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collapse Year : 2023 ‎(6)
Association of Aquatic Professionals
  • June 2023 Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month
    Joe Marten, Aquatics Manager
Kansas Government Journal
Kansas Recreation & Parks Association (KRPA)
Quivira Boy Scouts Council
  • ​Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award
    Reggie Davidson, superintendent of City of Wichita Park and Recreation Department - Watch on YouTube
United States Tennis Association (USTA) Kansas
Wichita Business Journal
  • Renewing the Legacy​
    Written by WBJ's Managing Editor Shelby Kellerman about Chester I. Lewis Park: February 17, 2023

collapse Year : 2022 ‎(9)
American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) and National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)

​Read about the Gold Medal Award Program.

Aquatics International
Association of Aquatic Professionals
Bike Walk Wichita Podcast
DeVore Foundation
Kansas Recreation & Parks Association (KRPA)
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
The Redhead and the Bearded Beauty
Wichita Beacon
collapse Year : 2021 ‎(11)
American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) and National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)

​Read about the Gold Medal Award Program.

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Central States Conference
  • 2021 Award of Excellence
    Pracht Wetlands Park
Commission for the Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA)

Learn more about CAPRA Accreditation.

  • Re-accredited in 2021.
Kansas Recreation & Parks Association (KRPA)
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), South Central Section
  • ​2021 Golf Professional of the Year
    Troy Hendricks, Golf Director
Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center
  • 2021 Partnership Award
    Edgemoor Recreation Center
Starkey, Inc.
  • 2021 Business Partner Award
    Troy Houtman, Park Director
The Chung Report
Wichita Business Journal
Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator
collapse Year : 2020 ‎(4)
Kansas Recreation & Parks Association (KRPA)
Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), Kansas Chapter
  • ​​2020 Bill Strausbaugh Award
    Colin O’Bryan, Arthur B. Sim Golf Professional​
United States Tennis Association (USTA) Kansas
  • 2020 Outstanding Contributor to Youth Tennis Programs Award
    Sara Rasmussen, Facility Director of the RWRTC
Wichita Business Journal
  • 2020 Administrative Excellence Award
    Shana Appelhanz, Assistant Golf Division Manager
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collapse Year : 2019 ‎(4)
Kansas Recreation & Parks Association (KRPA)
  • Outstanding Administrative Leadership
    Troy Houtman, Director of Park and Recreation
  • Outstanding Park and Natural Resource Branch Professional
    Warren McCoskey, General Maintenance Supervisor
  • Outstanding New and Innovative Park Project
    Pracht Wetlands
  • Outstanding Recreation Branch Professional
    Angela Buckner, Lynette Woodard Recreation Center Director
  • Outstanding New and Innovative Recreation Program
    Open Streets ICT​
  • Outstanding Sports Branch Professional
    Daniel Sack, Athletics Assistant
  • Distinguished Elected Official​
    Cindy Claycomb, Council Member​ District 6​
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
  • Pop-Up Potential
    Written by Parks & Recreation Magazine Associate Editor Lindsay Collins about the Downtown Wichita Pop-Up Park: September 1, 2019
Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), Kansas Chapter
  • 2019 Player Development Award
    Colin O’Bryan, Arthur B. Sim Golf Professional
Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), South Central Section
  • 2019 Public Merchandiser of the Year
    Scot Weller, Auburn Hills Golf Professional
  • 2019 Bill Strausbaugh Award
    Troy Hendricks, Golf Director
collapse Year : 2018 ‎(3)
Kansas Recreation & Parks Association (KRPA)
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), Kansas Chapter
  • 2018 Teacher of the Year
    Colin O’Bryan, Arthur B. Sim Golf Professional
  • 2018 Junior Player Development Award
    Colin O’Bryan, Arthur B. Sim Golf Professional
collapse Year : 2017 ‎(2)
Kansas Recreation & Parks Association (KRPA)
  • Outstanding Park and Natural Resource Branch Professional
    Jim Mason, Director of the Great Plains Nature Center
  • Outstanding Recreation Branch Professional
    Alan Taber, Recreation Center Director
  • Outstanding Sports Branch Professional
    Daniel Sack, Athletics Assistant
  • Distinguished Board Member
    Janet Miller, Board of Park Commissioners President
  • Distinguished Service
    Jan Long, Engineering Technician
  • Distinguished Public Service Organization
    Bike Walk Wichita
  • Distinguished Elected Official
    Lavonta Williams, Council Member District 1
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
collapse Year : 2016 ‎(2)
Commission for the Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA)

Learn more about CAPRA Accreditation.

  • Accredited in 2016.
Kansas Recreation & Parks Association (KRPA)
  • Outstanding Aquatics Branch Professional
    Brian Hill, Aquatics Manager
  • Outstanding Recreation Branch Professional
    Alan Taber, Recreation Center Director
  • Outstanding New and Innovative Recreation Program
    Barry Recreation Station
  • Outstanding Sports Branch Professional
    Mickey Lara, Athletics Manager
  • Outstanding New and Innovative Sports Program
    Foot Golf
collapse Year : 2015 ‎(2)
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), South Central Section
  • 2015 Public Merchandiser of the Year
    Steve Blaske, Tex Consolver Golf Professional
collapse Year : 2013 ‎(1)
Department of the Interior
collapse Year : 1967 ‎(1)
American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) and National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)

​Read about the Gold Medal Award Program.

  • 1967 National Gold Medal Award Program Grand Plaque Recipient​

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