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NRPA National Awards

The 2010 NRPA National Awards application deadline has passed.  We look forward to receiving your application next year!

Agency and Organization Awards

Individual Awards

Congratulations to the 2010 National Award Recipients:

Dorothy Mullen Arts and Humanities Awards
Class I – Milwaukee Public Schools Recreation Division (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Class II – City of Reno (Reno, Nev.)
Class III – Miami Beach Teen Club Gang and Drug Prevention Program (Miami Beach, Fla.) 
Class IV – East Hartford Parks and Recreation (East Hartford, Conn.)
Class V – Audubon State Park (Henderson, Ky.)

National Distinguished Professional Award
William Koegler (Wheeling, W. Va.)

National Humanitarian Award
Chris Clifford (Gloucester Point, Va.)

Corporate Humanitarian Award
Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) (Greenville, SC.)

Robert W. Crawford Young Professional Award
Guy Smith (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Voluntary Service Award
Cary Teen Council (Cary, N.C.)

Recognition of Significant Efforts (R.O.S.E.) Award
Jack Kardys (Miami, Fla.)

Ralph C. Wilson Long Term Service Award
John Davis (Culpeper, Va.)

Theodore & Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Research
Robert Manning (Burlington, Vt.)

Literary Award
Karla Henderson (Raleigh, N.C.)

Barb King Award for Environmental Stewardship
City of Phoenix (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Barb King Award for Environmental Leadership
City of Arlington – Parks and Recreation (Arlington, Texas)

Kudos Award for Marketing Piece
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (Nashville, Tenn.)

Kudos Award for Marketing Campaign
City of Fort Collins (Fort Collins, Colo.)

Kudos Award for Public Relations
Mundelein Park and Recreation District (Mundelein, Ill.)

NRPA National Awards Recipients are selected by the National Forum Awards Committee.
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