2010 Nominations are Closed 

Winners Will Be Announced on May 4

Nominations are now closed for the 2010 Awards.  Nominatations for outstanding central Ohio regional leaders and collaborative achievers for MORPC's Regional Leadership Award or William C. Habig Collaborative Achievement Award have been finalized. Winners will be recognized at the awards ceremony during the State of the Region Luncheon on May 4, 2010.

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

William C. Habig Collaborative Achievement Award
The 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)