2025 Award Submissions
East Region Awards: October 2024-September 2025
Submission deadline: September 24, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
*Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.
The TRAPS East Region is pleased to recognize and honor individuals and organizations that have rendered significant services to the Society and have made outstanding contributions to the field of parks and recreation.
Nomination Forms:
Innovation In Park & Facility Development
Part-Time Employee of the Year
Recreation Professional of the Year
Young Professional of the Year
Please enter each submission along with any supporting documents/pictures via the online form.
Presentation of awards will take place at the Annual TRAPS East Region Winter Social.
Completed entry form(s), photos and support material must be submitted electronically via the online form. All entries must be submitted by (DATE AND TIME TBD). The links will automatically close at that time. No paper entries will be accepted. If you have any questions or issues with the forms, please email our East Region Director.
2024 Awards
2024 Awards Presentation (pdf)
- Best In Photography:
- Special Events – Baytown Parks & Recreation – “A Tail Waggin’ Good Time” -Tracy Eason
- Facilities – Baytown Parks & Recreation – “Jenkins’ Beloved Bird” -Diana Herrera
- Aquatics – Galveston Parks & Recreation – “Man Helps Child” – Taylor Gonzalez
- Camp – Pearland Parks & Recreation – “Wonders of Sea Life” – Brittany Lau
- Athletics – Pasadena Parks & Recreation – “Rounding 3rd Base” – Stanley White
- Outdoor Recreation – Pearland Parks & Recreation – “Outdoor Exploration” – Brittany Lau
- Leisure & Cultural Arts – Galveston Parks & Recreation – “The Great Eclipse” – Taylor Gonzalez
- Advocate of the Year:
- West University Place – “Friends of West University Place Fund”
- Innovation in Park and Facility Development:
- Pearland Parks & Recreation – “The Sports Complex at Shadow Creek Ranch (Design: Kristina Malek, Kimley Horn)”
- Innovative Program Award:
- Katy Parks & Recreation – “Taylor Swift Ultimate Karaoke Night”
- Lone Star Programming Award:
- Pasadena Parks & Recreation – “The Magical Mile”
- Maintenance Award:
- Baytown Parks & Recreation – “Anti Tamper Protective Boxes”
- Park Professional of the Year:
- Mont Belvieu Parks & Recreation – “Michael Mueller”
- Part-Time Employee of the Year:
- Baytown – “William Jones”
- Promotional Award:
- Baytown Parks & Recreation – “Baytown.org/Events”
- Recreation Professional of the Year:
- West University Place Parks & Recreation – “Toby Brooks”
- Rookie of the Year:
- Galveston Parks & Recreation – “Amberly Mobley”
- Young Professional of the Year:
- Pearland Parks & Recreation – “Chrystopher Bickham”
- Director of the Year:
- Pasadena Parks & Recreation – “Jed Aplaca, CPRP”