2008 Civic Awards

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Read the press release announcing the 2008 Civic Award winners

On April 24, 2008, the Municipal League honored seven individuals and one organization at its 49th annual Civic Awards for outstanding contributions to the community. The ceremony was held at the PACCAR pavilion in the Seattle Are Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park.
 
The 2008 awardees were:

• Lisa Macfarlane, Citizen of the Year

• Connie Marshall, Public Official of the Year

• Dwight Dively, Public Employee of the Year

• Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Organization of the Year

• David Postman, Governmental News Reporting of the Year

• John Stanton and Norm Rice, James R. Ellis Regional Leadership

• Sandra Driscoll, Mary Skelton Memorial Volunteer

Beyond the great awardees, the evening’s line up included popular news anchor and host of KCTS’s ‘About the Money’, Christine Chen as the MC as well as a series of prominent public officials to introduce our awardees:
 
-- Seattle Mayor Nickels introduced Dwight Dively
-- Bellevue Mayor Degginge  introduced Connie Marshall
-- Councilwoman Jean Godden introduced the Urban League
-- Dean of the UW Evans School, Sandra Archibald, introduced Norm Rice and John Stanton
 

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