City of Duluth, Georgia

Awards

2011-2012 Awards

• Atlanta Regional Development of Excellence Award – Exceptional Merit for a Context Sensitive Infill on Main Street for the Mathias/Streetsmarts building
• PEDS Golden Shoe Award – Pedestrian Safety Enhancement for the Davenport Road sidewalk project
• Georgia Municipal Association and Georgia Trendsetter Award for the creation of the Korean Task Force

2010-2011 Awards

• Named One of the Best Affordable Suburbs in America by BusinessWeek Magazine (2010)
• Received a Create Community Award from the Atlanta Regional Commission for Citizen Involvement through the creation of our Citizens Budget Committee (2010)
• “Police Star” awarded to MPO Matt Baker and MPO Scott Parrish (2010)
• “Medal of Valor” awarded to MPO Bobby Johnson (2010)
• Parks and Recreation Department received first place at the State G.R.P.A. conferences for “Best Publication” for the Activity Guide and Park Informational Brochure (2010)
• Oliver Scott and Jason Rogers, Parks & Recreation, received first place at the G.R.P.A. State Conference Tennis Tournament
• Named One of the Best 100 Cities in America by Reader’s Digest (2011)
• 22 years as Tree City U.S.A. recognition (2011)

2009-2010 Awards

• Georgia City Clerk of the Year, Teresa Lynn (2010)
• Excellence in Archival History Award for “Duluth Revisted” dvd project (2009)
• Named in the Top 10 Communities with the Best American Values from NewsMax Magazine (2009)
• Jason Rogers, Assistant Director of Recreation, completed all requirements to receive his C.P.R.P. (Certified Parks & Recreation Professional) from the National Parks and Recreation Association (2010)
• Taylor Park playground received national recognition in the N.R.P.A. publication for a successfully designed City playground (2010)

2008 – 2009 Awards

• Police Department received State Certification from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (2009)
• National Main Street Accreditation for the 5th straight year (2008)
• Officer Liz Strickland was awarded the Medal of Merit from Gwinnett County (2008)

2007 – 2008 Awards

• Livable Centers Initiative Achievement Award presented by the Atlanta Regional Commission for the work towards creating the City’s Town Green and mixed-use developments by implementing a Downtown Redevelopment Plan (2007)
• Awarded “MADD-Department DUI Hero Award” for having the highest number of DUI arrest statewide for an agency our size by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (2007)
• Officer Bobby Johnson was awarded the Medal of Valor from Gwinnet County (2008)
• Officers John Gladden and Thomas Williams were presented Officers of the Year Awards from the Gwinnett County Bar Association (2008)
• Operation One Voice received the Medal of Merit from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce (2008)
• Chief R.D. Belcher awarded the “Motorola/Dr. Curtis McClung Award of Excellence” by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (2008)
• Kathy Marelle, Parks & Recreation Director, completed all requirements to receive her C.P.R.P. (Certified Parks & Recreation Professional) from the National Recreation and Parks Association (2008)

2006-2007 Awards

• Chief R.D. Belcher presented the “Government Leadership Award” from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (2006)
• The Duluth Public Safety Center & Heery International were recognized with the Design Build Project of the Year and First Place Design Build Award from the Design Build Institute of America (2006)
• Lt. Bill Stevens was presented with the Law Enforcement Office of the Year award from the American Legion (2006)
• Lt. Bill Stevens was preseneted with the Office of the Year award from the Gwinnett Chamber (2006)
• Duluth Town Green was the only downtown project included in the book “The History of Engineering in Georgia”. Jordan, Jones & Goulding were the engineers for the project (2006)
• Duluth Fall Festival named at one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events held in the Southeast (2006)
• City Administrator, Phil McLemore, recognized byt ICMA (International City Manager’s Association) for 35 years of Local Government Service (2006)
• Oliver Scott, Parks Tennis Instructor, ranked No. 3 in Georgia and No. 5 in Southern Men’s 50s circuit and No. 3 in the National Men’s 5os circuit (2006)
• Operation Drive Smart presented an Education Programs Award from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (2007)
• Heat Unit presented MADD Award from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (2007)
• Councilmember Jim Dugan awarded Certificate of Excellence from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute (2007)
• Councilmember Doris Kirouac awarded the Certificate of Acheivement from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute (2007)