PAST AWARDS

Outstanding Community Tourism Initiative
2001 Glenwood Springs Caverns and Historic Fairy Caves
2002 Mesa Verde Country Indian Arts and Culture Festival
2003 Lake County Travel & Tourism Board
2004 Chaffee County Visitor’s Bureau, Adventure in Arts
2005 City of Trinidad, Tourism Board
2006 Mesa Verde Country – National Park Centennial Celebration
2007 City of Manitou Springs & Economic Development Council – Re-vitalization of downtown

Outstanding Individual Contribution to Colorado Tourism
2001 Kitty Clemens, Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo
2002 Pat Lee, Pat Lee & Associates
2003 Debbie Flynn Kovalik, Grand Junction Visitor and Convention Bureau
2004 Lynn Dyer, Mesa Verde Country
2005 Terry Sullivan, Experience Colorado Springs
2006 Tim Edgar, Logan County Chamber of Commerce, NE Travel Region
2007 Jeff Potter, Exclusive Resorts, formerly of Frontier Airlines

Colorado Tourism Office Board Chairman’s Award (began in 2002)
2002 Richard Scharf, Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
2003 Gayle Brody, Colorado Tourism Office
2004 Sen. Jack Taylor & Rep. Al White
2005 Elsie Lacy and Bill Artist
2006 Governor Bill Owens
2007 Sen. Jim Isgar

Outstanding Volunteer Contribution (began in 2004)
2004 Dr. Arthur Wilcox, Fort Collins
2005 Melanie Gilam Roth, Buena Vista
2006 Irene Kohler and Irene McLain, Fruita
2007 Lester W. Turner, Grand Junction VCB volunteer

* 2001 Special Recognition given to Charles Goeldner, CU Sustainable Tourism

* 2000 Colorado Tourism Conference, organized by the Center for Sustainable Tourism provided the following awards:
• The Town of Meeker received the Outstanding Community Initiative Award for the Meeker Classic Sheep Dog Championship Trials
• Barbara Bowman was presented the Individual Achievement Award