Fellowship Award Recipients

This is the highest honor bestowed by mParks. The Fellowship Award recognizes a member who has dedicated at least 20 years to advancing the field and guiding others. This individual leads by example — professionally, ethically, and personally — and has a history of mentoring, supporting, and inspiring fellow professionals.

1958
John Considine - Detroit
Henry Schubert - Dearborn
James Reid - Midland

1959
Lou Holloway - Ann Arbor
Arch Flannery - Battle Creek
Walter Farrar - Trenton

1960
Guy Shipps - Midland
Clarence Brewer - N.R.A.
Ben Hellenberg - Monroe
Pete Moser - Kalamazoo
Homer Fish - Wheeling, W. Va.

1961
C.O. Brown - Battle Creek
Teresa Wagner - Detroit
Hubert Johnson - Detroit

1962
Olga Madar - Detroit U.A.W.
Harold Myron - Highland Park
Lina Tyler - Flint
Frank Weeber - River Rouge
Herb Kipke - Lansing
David Brown - Ferndale
Harold Manchester - Dearborn
Louis Twardzik - M.S.U.

1963
Don Drake - Battle Creek
Mal Elliott - Saginaw
Chase Hammond - Muskegon
Edward T. McGowen - Detroit
Ben Yack - Wyandotte
Dr. Lloyde Olds - E.M.U.

1964
Ross Kressler - Midland
Everett Scherich - Jackson
Margaret Whitehead - Lansing
Herbert Woolweaver - Plymouth

1965
David Ewalt - Pontiac
Paul Bennett - Howell
Wilma Clizbe - Dearborn
John Lounsbury - Detroit

1966
Caddie Gerrie - Highland Park
Beatrice Ryan - Dearborn
Nicholas Kirk, Jr. - Kalamazoo
Russell Daubert - M.S.U.

1967
Charles Oxley - Ann Arbor
Harry Burns - Grand Rapids

1968
Joe Seavey - D.N.R.
Edwin L. Abbott - Ypsilanti

1969
John Dufour - Livonia
David Laidlaw - H.C.M.A.
Donald Martin - C.M.U.
Glenn Gregg - D.N.R.

1970
Betty J. Lloyd - Detroit
Stan Olszewski - Kalamazoo
Gertrude Cross - Flint

1971
Roscoe Washington - Detroit
Stanley Kracht - Detroit
James A. Bruce - Flint

1972
Joe Moran - Holland
John Lindell - Royal Oak

1973
Ken Smithee - Genesee Co.
John Streit - Pontiac
Mel Bailey - Westland

1974
Bill Upina - D.N.R.
Theodore J. Haskell - Lansing
David Russell - Midland

1975
Peter C. Harlow - Detroit
Harold E. Rice - Mt. Clemons

1976
Matt Urban - Holland
Jim Beers - D.N.R.
Betty Moore - Oak Park

1977
Thomas Chappelle – Sterling Hts.
James T. Perry - Royal Oak
Fred R. Boucher - Sault Ste. Marie

1978
R. Eric Reickel - Oakland Co.
Robert W. Tooley - Berkley
J. William Rhodes III - East GR
Donald Sparpana - Wyoming
Larry W. Fitch - Trenton

1979
Donald E. Mofatt - Midland
Sam Palamara - Wyandotte
Don E. Smith - Muskegon

1980
Bill Gibbs - Trenton
Dick Shafer - H.C.M.A.

1981
Virginia Jagers Munger - Detroit
Susan Wedley - Royal Oak
John J. Kipke - Oakland Co.

1982
Luther T. Holt - Highland Park
Richard J. Kirchner - C.M.U.
Barbara T. Tait - Detroit

1983
Dr. James Bristor - M.S.U.
G. Patrick Doyle - C.M.U.
Roger L. Kowalski - Troy
R. J. Wiacek - Garden City

1984
D. J. Gaynor - Farmington Hills
Charles Lewis - Detroit

1985
Geraldine Jackson - Detroit
Gerald Nelson - St. Clair Shores

1986
James P. Pompo - H.C.M.A.

1987
E. W. Burkeen Jr. - H.C.M.A.

1988
Ralph Richard - Oakland Co.

1989
Robert J. Flynn - M. Pleasant
Steve Gillette - Royal Oak
Anne McCarter - W. Bloomfield

1990
Roger Coles - C.M.U.

1991
Portia Fields-Anderson - Pontiac

1992
Ann Conklin - Independence Twp.
Rodney Stokes - D.N.R.

1993
Hurley Coleman Jr. - Wayne Co.
Ric Scott - Muskegon

1994
Dr. Steven N. Waller - Flint

1995
Mike Zuziak - Grand Rapids

1996
William Sherman - H.C.M.A.

1997
Mary Winegar - Lansing

1998
Joel Casey - Sterling Hts.

1999
Dean Wallin - C.M.U.

2000
Victor Chiasson - E.M.U.

2001
Mike Engan - Engan-Tooley-Doyle

2002
Tim Doyle - Engan-Tooley-Doyle

2003
Traci Sincock - Northville

2004
Mary Scheurer - Portland
Salvatore DiCaro - Macomb Twp.

2005
Ron Olson - Michigan D.N.R.

2006
Tim Schreiner - Grand Traverse Co.

2007
Linda Walter - Clinton Twp.

2008
Mickey Alderman - Clawson

2009
Carol Anderson - Troy

2010
Roy Vultaggio - Oak Park
Bill Waterhouse - Southfield

2011
Mike McDonald - Michigan DNR

2012
Stu Alderman - Neighborhood Club

2013
Carla Scruggs – Saline

2014
Kae Eidson – Grand Blanc
Murdock Jemerson – Michigan DNR

2015
Dan Stencil – Oakland County

2016
Bruce Ross – Ross & Associates

2017
Susan Wells – Oakland County

2018
LuAnn Maisner – Meridian Township
Dennis Troshak – West Bloomfield Parks

2019
Ron Davis – Oxford

2020
Darrin Duistermars – Holland Twp.

2022
Kendall Klingelsmith- Petoskey

2023
Brett Kaschinskie - Lansing

2024
Jim Dunleavy - Oakland County

2025
​Jeff Muck - Novi