Joan MacDonald has been named the 2005 Community Service Award winner by the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors Los Altos-Mountain View District.

The Mountain View resident, who taught English at Foothill and De Anza colleges for 36 years, is one of the founders of the Community Health Awareness Council and has been on the board of the counseling organization since its beginning in 1973.

MacDonald also has been involved in the Mountain View-Whisman School District and with the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District.

The award, in its 42nd year, honors those whose efforts are deemed to enhance the quality and character of the local communities.

MacDonald will be honored May 11 at an awards luncheon at Michael’s at Shoreline in Mountain View. For more information, log on to www.silvar.org or call 949-9115.