The City of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department was recently selected to receive the 2011 Barb King Environmental Stewardship Award by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). The Barb King Environmental Stewardship Award recognizes parks and recreation agencies that have achieved excellence in environmental stewardship and exceptional service in the field, furthering the aims and values of parks and recreation.
“We are honored to receive this award for our department’s efforts in environmental stewardship,” said Kirk W. Kincannon, director of the Parks and Recreation Department. “Our staff works hard to ensure that our department’s best management practices for minimizing our environmental impact are upheld, and strives to protect the natural quality of our city in all areas.”
NRPA will present the award publicly at a special reception at the association’s 2011 Congress & Exposition in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 2, 2011.
Each year, NRPA National Awards are presented to individuals and agencies across the U.S. to honor their efforts, both professional and personal, in the field of parks and recreation. Recipients are selected from a pool of applicants by NRPA’s National Forum Awards Committee, and are chosen for excellence in a variety of topics, including professional and voluntary service, programming, leadership, research and public outreach.
“NRPA is pleased to honor our nation’s park and recreation heroes—agencies and individuals – who work tirelessly and with passion to improve the lives of their citizens and make their communities great,” said Barbara Tulipane, CEO of NRPA.
University of Colorado Boulder Senior Vice Chancellor Ric Porreca today announced that Vice Chancellor for Administration Frank Bruno will leave the university effective Aug. 1 to assume the position of vice president of administration with Western Disposal Inc. of Boulder.
Bruno’s portfolio as vice chancellor of administration covers the physical infrastructure of the campus, human resources, public safety and energy and sustainability. He joined CU-Boulder as vice chancellor for administration in June of 2008.
“We wish Frank well in his future endeavors,” Porreca said. “He has been a key member of our leadership team, a collegial leader who has strengthened our partnership with local government and other CU stakeholders, and he has overseen a large number of programs and personnel with energy and diplomacy.”
Bruno is credited with coordinating the campus’s Ten Year Capital Facilities Master Plan in partnership with community stakeholders, with overseeing campus capital construction that included $500 million in projects, and with expanding CU’s police presence and building key partnerships for sustainability on campus.
“This is a marvelous opportunity for me and my family,” said Bruno. “I want to thank the university community for the last three years. It has been an honor to serve our faculty, staff and students, and to work with great partners in the city, county and state to help one of the great universities in the nation during a time of transformation.”
The university has not announced a successor to Bruno, but expects to take action toward that end in the coming weeks.
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