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Past Recipients of TCMA Professional Awards
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER
- Ricky Childers, Life Member and Retired City Manager
- Kay Godbey, TCMA Senior Advisor
- Roy Rodriguez, City Manager, McAllen
- Randy Wright, City Manager, Portland
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER
- Vince DiPiazza, City Manager, Uvalde
MENTORING AWARD IN MEMORY OF GARY GWYN
WINNER
- Jim Proce, City Manager, Anna
- Joe Vera, Assistant City Manager, McAllen
ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR AWARD IN MEMORY OF VALERIE BRADLEY
WINNER
- Caitlin Biggs, Director of Administration Services/Town Secretary, Little Elm
EXCELLENCE IN ETHICS AND INTEGRITY AWARD
WINNER
- Hugh Walker, Deputy City Manager, Bryan
CITY COUNCIL OF THE YEAR
WINNER
- City of Mansfield
lifetime achievement award
winner
- Tom Hart, Life Member and Retired City Manager, Grand Prairie
- Dan Johnson, City Manager, Richardson
- Mike Perez, Life Member and Retired City Manager, Weslaco
administrator of the year award
WINNER
- Noel Bernal, City Manager, Brownsville
mentoring award in memory of gary gwyn
WINNER
- Jordan Matney, Assistant City Manager, New Braunfels
assistant of the year award in memory of valerie bradley
WINNER
- Taylor Lough, Economic Development Manager, Anna
excellence in ethics and integrity award
WINNER
- Dan Johnson, City Manager, Richardson
city council of the year
WINNER
- City of Taylor
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER
- Allen Bogard, Life Member and Retired City Manager of the City of Sugarland
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER
- Cori Reaume
mentoring award in memory of gary gwyn
winner
- Gina Nash, City Manager, City of Sachse
assistant of the year award in memory of valerie bradley
winner
- Mayra Cantu, Management Analyst, City of Georgetown
TERRELL BLODGETT ACADEMICIAN AWARD
winner
- Kay Godbey, Life Member and Adjunct Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington
EXCELLENCE IN ETHICS AND INTEGRITY AWARD
WINNER
- Nick Finan, Retired City Manager and Life Member
city council of the year
winner
- City of McAllen
lifetime achievement award
WINNER
- Ron Bowman, City Manager, Boerne
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER
- Kelly Kuenstler, City Manager, Leon Valley
MENTORING AWARD IN MEMORY OF GARY GWYN
WINNER
- Kent Myers, City Manager, Fredericksburg
ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR AWARD IN MEMORY OF VALERIE BRADLEY
winner
- Valerie Bradley, Former Managing Director of Community Services, Mesquite
CITY COUNCIL OF THE YEAR
WINNER
- City of Deer Park
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winners
- David Landis, City Manager, Perryton
- Sheryl Sculley, Former City Manager, San Antonio
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER
- Mindi Snyder, City Manager, El Campo
Mentoring Award in Memory of Gary Gwyn
Winner
- Robert Hanna, City Manager, Abilene
City Council of the Year
Winner
- City of The Hills
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner
- Karen Daly, TCMA Life Member and ICMA Mountain Plains Regional Director
Administrator of the Year
Winner
- Charmelle Garrett, City Manager, Victoria
Mentoring Award in Memory of Gary Gwyn
Winner
- Julie Robinson, City Administrator, Spring Valley Village
City Council of the Year Award
Winner
- City of Pearsall
Terrell Blodgett Academician Award
Winner
- Richard Herzog, Professor, Stephen F Austin State University
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner
- Bob Hart, City Manager, Corinth
Administrator of the Year
Winner
- Roy Rodriguez, City Manager, City of McAllen
Mentoring Award in Memory of Gary Gwyn
Winner
- Shana Yelverton, City Manager, Southlake
City Council of the Year Award
Winner
- City of Lancaster
Terrell Blodgett Academician Award
Winner
- Teodoro Benavides, Executive in Residence/Senior Lecturer, University of Texas at Dallas
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner
- Ted Barron
Administrator of the Year Award
Winner
- Karen Daly, Past City Manager, Hutto
Mentoring Award in Memory of Gary Gwyn
Winner
- Mike Goodrum, Assistant City Manager, Sugar Land
City Council of the Year Award
Winner
- City of Richardson
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner
- Peter Vargas, City Manager, City of Allen
Administrator of the Year
Winner
- Brad Stafford, City Manager, City of Navasota
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winners
- Chuck Pinto, Retired City Manager and Life Member
- George Purefoy, City Manager, City of Frisco
Administrator of the Year
Winner
- Kathleen Merrill, Assistant City Manager, City of College Station
Terrell Blodgett Academician Award
Winner
- Alex Briseno, Professor of Public Service in Residence, St. Mary’s University
City Council of the Year Award
Winner
- City of Tyler
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winners
- Paul Parker, City Manager, City of Lufkin
- Alan Sims, City Manager, City of Cedar Hill
Administrator of the Year
Winner
- Glenn Morrison, City Manager, City of Killeen
Mentoring Award in Memory of Gary Gwyn
Winner
- George Campbell, City Manager, City of Denton
Terrell Blodgett Academician Award
Winner
- John Milford, Graduate Professor Practitioner Lecturer, Univ of Texas Pan American
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winners
- Bill Keffler, City Manager, City of Richardson
- Greg Ingham, City Manager, City of Plainview
Administrator of the Year
Winner
- Mike Perez, City Manager, City of McAllen
Mentoring Award in Memory of Gary Gwyn
Winners
- Bob Hart, City Manager, City of Kennedale
- Michael Morrison, City Manager, City of New Braunfels
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner
- Larry Gilley, City Manager, City of Abilene
Administrator of the Year
Winner
- Edward Broussard, City Manager, City of Hutto
Mentoring Award in Memory of Gary Gwyn
Winner
- Allen Bogard, City Manager, City of Sugar Land
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner
- Don Taylor, City Manager, City of Schertz
Administrator of the Year
Winner
- Mark McDaniel, City Manager, City of Tyler
Mentoring Award in Memory of Gary Gwyn
Winner
- Tom Muelhenbeck, City Manager, City of Plano
Terrell Blodgett Academician Award
Winner
- Dr. James Thurmond, Clinical Professor, Public Administration, University of Houston
Presidential Award
Winner
- J. Pat Stephens, West Texas State University
Distinguished Membership Award
Winner
- Gary Watkins, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Municipal League