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M. Justin Herman Memorial Award

Purpose:  NAHRO's highest and most prestigious award was developed to honor an exceptionally qualified person who has made outstanding contributions to the quality of life through service in the field of housing or community development.  Awards will be made on the basis of extraordinary accomplishments and contributions.

History: The award was established in 1975 in the name of M. Justin Herman to provide a living acknowledgement for the standard of excellence he established in the field of housing and community development and the contributions he made to the beauty and vigor of San Francisco.

Qualifications:   Each nominee must have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the nation's effort to provide "a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family."

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Deadline: July 16, 2009

Contact:  Sylvia Moore Bowen
877-866-2476, ext. 7201
Email: sbowen@nahro.org

Previous Winners

2008
Apolonio "NoNo" Flores
Principal
Flores Residential LLC
San Antonio, Texas

2007
Elizabeth Morris
President/CEO
San Diego Housing Commission
San Diego, CA

2006
Jack Quinn, PHM
Former Executive Director
City of Pueblo Housing Authority
Pueblo, CO

2005
Maria Lourdes Seman Ada
Executive Director
Northern Marianas
Housing Corporation
Saipan, MP

2004
Kurt Creager
Chief Executive Officer
Vancouver Housing Authority
Former NAHRO President
Vancouver, WA

2003
Helen L. Sause
Former Deputy Director
San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and
Former NAHRO President
San Francisco, CA

2002
Richard Y. Nelson
Senior Fellow
University of Maryland
Vice Chair
Housing Opportunities Commission
Montgomery County (MD)

2001
John T. McEvoy
Former Executive Director
National Council of State Housing Agencies
Washington, DC

1998
William S. Clements, PHM
Retired Executive Director
North Little Rock (AR) Housing Authority

1997
Robert L. Armstrong
President
AVI Consulting, Omaha, NE and
Past President NAHRO

1996
I. Donald Terner
Former President and CEO
Bridge Housing Corporation
San Francisco, CA