East Region Awards: October 2023-September 2024
Submission deadline: September 24, 2024 at 11:59p.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 September 24, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.. 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, Jed Aplaca.
2023 Awards
2023 Awards Presentation (pdf)
- Best In Photography:
- Special Events – Conroe Parks & Recreation
- Facilities – Sienna Associations Parks & Recreation
- Aquatics – Pearland Parks & Recreation
- Camp – Conroe Parks & Recreation
- Athletics – Pasadena Parks & Recreation
- Outdoor Recreation – Pearland Parks & Recreation
- Leisure & Cultural Arts – Pasadena Parks & Recreation
- Advocate of the Year:
- Oneok, Inc – Mont Belvieu Parks & Recreation
- Innovation in Park and Facility Development:
- Lakeside Park – Angleton Parks & Recreation
- Innovative Program Award:
- Run for Your Wildflife 5K – Baytown Parks & Recreation
- Lone Star Programming Award:
- High Seas Scavenger Hunt – The Woodlands Parks & Recreation
- Maintenance Award:
- Artificial Turf Maintenance – The Woodlands Parks & Recreation
- Park Professional of the Year:
- Stewart Crouch – Angleton Parks & Recreation
- Part-Time Employee of the Year:
- Ruby Johnson – Conroe Parks & Recreation
- Promotional Award:
- Lifeguard Hiring Campaign – Baytown Parks & Recreation
- Recreation Professional of the Year:
- Daniele Stewart – Missouri City Parks & Recreation
- Rookie of the Year:
- Charlotte Herling – City of West University Place
- Young Professional of the Year:
- Allison Vickery – Missouri City Parks & Recreation
- Director of the Year:
- Clifford Hatch – Baytown Parks & Recreation
2022 Awards
2022 Awards Presentation (pdf)
- Advocate of the Year:
- MD Anderson-Be Well Baytown – Baytown Parks and Recreation
- Innovation in Park and Facility Development:
- Mac Multi Golf Course – Missouri City Parks and Recreation
- Innovative Program Award:
- Hewitt’s Heroes – League City Parks and Recreation
- Lone Star Programming Award:
- Lazy River 5K – The Woodlands Township Parks and Recreation
- Maintenance Award:
- Four-Legged Mowers – Missouri City Parks and Recreation
- Park Professional of the Year:
- Minh Kotlarz – Baytown Parks and Recreation
- Part-Time Employee of the Year:
- Vanessa Garza – League City Parks and Recreation
- Promotional Award: Down The Pike:
- For The City – Missouri City Parks and Recreation
- Recreation Professional of the Year:
- Tara Dahl-Campbell – League City Parks and Recreation
- Rookie of the Year:
- Hugo Pena – Conroe Parks and Recreation
- Young Professional of the Year:
- Sarah McClure – Conroe Parks and Recreation
- Director of the Year:
- No Submissions (No award needed)