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The 2019 Gold Medal Awards Finalists

T

he American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration
(AAPRA), in partnership with NRPA, is pleased to announce the
finalists for the 2019 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence
in Park and Recreation Management. Musco Lighting LLC has been a
proud sponsor of the Gold Medal Awards program for more than 10 years.
Since 1965, the Gold Medal
Awards program has served as a
testament to the hard work and
dedication of agencies that strive to
meet the needs of diverse communities. The Gold Medal is a comprehensive award that looks at the
many challenges agencies face and
at how they are leveraging resources to meet those challenges. The
Gold Medal Award Program in-

cludes seven classes: five classes
based on population, one class
for armed forces recreation and
one class for state park systems in
odd-numbered years.
A panel of five park and recreation professionals reviews and
judges all application materials.
Judges are chosen for their considerable experience and knowledge
in parks and recreation on both the

CLASS I

CLASS II

CLASS III

(population 400,001 and over)

(population 150,001 - 400,000)

(population 75,001 - 150,000)

* Chicago Park District - Chicago, Illinois

* City of Norfolk Recreation, Parks &
Open Space - Norfolk, Virginia

* City of Greeley (CO) Culture, Parks and
Recreation - Greeley, Colorado

* City of Tampa Parks and Recreation
Department - Tampa, Florida

* City of Thornton (CO) Community
Services - Thornton, Colorado

* Fairfax County Park Authority - Fairfax,
Virginia

* Greensboro Parks and Recreation -
Greensboro, North Carolina

* The Woodlands Township (Woodlands,
Texas)

* Mesa Parks, Recreation and Community
Facilities - Mesa, Arizona

* Metroparks Tacoma - Tacoma,
Washington

* Waukegan (IL) Park District - Waukegan,
Illinois

* East Baton Rouge Recreation & Park
Commission (BREC) - Baton Rouge,
Louisiana

CLASS IV

CLASS V

(population 30,001 - 75,000)

(population less than 30,000)

* City of Westerville -
Westerville, Ohio

* East Goshen Township
Parks and Recreation - West
Chester, Pennsylvania

* Coppell Parks and
Recreation - Coppell, Texas
* Glenview Park District,
Glenview, Illinois
* Lombard Park District -
Lombard, Illinois

* Glencoe Park District -
Glencoe, Illinois
* Rolling Meadows Park
District - Rolling Meadows,
Illinois
* Vernon Hills Park District -
Vernon Hills, Illinois

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local and national levels.
Excitement is building as the
Gold Medal Finalists prepare for
the Grand Award announcement
during the September 24 Opening
General Session at the 2019 NRPA
Annual Conference in Baltimore,
Maryland.
Please join us in congratulating
the 2019 Gold Medal Finalists:

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State Parks

Armed Forces
Recreation

* DEP/Florida State Parks

* Marine Corps Base Camp
Smedley D. Butler -
Okinawa, Japan

* Maryland Park Service
* TDEC - Tennessee State
Parks
* Washington State Parks
and Recreation Commission

* Naval Air Station Whiting
Field - Milton, Florida
* United States Army
Garrison Bavaria -
Grafenwoehr, Germany
* USAG Rheinland-Pfalz -
Kaiserslautern, Germany
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