The Gold Medal Award honors
communities throughout the United States that demonstrate
excellence in long-range planning, resource management, and agency
recognition. Each agency is judged on its ability to address the
needs of those it serves through the collective energies of
citizens, staff, and elected officials.
The Gold Medal Award Program includes
seven classes: five classes based upon population, one class for
armed forces recreation and one class for state park systems in odd numbered years.
Applications and information for the 2014 Gold Medal Awards will be available in January, 2014.
For additional information please contact awards@nrpa.org.
The 2012 Gold Medal Grand Plaque Award Recipients
The American Academy for Park and Recreation
Administration, in partnership with the National Recreation and Park
Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 Gold
Medal Grand Plaque Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation
Management.The announcement was made during the NRPA Congress and
Exposition, October 16 in Anaheim, California.
Please join us in congratulating the 2012 Gold Medal
Grand Plaque Award recipients:
Class
I (population over 250,000)
- Mecklenburg
County Parks and Recreation Department, Charlotte, NC
Class II (population
100,001-250,000)
- Rockford Park District, IL
Class III (population 50,001-100,000)
- James
City County Parks and Recreation Department, Williamsburg, VA
Class IV (population 25,001-50,000)
- Town
of Castle Rock Parks and Recreation Department, CO
Class V (population less than 25,000)
- Durango Parks and Recreation Department, Durango, CO
Armed Forces Recreation
- Morale,
Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department Naval Station Great Lakes,
IL
Please contact awards@nrpa.org
for more information.
The Gold Medal Awards are presented by
the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in partnership with
the National Recreation and Park Association, and proudly sponsored by Musco
Lighting.
