ICMA Local Government Excellence Awards (formerly ICMA Annual Awards) celebrate the value of professional management and honor creative contributions to professional local government leadership. The awards highlight public awareness of the value of professional management and its impact to the quality of life in our communities.

The call for nominations for the 2014 cycle include:   

• Professional Awards recognizing individual achievement.  
  • New Professional Award for 2014: Early Career Leadership Award in memory of William H. Hansell Jr.This new award is accompanied by a $5,000 stipend to promote professional development of early career local government professionals and is made possible through the generous support of ICMA-RC.  
• Program Awards presented to local governments and their chief administrators in recognition of creative and successful programs.   

An independent Awards Evaluation Panel composed of 17 U.S. and international ICMA members select the award recipients each year. Complete information on all awards categories, as well as the nominations process, can be found on the awards page of the ICMA website. Nominations should be submitted by e-mail to awards@icma.org by March 3, 2014. Students are encouraged to nominate a professor for the Academic Award.

Award recipients will be notified in June 2014 and recognized during ICMA’s 100th Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 14-17, 2014. Recipients will also be featured in a fall issue of PM magazine.

Individuals with questions can contact Felicia Littky, awards program coordinator at awards@icma.org or  202-962-3656.