Recreation Leadership Award Recipients
Recognizing creative and impactful leadership in recreation programming, this award honors a member with at least 10 years of mParks membership who has enriched lives through innovative and inclusive recreational opportunities.
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1977
William Svochak - Detroit Booker Dozier - Inkster 1978 Victor Chiasson - Oakland Co. 1979 Joe J. Delia, Jr. - Sterling Hts. Shirley Harbin - Detroit Mike Mushett - Wayne Co. 1980 Margaret Hossack - Detroit 1981 Thomas Harter - Battle Creek 1983 June Holzscnu - Southgate Karen C. Linn - Wm. B. Hosp. 1984 Marty McGuire - Midland Charles Yakemonis – East Lansing 1985 Joan Adleman - Fraser 1986 Helen Cerny - Sterling Hts. Steven Waller - Flint 1987 Cindy Burkhour - Georgetown Marye Miller - Rochester OPC 1988 Marguerite Kane - Royal Oak Marilyn Hoover - Flint 1989 Stuart Alderman - Troy Harold Popp - Wyandotte 1990 Cynthia Guzi - Sterling Hts. 1991 Debra Bilbrey-Honsowetz - Ypsilanti Twp. Marilyn Troshak - Novi 1992 Lori Hart - Waterford Joanna Perna - Trenton 1993 Kathy Crawford - Novi 1994 Chris Bundy - Mt. Pleasant 1995 Deborah Steggles - Kentwood Daniel Stencil - Oakland Co. 1996 William Martinez - Pontiac 1997 Sandra Dorey - Oakland Co. 1998 Sally Wesorick - Grand Rapids 1999 Rebecca Rynbrandt - Wyoming 2000 Kit Frey - Okemos 2001 Carla Scruggs - Saline 2002 Brandy Boyd - RARA Brett Kaschinske – Lansing |
2003
Eric Tomkins, - Wyoming Larry LaMange - Grand Rapids 2004 Pete Baum - Battle Creek 2005 Bobbie Wilson – Roseville 2006 Darrin Duistermars – Holland Twp Colette Nutton – Huntington Wds 2007 Tony Noyola Lansing (Honorary) Kendall Klingelsmith--Kentwood 2008 Carla Vaughan – Troy 2009 Julie Bouma – Oak Crest Manor Mike Devlin – Meridian Township 2010 Bryan Farmer – Farmington Hills 2011 Derek Smith, SELCRA 2012 Scott Pratt - Novi Troy Stowell – Lansing 2013 Angela Dove - Haslett 2014 Clay Summers – Eaton County 2015 Chad Stevens – DeWitt 2016 Terry Fields – Southfield 2017 Emily Stevens – Lansing 2018 Kyle Langlois – Sterling Heights 2019 Kelly Hyer – West Bloomfield 2021 Jon LaFever – Canton 2022 Michelle Koppin - Livonia 2023 Marcella Post - Midland 2024 Lisa Bryant - Detroit Wildlife Refuge Lisa Christensen - Independence Twp. 2025 Nicole Gerhart - Van Buren Township Shawnie Stamper - Pleasant Ridge |
