CRPA Award Winners

The CRPA Awards Program offers recreation professionals an opportunity to nominate those outstanding individuals who you believe deserve public acknowledgment for outstanding service in and around the field of parks and recreation.

Here are our past award winners.

Are you an Award winner and you are not on our list? E-mail alisonharle@crpa.com and tell us!

AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
This is the most prestigious award that CRPA offers. To receive the Distinguished Service Award, the nominee shall be a CRPA member and an individual who has made outstanding contributions, over a significant number of years, to the recreation and/or parks field. Such contributions might be for outstanding leadership; committee work on a state or national level; outstanding service as a professional worker; research, promoting the profession; outstanding development of equipment, layout or design.

**This award was given prior to the Distinguished Service Award.

SELECTED ORGANIZATION AWARD
Membership in CRPA is not required. The organization should have made an outstanding voluntary contribution to the field of public recreation and parks, significant enough to have had a stimulating effect on recreation at a town, city, state or national level.

“ABCD” AWARD
Membership in CRPA is not required. The individual should have gone “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty” by having made an outstanding contribution to the field of public recreation and parks, significant enough to have had a stimulating effect on recreation at a town, city, state or national level. This award is open to volunteers and part-time/seasonal, park or secretarial staff.

OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL AWARD
To receive the Outstanding Professional Award, the nominee shall be a CRPA member who has made outstanding contributions, over a period of 10 years or more, to the recreation and/or parks field.

“R. PETER LEDGER” YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD
Nominee must be a member of CRPA who has served 10 years or less and is deserving of recognition for achievements and accomplishments in the parks and recreation profession. Winner of this award shall receive one thousand dollars to be used for continuing education purposes (ie.quarterly’s, conferences, training institutes, etc).

THERAPEUTIC RECREATION AWARD
Nominee must be a member of CRPA who has served a minimum of 10 years and is deserving of recognition for dedication and commitment in the field of therapeutic recreation or related field.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD
For teenage student(s) who has/have demonstrated outstanding leadership in programs for teens or related activities.

FACILITY OF MERIT AWARD (NEW)
This award will be given to a department who has developed or renovated an exceptional facility within the last 2 years. The director of the department must be a current CRPA member.

DOROTHY G. MULLEN / CRPA SCHOLARSHIP $500.00
GEORGE SANFORD / CRPA SCHOLARSHIP $500.00
The Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association has established the Dorothy Mullen and George Sanford CRPA Scholarships to provide assistance to students majoring in recreation and/or park education. For an application or information on how to apply for either of these scholarships contact:

CRPA REC'ER AWARD
What is the CRPA Rec’er you ask? It is a small yellow tow truck that is awarded to a
department to honor them for the year. Each year the “Rec’er” is presented to an individual or department. Over time, this “Rec’er” will become a symbol of your involvement in CRPA
and your desire to strive towards excellence in the field. The “Rec’er” will be displayed in your
department to let your community know of your involvement with state recreation and leisure
services. It may also be displayed at functions where CRPA is represented, such as the flower
show, kids fair, fishing derby, etc.

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP

In the past awarded to members by the executive Board. As of 2007 the following criteria is held for lifetime members:

Do you know where some of these members are? Want to stay in touch send us an e-mail to: info@crpa.com

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