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Congress brings accolades.


At NRPA's Congress and Exposition in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation).
San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S.
, some participants got more than salsa and sunburn. Many received awards from their branches for work done throughout the year. Congratulations to all branch award winners:

CITIZEN BRANCH

Outstanding Board-Commission Award, Under 25,000 population Western Eagle County Metropolitan Recreation District, Eagle, Colorado

Outstanding Board-Commission Award, 25-75,000 population City of Cerritos, Cerritos, California

Outstanding Board-Commission Award, 75,000 and over population Board of Recreation Commissioners, Monmouth County Park System, Lincroft, New Jersey
This article is about the settlement in the United States. For the school, see Lincroft Middle School.


Lincroft is a part of Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
 

Special Contributor Citation Exelon Corporation, Chicago, Illinois

Professional Excellence Award Steve Persinger, Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland
Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva.
 Park District, Geneva, Illinois

Robert M. Artz Award Ruthe Jackson, Grand Prairie, Texas This article is about the city in Texas. For the city in Alberta, Canada, see Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas County (USA), with a significant overlap into Tarrant County, and a minor overlap into Ellis County.
 

National Society for Park Resources

William Penn Mott, Jr. Award Dr. Lee A. Niblock R. Scott Jackson Champaign County Design Conservation Foundation

National Student Award for Excellence Benjamin Fein Grant N. Boatwright

ARMED FORCES RECREATION SOCIETY

Front Line Award

Juan Sosa

Lisa Reuter

Elenita Marion

Janet Roat

Sandra Ward

David Wilcox

Behind the Scenes Award

Brandy Thompson-Smith

Alma Dickerson

Jeffery R. Harris

Ella Anderson

Jessica Davis

Special Citation Award

Hidekazu Nakasone

Laurie Winter

Becky Papciak

Gary Groff

Angela Rodriquez

Jose Ortega-Garcia

Stephen Trubilla

Lance L. Travis

James V. Lacombe

John (Pat) Harden Practitioner Award

Leland S. Burton

Michael Desmone

Phillip Bryant

Dyan Reeves

Terry Bakewell

Alisa Hertzler

Tim Hudson

Cliff Hughes

Sarah Mueller

John R. Senatore

Chris Cation cation (kăt'ī`ən), atom or group of atoms carrying a positive charge. The charge results because there are more protons than electrons in the cation.  

Jeremy Cooperwood

Sara Dowell

Danielle Rickner

Commander's Award

Col. Perry D. Allmendinger

Lt. Col. Sidney Mitchell

Fellow Award

Michael C. Clegg

Wayne L. Clawson

Thomas Larson

Jason Kozerski

Russell Marsden

Executive Fellow Award

Robert Davis

Loretta Nikkola

Lisa C. Stone

Robin Vannes-Keaton

Distinguished Fellow Award

Patsy Schneider

Lifetime Service Award

Twylla Stewart

AMERICAN PARK AND RECREATION SOCIETY

Meritorious Service Professional Award

Dee L. Craig, CPRP CPRP

cardiopulmonary cerebroresuscitation.
 

Karen Larkin, CPM

John McGovern, JD

Meritorious Service Citizen Award

Jack Gallon

E. Bart Hopkin

Eric W. O'Brien

David E. Clark Distinguished Professional Award

Jody R. Hamilton, CPRP

Sara L. Hensley, CPRP

President's Award

Jerry Lokken, CPRP

Certificate of Professional Service

Ronald Ory

A. Robert Thomson

NATIONAL THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SOCIETY

Organization Citation

Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association Board of Directors

Jean Tague Innovative Program Award

Cleveland Metro Parks Institute of the Great Outdoors

Distinguished Service Award

Dr. David Compton

Meritorious Service Award

Antonia Boelter, CTRS CTRS Centers (street suffix)
CTRS Containers
CTRS Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
CTRS Conventional Terrestrial Reference System
CTRS Center for Technology Risk Studies (University of Maryland) 
 

Individual Citation Lonny A. Zimmerman, CPRP

Professional Research Award

Dr. Colleen Hood

SOCIETY OF PARK AND RECREATION EDUCATORS

Distinguished Colleague Award

Dr. Phil Rea, North Carolina State University History

Main article: History of North Carolina State University
The North Carolina General Assembly founded NC State on March 7, 1887 as a land-grant college under the name North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
 

Roosevelt Research Award

Dr. Joseph O'Leary, Texas A&M

Professional Development Scholarship

Dr. Kenneth Silverberg, Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri.

Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it is primarily a liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate classes.
 

STUDENT BRANCH

Outstanding Undergraduate Student of the Year

Katrina Coots COOTS Conference on Object-Oriented Technologies and Systems , University of Southern Mississippi

Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year

Uttiyo Raychaudhuri, University of Georgia Organization
The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents.
 

Notable Graduate Student of the Year

Michael Mulvaney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Early years: 1867-1880
The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding other scientific
 

Student Club of the Year

RPTS Club Texas A&M University

GREAT LAKES REGION The Great Lakes region can refer to:
  • Great Lakes region (North America)
  • African Great Lakes region
 

Professional of the Year

David Noble, Executive Director, Lake MetroParks, Concord Township, Ohio There are numerous Concord Townships in Ohio, as follows:
  1. Concord Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  2. Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  3. Concord Township, Fayette County, Ohio
  4. Concord Township, Highland County, Ohio
  5. Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio
 

Outstanding Board/ Commission Member Award

Jim Trent, President Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Advisory Board, Kettering, Ohio

Healthy Lifestyle Award Trails ... At Your Pace Three Rivers Park District Three Rivers Park District is a regional park district serving the suburban areas of Hennepin County, Minnesota and Scott County, Minnesota. It also operates Carver Park Reserve in Carver County, Minnesota, Murphy Hanrehan Park Reserve, a portion of which is in Dakota County, and , Plymouth, Minn.

Great Lakes Region Partnership Award

Class 1 (population over 150,000)

1st Place--Wells Fargo Winterskate, Saint Paul Park and Recreation, Saint Paul, Minn.

2nd Place--Can You Dig It? Community Science Partnership & Search for Ancient Mastodons, City of Aurora Park and Recreation, Aurora, Ill.

3rd Place--Discover Wisconsin, Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association, Glendale, Wis.

3rd Place--Oakland County Parks Preserves Historical Ellis Barn, Waterford, Mich.

Class II (population 50,000-150,000)

1st Place--River Park-City of Brooklyn Park, City of Brooklyn Park, Recreation and Park Dept., Brooklyn Park, Minn.

2nd Place--Early Childhood Development Center, Lee's Summit Parks & Recreation, Lee's Summit, Mo.

3rd Place--Glenview Park District Leisureship Program, Glenview Park District, Glenview, Ill.

Class III (population under 50,000)

1st Place--Red Hawk Park, Carol Stream Park District, Carol Stream, Ill.

2nd Place--Campton Hills Park, St. Charles Park District, St. Charles, Ill.

3rd Place -The Downers Grove Wetlands Program Partnership, Downers Grove Park District, Downers Grove, Ill.
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