Awards to be presented at the 2019 NRPA Annual Conference
Ashburn, Va. (June 10, 2019) — The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) today announced the recipients of this year’s NRPA Spotlight Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2019 NRPA Annual Conference, Sept. 24–26, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland.
NRPA Spotlight Awards are presented to individuals to honor their efforts — both professional and personal — in the field of parks and recreation. NRPA is proud to recognize these individuals with the following awards:
Robert M. Artz Advocate Award
Chris Riley, park board commissioner, Decatur Park District, Decatur, Illinois
Robert W. Crawford Young Professional Award
Gerry Logan, executive director, Starkville Parks & Recreation, Starkville, Mississippi
RWJF-NRPA Award for Health Equity
Tina Fleming, community services director, and Lindsay Jorstad, outreach manager, Gwinnett County Government, Lawrenceville, Georgia
National Distinguished Professional Award
Dirk Richwine, CPRE, Parker, Colorado
“The NRPA National Awards and Scholarship Committee is pleased to honor the 2019 NRPA recipients of Spotlight, Scholarship and Fellowship awards,” said Dan Olson, chair of NRPA’s national awards and scholarship committee and director of operations for Champaign Park District in Champaign, Illinois. “The committee was honored to review nearly 70 applications of qualified individuals who have made significant contributions to their communities through the field of parks and recreation.”
To learn more about NRPA Spotlight Awards, click here.
To learn more about all NRPA Awards, click here.
To learn more about NRPA, visit www.nrpa.org.
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About the National Recreation and Park Association
The National Recreation and Park Association is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that all Americans have access to parks and recreation for health, conservation and social equity. Through its network of 60,000 recreation and park professionals and advocates, NRPA encourages the promotion of healthy and active lifestyles, conservation initiatives and equitable access to parks and public space. For more information, visit www.nrpa.org. For digital access to NRPA’s flagship publication, Parks & Recreation, visit www.parksandrecreation.org.