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 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
2012
- Dianne Hovdestad, PHM, CMMO, CMPO
Deputy Director, Sioux Falls (SD) Housing and Redevelopment Commission
2011
- Jim Coleman, Vice Chairperson, Housing Authority of the City of Marianna (AR)
- California Housing Association (CAHA)
2010
- LaVon Holden, Executive Director of Vancouver (Wash.) Housing Authority
2009
- Minnesota NAHRO
2008
- Tony Bazzie, Executive Director of the Raleigh County (WV) Housing Authority
- The New York City Housing Authority
- The Massachusetts Chapter of NAHRO (MassNAHRO)
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.
Nomination Process & Application
Application Deadline: March 5, 2013
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NAHRO Staff: John Bohm
