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2016 Gold Medal
Finalists Announced

T

he American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA),
in partnership with NRPA, is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2016
National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. This year's proud sponsor of the Gold Medal Awards program is
Musco Lighting, LLC. 
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 how they

are leveraging resources to meet those
challenges. The Gold Medal Award Program includes seven classes: five based
on population, one for armed forces recreation and one for state park systems in
odd-numbered years.
Excitement is building as the 24 Gold

Class I (population 400,001 and over) 

*	 BREC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
*	 Cleveland Metroparks, Cleveland, Ohio
*	 Johnson County Park and Recreation District,

Shawnee Mission, Kansas
*	 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Minneapolis,
Minnesota

Class II (population 150,001 - 400,000) 

*	 Arlington Parks and Recreation Department,

Arlington, Texas
*	 Cary Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources, Cary,
North Carolina
*	 Grand Prairie Park, Arts and Recreation, Grand
Prairie, Texas
*	 Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District, Beaverton,
Oregon

Class III (population 75,001 - 150,000) 

*	 Allen Parks and Recreation Department, Allen, Texas
*	 Arlington Heights Park District, Arlington Heights,
Illinois
*	 Mountain View Community Services, Mountain View,
California
*	 Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural
Affairs, Roswell, Georgia

	

Medal Finalists prepare for the Grand
Award announcement during the October 6 Opening General Session at the
2016 NRPA Annual Conference in St.
Louis, Missouri. 
Join us in congratulating the 2016
Gold Medal Finalists: 

Class IV (population 30,001 - 75,000)  

*	 Bismarck Parks and Recreation District, Bismarck,

North Dakota
*	 Decatur Park District, Decatur, Illinois
*	 Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation, Olympia,
Washington
*	 Willamalane Park and Recreation District, Springfield,
Oregon

Class V (population less than 30,000) 

*	 Frankfort Square Park District, Frankford, Illinois
*	 Homewood-Flossmoor Park District, Flossmoor,
Illinois
*	 Itasca Park District, Itasca, Illinois
*	 Middleton Public Lands, Recreation & Forestry,
Middleton, Wisconsin

Armed Forces Recreation 

*	 Fort Carson, Colorado
*	 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
*	 U. S. Army Garrison Fort Riley, Kansas
*	 USCG Base Kodiak, Alaska

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