WebXtra- IP March 2005

Conference 2005

Passing the Gavel and Honoring the Best

Conference is about camaraderie and attending sessions that give you the extra edge to do your job better. But for your associations, the IAPD/IPRA Annual Conference also marks a change in leadership.

For IAPD, January 27-29 marked the end of Clint Hull's term as the 2004 Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Hull, of the St. Charles Park District, turned the reigns over to Lake Country Forest Preserve Commissioner Pam Newton, who will lead IAPD for 2005. The IPRA held a similar changing of the guard at its annual business meeting on January 28. Jim Reuter of the South Elgin Parks and Recreation Department assumed the chairmanship of the 2005 IPRA Board of Directors. He succeeds the 2004 Chairman, Jane Hodgkinson of the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association.

Conference is also the time when the associations announce their highest honors at the annual awards luncheon. The 2004 award winners are as follows.

IAPD Rising Star
Jim Popp, Commissioner, Manhattan Park District
IPRA Young Professional of the Year
Michael Toohey, Teen Supervisor, Wheaton Park District
IAPD Honored Professional
Liza McElroy, Director of Parks and Recreation, Winnetka Park District
IPRA Professional Recognition
Kathy Ochromowicz, Superintendent of Recreation, Warrenville Park District
IPRA Fellow
Jill Bartholomew, Superintendent of Recreation, Homewood-Flossmoor Park District
IAPD Mike Cassidy Commissioner Community Service Award
Fred Hohnke, President, Woodridge Park District Board of Commissioners
IPRA Citizen Volunteer of the Year
Shirley Schrade of Bartlett
IAPD Allan A. Weissburg Commissioner of the Year
Millie Keith, Commissioner, Freeport Park District
IPRA Robert Artz Distinguished Service Award
Ray Morrill, Director of Recreation and Special Facilities, Wheaton Park District
You can find out more about these very deserving award winners and enjoy pictures from the luncheon at the IAPD and IPRA web sites.

More Conference Coverage is on the Web

At the IAPD web site...
Go to www.ilparks.org. Scroll down to the "News Alert" section and hit the link under "IAPD Web Extra"
or
At the IPRA web site...
Go to www.ILipra.org. Roll over the "Resources" option at the top of the main page and select "IPR Magizine." From there, pick "WebXtra."
Or, you may go to www.ilipra.org/resources/webxtra.cfm.

20 Illinois Parks and Recreation www.ILipra.org

Outgoing IAPD Chairman of the Board of Trustees Clint Hull passes the gavel to Pam Newton, the 2005 Chair.

2005 Chairman of the IPRA Board of Trustees Jim Renter accepts best wishes from Jane Hodgkinson, the 2004 Chair.

The 2005 IAPD Board of Trustees
Front row: Ted Flickinger, IAPD President and CEO; Colette Kubeisa, Elmhurst Park District; David Mason, DeKalb Park District; Pam Newton, Lake County Forest Preserve District; Scott Triphahn, Hoffman Estates Park District; and Mike Krost, Chillicothe Park District.
Middle row: Daniel Matos-Real, Chicago Park District; Ann Austin, Rock Island Park District; Robert Smith, Arlington Heights Park District; Jim Petkus, Oak Forest Park District; Wally Fraiser, Mundelein Park District; and Willis Logon, Springfield Park District.
Top row: Stan Budzinski, Peoria Park District; Christine Garry, Barrington Park District; Karen McClure, Bourbonnais Township Park District; Mickey Macholl, Hanover Park Park District; and Carl Flowers, Carbondale Park District.
Not pictured: Harris Agnew, Rockford Park District; and George Longmeyer, Schaumburg Park District.

The 2005 IPRA Board of Trustees
Front row: Kathy Ochromowicz of the Warrenville Park District; Amy Charlesworth of the Rolling Meadows Park District; Bill McAdam of the Osewgoland Park District; Jim Renter of the South Elgin Recreation Department; Jane Hodgkinson of the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association; and Tracey Crawford of the Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association.
Middle row: Lori Magee; Carrie Haupert of the Wheaton Park District; Bob Orsi of the Geneseo Community Park District; Mark Purcell of the Palos Heights Recreation Department; Sandy Olson of the Tri Country Special Recreation Association; and Lorikay Paden of the Mettler Center.
Top Row: Julie Rhodes of the Woodridge Park District; Deborah Kopas of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District; Brian Witty of the Collinsville Area Recreation District; Ron Salski of the Wheeling Park District; Oralethea Davenport of the Lan-Oak Park District; and Lee Volpe of the Winnetka Park District.
Not pictured: Steve Scholten of the Bloomingdale Park District and Richard Schram of the Winnetka Park District.