Historic Preservation Awards Program
Deadline for submission: May 1, 2013
Since 1998 the City of Mesa has recognized fifty (50) citizens
for outstanding efforts in the community who through skill and
determination have given value and meaning to Mesa through historic
preservation. The 2013 recipients will be honored at a City
Council meeting in June prior to the Arizona Historic Preservation
Conference in June.
NOMINATION PROCESS
The 2013 Arizona Historic Preservation Conference will be
in Mesa from June 12 -14, and the theme is “Making Preservation
Relevant: The Past In Future Tense”. During that meeting, State Historic Preservation Awards
will be presented. The State Historic Preservation Office also
encourages Certified Local Governments, of which Mesa is a
participant, to recognize an individual(s), group(s), or
organization(s) in their cities for outstanding achievement in
historic preservation.
Beginning March 7, 2013, the Historic Preservation Board (HPB)
will begin soliciting nominations from the public for the City of
Mesa’s Historic Preservation Awards for Outstanding Achievement.
The request for nominations is advertised on Mesa Channel 11 and
through the media via press release. Nomination forms
are available at the Historic Preservation Office, Mesa Public
Library, Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa Historical Museum,
and
online.
Any person can submit a nomination by following the guidelines in
this packet. Nominations must be received at the Historic
Preservation Office of the City of Mesa by May 1, 2013 (by 6
p.m.).
The HPB will begin review and consideration of nominations at their
regular meeting in April. The award recipients will be
selected based on the AWARD CRITERIA.
The recipients will be notified in writing.
In April, the State Historic Preservation Officer is advised of the
recipient(s) and is invited to attend the award presentation.
PRESENTATION
At one of the televised June meetings of the City Council,
the Historic Preservation Board makes a presentation highlighting
the Historic Preservation Awards and, with the assistance of the
Mayor and Council, honors the Award recipients.
PAST AWARDS
2012: Mesa Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee and the Mesa Association of
Hispanic Citizens – Adaptive Restoration and Reuse (Alston House);
Mesa Preservation Foundation – Activism and Education; Ron Peters –
Contribution to Restoration (Alston House), “Save the Train”
Committee – Activism and Education
2008: Lisa Anderson – Education, Jerry Howard –
Archaeology; Earl Merrill – Lifetime Contribution
2007: Mesa Public Schools – Restoration and
Adaptive Reuse of Irving School
2006: Virginia Aquero – Citizen Activism, John
Giles – Restoration and Adaptive Reuse; Victor Linoff – Lifetime
Contribution; Celia Zaharis – Burns-General Preservation
2005: Nancy Norton – Education, Lori Osiecki –
Lifetime Contribtribution; Mesa Violin Studios (Patricia Cosand,
William Magers, Cathy Worcester) – Restoration and Adaptive Reuse
2004: Dilworth C. Brinton – Activism; East Valley
Institute of Technology – Adaptive Reuse; Mary Olive Mott –
Education
2003: Arlene McCabe – Rehabilitation; Virginia
Aguero – Citizen Activism; Walt and Elaine McIver – Citizen Activism
2002: Adrian Barraza – Restoration; Bob and Tish
Saemisch – Restoration; Barbara Atkinson – Citizen Activism, Mesa
Historical Museum – General Preservation; Sarah Zafra – Education
2001: Jamie Klein and Kathryn Butler – General
Preservation, Reta Reed Kellis – Education; Michael and Peggy Wright
– Adaptive Reuse/Tourism
2000: Charles Crismon – General Preservation;
Janice Gennevois – Restoration; Herman Funk – Education; Laura
Watson – Citizen Activism
1999: Ron Peters – Lifetime Contribution; Jan
Paderewski – Restoration and Adaptive Reuse; Alice and Ted Sliger –
Tourism; Betty Welton – Citizen Activism; Mona Rogers – Education
1998: Suzie Sato – Education; Mark and Candace Reeb
– Restoration; Lester “Truck” Dayton – for his book Truck’s Home
Plate; Diane and Darwin Hughes – Adaptive Reuse
Historic
Preservation home
Planning home
Office Hours:
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., M - TH
Closed Fridays & Holidays
Phone:
(480) 644-4273
Location:
55 N. Center St.
Mesa, AZ 85201
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1466
Mesa, AZ 85211
For more information contact:
John Wesley