Asian Humanitarian 2013 Awards went to: Patchara Subanajouy; Pairoj Vongasvangisri; Zehra Quadri; Amarjit Singh, MD and Martino Wim Tangkar.  Eung Moon Park was awarded with Pan Asian Humanitarian Award.

Asian Philanthropic Award went to Yusiana Tan Basuki; Lifetime Asian Philanthropic/Humanitarian Award went to Albino Bismonte, MD.  Edward Kwanhun Rim was awarded with Asian Statesman/Philanthropic Award 2013.

Lourdes Mon, producer of Asian TV Chronicle was the emcee for the program along with Expo Taghap.

All the awardees received US Presidents Call to Service Volunteer Awards 2013.  Dr Austin and Terry received Lifetime Service Awards. 

About Dr Austin Prabhu and Terry

Dr Austin Prabhu has been an outstanding leader throughout his 27 years of Lionism.  He has served at the Club, District, State and International levels doing an outstanding job at all levels. He is a writer, actor, public speaker, publisher and a true leader with multi skills, knowledge and experience.

Currently he is a sector coordinator for Sight First II Campaign which stands third in sector wise total collections in the United States. As a governor and vice-council chairman, he showed his leadership skills in making special programs like Lions Open University, Vision First and Tsunami Relief Fund and made them successful programs this year.

Lion Austin was born in 1950 and has four brothers, lions Norbert, Stany, Melville and Felix, and three sisters, lions, Leonilla, Dorothy and Queenie who are also charter members of the Broadview Kala Sampath Lions Club. He spread Lionism in his entire family and they have a total of 24 lions in his family.

Lion Austin was also two terms president of India Catholic Association of America, one time secretary of Federation of Indian Associations in Mid-America, Treasurer of The Federation of Indo-American Christian Associations of North America, Director of New Republic of India, International, Advisor of International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, Editor and publisher of three local news magazines in India, chairman, Leadership Day Prayer Committee, Archdiocese of Chicago, etc.  His biography published in several national & international magazines and websites including Who’s Who in the World by Marquis, USA.

Lion Austin received Award from the President of India in December 2009 in Mangalore for his literary contribution ‘Millennium Leadership Award’ from Federation of Indian Associations in 2000 and a Leadership Award by Bishop of Mangalore-India, also in 2000.  He was named for Asian American Hall of Fame in 2003 for Community Service, and received a special award for his literary contributions in 2004 in Dubai and Chicago Mayor’s Award in 2005.  Lion Austin’s family received Asian American Humanitarian Family of the Year 2005 Award from Asia TV Chronicle. 

He has been married to Lion Terry for twenty-nine years. They have four children, Anita, Anil, Atina who are all lions and Angel who is a Leo. Lion Terry joined the Broadview Kala Sampath Lions Club as a charter member and since then has been on the board of directors, vice-president, president, co-secretary, membership chair, tail twister, and has been the secretary of the club for the last 5 years and has maintained perfect attendence for the last 17 years. She has been District 1-A's North Sector Coordinator covering and supervising the activities of 37 clubs for the last 5 years. She has been a Zone Chairperson for 4 years, USA-Canada Leadership Forum Chairperson for the last 7 years. When Gov Austin was governor the last time, she served the district as 1st lady and when Gov Austin was elected as Vice Council Chair for Multiple District 1, she worked with Council Spouses by arranging various activities during Council meetings. The club has honored her with a Lions Club International Melvin Jones Fellow and a Lions of Illinois Foundation Fellow. 

In 2008 Lion Terry received a Life Time Voluntary Service Award from United States President George Bush for her dedication and hard work in the Indian Community. She has also received several appreciation awards from many past district governors.
 
This year, in addition to being the firtst lady of the district, she is District 1-A's North Sector coordinator, chairperson of the USA-Canada Leadership Forum, and has recently been elected District 1-A 2nd vice district governor. She is also a member of The Global Leadership Team, VOICES, etc. Lion Terry received 2013 Lion of the Year Award from Mother Club of Lionism – Chicago Central Lions Club in February, 2013.

Lion Terry has a bachelors degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences and a masters degree in Counseling Psychology and is retired after working at Cook County Hospital (now called Stroeger Hospital) for 31 years.