Elected Official Award Recipients
Presented to a state-level elected official (representative, senator, governor, etc.) whose work and advocacy have positively impacted the field of parks and recreation throughout Michigan.
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Local Official
2001 Mayor David C. Hollister - Lansing 2002 Steve Heacock - Kent County Thomas Yack - Canton Township 2003 Mayor Gregory Pitoniak - Taylor Mayor John Hieftje - Ann Arbor 2004 Dr. Charles Black, Meridian Twp. Rick Laidler, Oxford 2005 Cindy King - Van Buren Township Sheila Cockerel - Detroit City Council 2006 Mayor Richard Jones – Flat Rock 2007 Mayor James Farquhar—Grosse Pte Farms 2008 Mayor Jack Kirksey – Livonia 2009 Mayor Gary McDowell – Adrian 2010 Mayor William R. Wild – Westland Michael Lovelock – Chesterfield Twp. 2011 L. Brooks Paterson - Oakland Co. 2014 Brian Marl - Saline 2015 Karen Miller – Davison Township 2016 Kyle Stack – Trenton 2017 Mayor Dennis Wright – Livonia City Council Members – Sterling Heights 2018 Warren C. Evans - Wayne County Executive 2020 Patrick Kittle, Independence Township Supervisor 2021 Bob DePalma, Groveland Township Supervisor George Kullis, Holly Township Supervisor 2022 Mayor Jack Poll, City of Wyoming 2023 Candice Miller, Macomb Township 2024 Supervisor Mark Abbo, Charter Township of Northville 2025 Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, City of Dearborn |
Elected Official
1995 Rep. Thomas Middleton - 46th District 1996 Rep. Bill Bobier - 101st District Sen. Harry Gast - 20th District 1997 Sen. George A. McManus Jr. - 36th District 1998 Sen. Loren Bennett - 8th District Rep. Tom Alley - 103rd District 1999 U.S. Rep. John Dingell - 16th District 2000 U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham Rep. Deborah Cherry - 50th District 2001 U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee - 9th District 2002 State Senator John D. Cherry, Jr. 2003 State Senator Patricia Birkholz - Dist. 24 2004 State Rep. Diane Byrum 2005 U.S. Rep Joe Knollenberg – 9th District 2006 Congressman Vernon J. Ehler 2007 Rep Mark Meadows – 69th District 2008 Gov. Jennifer Granholm 2010 State Senator Raymond Basham State Rep. Rebekah Warren State Rep. Arla Meekhoff State Senator Patricia Birkholtz – Dist. 24 2012 Gov. Rick Snyder 2013 U.S. Senator Carl Levin 2014 Ruth Johnson – Secretary of State 2015 Rep. Kathy Crawford – District 38 2017 Rep. Kristy Pagan – District 21 2018 Sen. Geoff Hansen – District 34 2020 Senator Curtis Hertel Jr., Michigan’s 23rd District 2021 Senator Jim Ananich, Michigan’s 27th District 2022 Governor Gretchen Whitmer 2023 Representative Nate Shannon, Michigan's 58th District |
