TRAPS 2009 State Awards Program

The Texas Recreation and Park Society invites all departments to participate in this year's TRAPS Awards process. All of the award entry forms are available as a download. Please be sure to download the Awards Letter and Instructions before you begin.

New!!! Your completed entry form(s), photos, and support materials can be submitted electronically to us on the web. Just go to the Upload Your Award Forms section on the right and follow the instructions to upload your entry form(s), photos, and support materials to us. Or you can also mail your entry forms and photos to us on a CD.

The deadline for all electronic uploads and the postmark deadline for all mail entries is December 5, 2008.

We appreciate your continued involvement in this program and we look forward to learning about the great things happening in our profession all over Texas.

Sincerely,

Jeff Lingo, TRAPS Awards Committee - Chair
Rodger Crawford, TRAPS Awards Committee - Vice Chair

Award Form Downloads

Select a link below to download the form for your award entry. Please note that that all nomination forms are protected MS Word forms. You are restricted to the amount of text you may type. Please be concise in making your case for your award nominations. Open each form and fill-in the fields. You can use the Tab key to move between fields. Be sure to save your work as you go. You may want to consider composing your answers in another document and pasting them into the forms as spell check does not work in the forms. Except where supplemental information is requested (e.g. letters of support), all information must be included on the official form.

Awards Letter and Instructions
Administration-Management Award
Arts and Humanities Award
Best Web Site Award
Dan Whitworth Fellow Award
Distinguished Legislator Award
Educator Award
Excellence in Planning Award
Honorary Life Membership Award
Individual-Conservation-Service Club-Commercial Award
Innovations in Park Development Award
Jack Ashworth Endowed Scholarship
Lone Star Programming Award
Maintenance Award
Media Excellence Award
Park Design Excellence Award
Promotional Award
Recreation Facility Design Award
TRAPS Gold Medal Award
Young Professional Award