The Mary K. Nenno Advocacy Award
NAHRO’s Mary K. Nenno Advocacy Award recognizes outstanding and innovative
achievement in the area of legislative advocacy. Awardees are recognized during
NAHRO's annual Spring Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
About the Award
The Nenno award is presented in two categories: Organizational, for a NAHRO
Region, Chapter or State Association, and Individual, for a NAHRO member or
group of members. Awards will only go to efforts that exemplify the highest
legal and ethical standards. NAHRO members may view the full Board of Governors
policy establishing the award here.
Awardees
2008
-
Tony Bazzie, Executive Director of the Raleigh County (WV) Housing Authority
-
The New York City Housing Authority
-
The Massachusetts Chapter of NAHRO (MassNAHRO)
2007
-
Carl Greene, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority
-
The Nebraska Chapter of NAHRO
-
Bonnie Osborn, Executive Director of the Summit (CO) Combined Housing Authority
Click here for
more information on our awardees and their recognition-winning activities.
Nomination Process
The 2009 application process is expected to open in December 2008. Information
required in the 2009 application is expected to be similar to previous years.
To download the 2008 application and procedures, click here
(.doc file).
Contacts for Information/Suggestions
NAHRO Staff: Beth Cooper or John
Bohm
About Mary K. Nenno
|
|
Born in 1924, Mary Kathryn Nenno worked at NAHRO from 1960
to 1991, serving first as Assistant Director for Housing, then as Director
of Program Policy and Research, then as Associate Director for Policy
Development. She was one of the first to initiate NAHRO’s role as
monitor and reporter on federal legislation of critical importance to
housing and community development practitioners. In 1987, she and Philip
M. Klutznick were jointly awarded NAHRO’s highest honor, the M. Justin
Herman award. Ms. Nenno was also a Trustee Emirita of the Cooperative
Housing Foundation.
|
| A lifetime NAHRO member, Ms. Nenno was also an extensive
traveler and speaker, and a prolific writer. Her works include both articles
for industry publications such as the "Journal of Housing and Community
Development" and "Development Law and Outlook,"
as well as full-length books such as Housing in Local Government
and The Story of Housing and Ending the Stalemate: Moving Housing and
Urban Development into the Mainstream of America's Future. |
|
