The Civic Awards recognizes the accomplishments of elected officials, public employees, other citizen groups, the news media, and individual citizens who make outstanding contributions to the community and to better government.

Our 2012 Nomination forms are now available.

You can make a difference by nominating someone for this prestigious award

2011 winners were:

Citizen of the Year, Paola Maranan, Executive Director of the Children’s Alliance since 2003

Public Official of the Year, Sue Rahr, King County Sheriff and a 28 year veteran of law enforcement

Business of the Year, Boeing Employees Credit Union, the fourth largest cooperatively owned bank in the US

Organization of the Year, the Washington News Council, a promoter of ethics and accountability within the media

Public Employee of the Year, Chris Williams, Acting Superintendent  of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, a Seattle native whose been with Parks for 28 years; Government News Reporting of the Year, Susannah Frame of KING5, for her reporting on the Washington State Ferries

James R. Ellis Regional Leadership Award, the Regional Transit Task Force, for their work to clarify and organize the priorities  and implementation processes for METRO during a time of large budget deficits.