Awards

Each year, NARRP recognizes and honors individuals for their outstanding accomplishments in the field of recreation and park resources planning, management and administration, as well as service to NARRP.    

Nominate a Colleague

The 2010 Call for Award Nominations is closed. The 2011 awards will be presented at the annual conference in Breckenridge, Colorado next May.  A call for nominations will come out early in 2011. 

Only NARRP members can make nominations. However, nominees need not be NARRP members.

National Recreation Resource Leadership Award

This award is the most prestigious recognition presented by NARRP. It recognizes the significant contributions of other political, scientific, educational and organizational leaders in both the public and private sectors. It is presented annually to one individual who has demonstrated leadership for, or in the field of, parks, recreation and natural resources management, and has made significant and sustained contributions in the fields of parks, recreation or natural resources management. Individuals need not be NARRP members to be nominated.

2010
Mike Pool, Bureau of Land Management

2009
Bob Ratcliffe, Bureau of Land Management

2008
Bob Meinen, Idaho Parks and Recreation

2007
Donna Brasher, Lower Colorado River Authority

2006
Not awarded

2005
Greg Super, USDA Forest Service

2004
Ney Landrum, retired Florida State Parks Director

2003
Gaylord Nelson, Former U.S. Senator and Governor of Wisconsin

2002
Courtland Nelson, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation

2001
Robert Anderson, National Park Service

2000
Darrell Lewis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1999
Dr. Arthur H. Mittelstaedt, Jr., Ed. D.

1998
Dr. B. L. “Bev” Driver, retired – USDA Forest Service

1997
Bill Spitzer, retired – National Park Service

1995
Congressman Bruce Vento, Minnesota

Distinguished Service Award

This award is presented annually to up to three recipients who have made significant contributions to the profession of recreation resource planning. A determining factor shall be the degree of sustained contribution and proficiency or the excellence of a single achievement or contribution. The achievement may be in the areas of policy development, administration, public affairs, resource planning and design, program, finance, research, education, or other areas in the recreation resource management profession. Nominees need not be members of NARRP. 

2010
Terry Slider, USDA Forest Service
Jim Eychaner, State of Washington Recreation and Conservation Office

2009
Wayne Strum, National Park Service
John Davy, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

2008
Tim Bradle, Lower Colorado River Authority
Merdith "Cam" Lockwood, USDA Forest Service, Trails Unlimited

2007
Bob Ditton, Texas A&M University
Dan Wiley, National Park Service, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

2006
Marlene Finley, USDA Forest Service
Joseph Stephen Weaver, Nevada State Parks
Vernon Lovejoy, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

2005
Gloria Shinn, National Parks Service, Seattle WA
Keith Demetrak, California State Parks

2004
Ray Murray, National Park Service, California

2003
Wayne Sames, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Craig Karr, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

2002
Mary Fitch, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Charles Van Genderen, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

2001
Robert Reinhardt, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation

2000
Roxane Eley, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Don Bruns, Bureau of Land Management

1999
Beth McClure, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism

1998
Charles R. Jordan, Parks & Recreation, City of Portland, OR and Board of Directors, The Conservation Fund
Greg Super, USDA Forest Service
D. Thomas Ross, Recreation & Conservation, National Park Service
Jeff Packer, Utah Division of Parks & Recreation

1997
Sue Spear, USDA Forest Service

1996
Fran Mainella, Recreation & Parks, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
David Dahlquist, David L. Dahlquist Associates

1995
Albert Gregory, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Leslie Reid, Texas A&M University

1994
Bruce Kennedy, California Department of Parks and Recreation

1993
Dick Westfall, Illinois Department of Conservation

National SCORP Excellence Award

The National Park Service and the National Association for Recreation Resource Planners wishes to acknowledge our Nation’s States and Territories for their vision, professional dedication and commitment of resources in pursuit of the goals of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act through their Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). 

This award honors the State/Territory and individuals who, through their collective roles in the planning process, produced an excellent SCORP not only for their State/Territory but also for the Nation as a whole by making the case for the importance of providing places and opportunities for public outdoor recreation to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States.
 

What does SCORP Excellence look like?

In addition to clearly meeting the planning requirements of the LWCF Act, an excellent SCORP explores the importance of public outdoor recreation as integral to the healthy living of the state’s residents and visitors; understands the opinions, ideas and concerns about public outdoor recreation; strengthens the links between disciplines, programs, and services that benefit from providing and protecting outdoor recreation resources; and creates a future-oriented plan with strategies to provide and protect public outdoor recreation resources and facilities. The planning process is inviting, inclusive, and produces a tangible product that is attractive, provocative, and intended for frequent reference and updates.

2010
State of Colorado
Project Lead: Mr. Scott Babcock, Strategic Planning Program Manager, Colorado State Parks
Agency Director: Mr. Gary Thorson, Deputy Director, Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation

2009
State of Georgia
Project Lead: Ms. Antoinette Norfleet, Director of Grants, Georgia Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites
Agency Director: Ms. Becky Kelley, Director, Georgia Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites
  

Excellence in Planning Award 

This award will be presented annually to not more than four recipients, including not more than two individuals and two agencies or organizations, public or private. It is awarded primarily for professional achievement in the field of parks and recreation planning contributing to the advancement of the profession or park and recreation programs. The determining factor shall be the degree of sustained proficiency or excellence of a single achievement or contribution made by the nominee. The achievement may be in the area of policy development, SCORP Planning, administration, public affairs, physical planning/design, program, finance, research, education, intergovernmental relations, volunteerism or other related areas. Primary consideration shall be given to achievements furthering recreation planning. Nominees need not be NARRP members.