Our community is full of people and organizations who exemplify excellence, commitment, and generosity.
6th Annual Champaign Parks Honors was cancelled in April due to COVID-19. But we couldn’t wait any longer to honor our award winners! Here are the wonderful 2020 Champaign Parks Honors Award Winners.
- Volunteer of the Year: Mark & Sandy Williams
- Volunteer Coach of the Year: John Trenkamp
- Community Partner Award: Ameren Illinois
- Outstanding Youth in Cultural Arts: Jacob Reynolds
- Outstanding Adult in Cultural Arts: Erin Taylor
- Outstanding participant in Sports: Ben Evans
- Intergovernmental Cooperation: Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District
- Media Impact Award: Five Foot Productions-Amanda Baker
- Building Parks Award: Champaign Rotary-Steve Carter, Tom Costello, & Janet Nelson
- Arts Impact Award: Anita Stein
- Parks Impact Award: Connie Carper, Jerry & Teresa DeWitt, & Terri Reifsteck
- Recreation Impact Award: Peter McFarland, Jenette Jurczyk
- Outstanding Employee Award: James Kennedy, Amanda Carrington, & Neil Sudduth
- Outstanding Department Award: Planning
- Outstanding Part-Time Employee Award: Nikiaya Brandon, Ellie McGrew, Steven Lewis
- Robert Toalson Legend Award: Newt Dodds
