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Recognition to the City of Rockville Recreation and Parks as a 2025 National Gold Medal Finalist for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management
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Department
Recreation & Parks
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Roslyn Johnson, Director of the City of Annapolis Department of Recreation and Parks present the 2025 National Gold Medal Finalist plaque to the City Manager, Mayor and Councilmembers and Recreation and Parks team members.
Discussion
Congratulations to the City of Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks for being a 2025 Gold Medal Finalist in the population category of 30,001 to 75,000.
The National Gold Medal Award honors public recreation and parks agencies and state park systems throughout the United States and armed forces recreation programs worldwide that demonstrate excellence in long-range planning, resource management, and innovative approaches to delivering superb recreation and park services with fiscally sound business practices.
The National Gold Medal Award Program is governed and administered by the American Academy of Parks and Recreation (AAPRA) in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). The National Gold Medal Award Program is sponsored by Musco Lighting, LLC.
Each completed application is independently judged by a panel of five (5) recreation and parks professionals selected by AAPRA based on their management experience, agency size and type, geographic location, and diversity. From the pool of applications, the judges select four (4) agencies in each population category, the armed forces, and state parks as finalists.
The four (4) finalists in each category are announced at the end of April. The finalist and Grand Plaque Awards were presented at the 2025 NRPA Annual Park & Recreation Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Roslyn Johnson, Director for the City of Annapolis Department of Recreation and Parks and esteemed board member on AAPRA, is here at tonight’s Mayor and Council Meeting to present the finalist plaque to the City Manager, Mayor, and Council members and Recreation and Parks team members.
Mayor and Council History
This is a special recognition of the Department of Recreation and Parks as a Gold Medal Award finalist for their Excellence in Park and Recreation Management.