LGMA - Local Government Management Association of British Columbia

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Past Award Recipients

2010 - Whistler

President's Award, Lee-Ann Crane
Life Membership, Tim Wood
Executive Service, Phil Taylor & Kelly Ridley
Distinguished Membership Award, Jerry Berry & Phil Taylor
Distinguished Partner Award, no award presented
Professional Award, Innovation, Dennis Clark
Professional Award, Volunteer, Kevin Ramsay

2009 - Nanaimo

President's Award, Don Lidstone, Lawyer, Ratcliff & Company
Life Membership, Isabell Hadford
Executive Service, Warren Waycheshen
Distinguished Membership Award, no award presented
Distinguished Partner Award, no award presented
Professional Award, Leadership, Stan Westby

2008 - Prince George

President's Award, Ron Poole
Life Membership, Elsie Lemke
Executive Service, Jason Johnson, Joni Heinrich, Suzanne Greshham-Van Dooren & John Malcolm
Distinguished Membership Award, Rick Beauchamp
Distinguished Partner Award, no award presented
Professional Award, Leadership, Randall Rose
Professional Award, Innovation, Emanuel Machado

2007 - Vancouver

President's Award, Judy Rogers
Life Membership, Gord Horth
Executive Service, Wallace Mah
Distinguished Partner Award, Richard Taylor, Exec. Director of the UBCM
Distinguished Member, no award presented
Professional Award, Community Service, Marg Bailey

2006 - Kelowna

President's Award, Bill Lindsay
Life membership, Jim Chute
Executive Service, Allan Chabot & Vince Morelli
Distinguished Member, Brenda Sims & Toiresa Strong
Distinguished Partner Award, Mary Harkness
Professional Award, Leadership, Robert Long
Professional Award, Innovation, Geoff Pearce
Professional Award, Community & Volunteer Service, Stephen Fleming

2005 - Whistler

President's Award, Steve Berna, Municipal Finance Authority
Life Membership Ron Poole & Wayne Vollrath
Executive Service, Lee-Ann Crane & Brenda Sims
Distinguished Member, Reid Hendersen,
Professional Award, Leadership, Randy Diehl

2004 - Victoria

President's Award, Linn Teetzel
Life Membership Award, Mark Brown
Life Membership Award, Gerald Kingston
Life Membership Award, Debbie Comis
Executive Service, Robert Earl & Kim Anema

2003 - Penticton

President's Award, Jim Bowden Executive Service, Dave Shipclark, Harry Mueller, Trudy Coates Kelly Mattson  & Paul Edgington
Professional Award, Innovation, Edward J. (Ted) Tisdale
Professional Award, Leadership, Larry Plourde

2002 - Kamloops

President's Award, George Duncan

2001 - Whistler

President's Award, CivicInfo
Professional Award, Ron Born
Special Service Award, Tom Szalay, Tom Banham, Joan Stephens & Tanalee Hesse

2000 - Prince George

President's Millennium Award, Gerald D. Berry & David G. Morris
Life Membership Award, Robert Carter
Executive Service, Bob Long, Wayne Vollrath, Sandy Gray & Gord Howie
Distinguished Partner Award, Doug Rundell, CEO & Assessment Commissioner of BC Assessment
Distinguished Member, Bryan Kirk & Shirley Hine

1999 - Kelowna

Professional Award, Moray Stewart
Distinguished Partnership Awards, Lidstone Young Anderson, Murdy & McAllister, Staples McDannold Stewart, Bull Housser & Tupper, Thompson & McConnell

1998 - Penticton

Life Membership, Margaret Warwick, Andre Carrel & Larry Jardine
Executive Service, Bob Carter & Debbie Comis
Special Service, Bill Lindsay, Thomas Johnstone, Stan Westby & Harald Fletcher
Professional Award, Gord Howie

1997 - Victoria

Life Membership, Stewart Fleming, Al Harrison, Peter Mackiewich & Lorne Anderson

1996 - Vancouver

Life Membership, Bob Wilson
Professional Award, Gordon McIntosh
Special Service Award, Wayne Buchanan, Bob Wilson & Dave Gawley
Executive Service Award, Al Harrison, Tina Penney, Bob Wilson & Jim Tarves

1995 - Whistler

Life Membership, Brian Ritchie & Dr. Robert Collier
Professional Award, Reid Henderson & Ken Dobell

1994 - Prince George

Life Membership Award:
Doug Manning (1973-74)
Frank Bertoia (1976-77)
Harald Hall (1979-80)
Dave Morris (1982-83)
Bill Kennedy (1983-84)
Colin Crisp (1984-85)
Wayne d'Easum (1985-86)
Norm Cook (1986-87)
George Paul (1987-88)
Gord Howie (1988-89)
Ron Born (1989-90)
Harald Hansen (1990-91)
Ken Tollstam (1991-92)
Ron O'Genski (1992-93)
Brian Ritchie (1993-94)
Executive Service, Ron O'Genski & Jim Tarves
Special Service, Gordon McIntosh & Jim Craven
Professional Award, Jim Craven

1990 - Penticton

Life Membership, Chet Jeffrey
Executive Service, Peter Mackiewich, Gordon Howie & David Gairns
Professional Award, Dr. Norm Cook

In 1985, the Municipal Officers' Association established a Professional Award for a Municipal Officer who is a regular member of the Association and has demonstrated excellence in the profession and in the community.

Past Recipients Professional Award

  • 1986 - COLIN GRIFFITH, Administrator, Town of Fort Nelson
  • 1987 - BILL KENNEDY, Director of Finance, City of Prince George
  • 1988 - HARALD HANSEN, Administrator, City of Dawson Creek
  • 1989 - RON GILL, Director of Finance, District of North Cowichan
  • 1990 - NORM COOK, Administrator, City of Coquitlam
  • 1991 - VICTOR KUMAR, Treasurer, City of Trail
  • 1992 - No award presented.
  • 1993 - DAVE WILSON, Administrator, Fraser Ft. George Regional District
  • 1994 - JIM CRAVEN, Executive Director, Municipal Finance Authority
  • 1995 - KEN DOBELL, City Manager, City of Vancouver
    REID HENDERSON, Administrator, Central Kootenay Regional District
  • 1996 - GORDON McINTOSH, Executive Director, Islands Trust
  • 1997 - No award presented.
  • 1998 - GORDON HOWIE, Municipal Manager, District of North Vancouver
  • 1999 - MORAY STEWART, Administrator, Peace River Regional District

Distinguished Partnership Awards

  • 1999 - LIDSTONE YOUNG ANDERSON
    MURDY & McALLISTER
    STAPLES McDANNOLD STEWART
    BULL HOUSSER & TUPPER
    THOMPSON & McCONNELL

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