Award Nomination is now Closed
Winners will be announced and recognized at the awards ceremony during the State of the Region Luncheon on April 26, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Columbus.
Please contact Amy Lowe if you have any questions.
Award Descriptions:Regional Leadership Award
First introduced in 1997, the Regional Leadership Award recognizes individuals in a 12-county region (Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway, Ross and Union counties) who make extraordinary efforts to ensure the future viability of the region's communities. The Regional Leadership Award is derived from MORPC's continuing dedication to addressing issues that transcend community boundaries and to stimulating visionary thinking. Past award winners include:
1997 Ginny Barney
1998 Jim Caldwell
1999 (none given)
2000 Dave Lieser
2001 Rich King
2002 Don Wuertz
2003 Art Wallace
2004 Debbie Martin | 2005 Jack Lucks
2006 Bill Habig
2007 Mike Long
2008 Ty Marsh
2009 Elaine Roberts
2010 Val Moeller
2011 William Lhota |
William C. Habig Collaborative Achievement AwardThe William C. Habig Collaborative Achievement Award was created in 2006 in honor of William C. Habig, who served MORPC for 39 years, 34 years as executive director. The William C. Habig Collaborative Achievement award is annually presented to an individual and/or organizations who have achieved an effective effort or innovative collaborative in central Ohio. The honoree(s) will have demonstrated success in developing a specific initiative or entity that supports broad inclusion, diverse thoughts in the process and delivers tangible results addressing key challenges facing the region. Past award winners include:
2007 Mid Ohio Development Exchange (MODE)
2008 Signers of the Central Ohio Green Pact
2009 Central Ohio Public Information Network (COPIN)
2010 Central Ohio Trauma System
2011 Columbus Region Logistics Council
