The Henry Johnson Award

posted Apr 6, 2017

The city of Albany has a new honor -- The Henry Johnson Award for Distinguished Community Service -- and it's looking for nominations. The criteria for nominees:

The Henry Johnson Award will be bestowed upon an Albany resident, nominated by their peers, who has made meaningful contributions to our community. The City is looking to recognize an individual who has displayed commendable community leadership or support in any of the following areas: arts and history, social justice, education, or volunteerism.

The requirements for the Henry Johnson Award are that the nominee:

1. Be a resident of the City of Albany.

2. Has demonstrably given of their time and talent to build a better Albany in any of the above named categories.

3. Be heretofore not officially or publicly recognized for their contribution with an award.

Here's the online nomination form. The deadline to submit for this year is April 14 at 5 pm. The award will be presented June 7.

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... said Angy on Apr 7, 2017 at 7:25 AM | link

That's an interesting nomination...

... said Ben on Apr 7, 2017 at 1:43 PM | link

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