2026 Awards Program
Committee is comprised of the two most recent Slattery/Trueblood Professional recipients in addition to the two most recent Dr. Carole J. Hanson New Professional recipients, along with one Board of Directors members.
Chair —
Geoff Hubbard
Parks and Recreation Director, Johnston
Term expires conclusion of Conference 2026
Vice Chair —
Juli Seydell Johnson
Parks and Recreation Director, Iowa City
Term expires Conference 2026; then chair until Conference 2027
Other Members—
Seth Staashelm -
Parks and Recreation Director, Marion
Term expires Conference 2026
Hannah Angstrom - Fort Dodge
Term expires Conference 2027
TBD - Board of Directors
Award Submission and Direct Questions
Any IPRA member in good standing may nominate candidates for each award. The nominees may be endorsed by other members of the IPRA with the exception of Awards Committee members. Awards Committee members may not nominate, sponsor, or write letters of support for nominees.
All nominations are to follow the appropriate criteria listed in the 2025 brochure. Following information is subject to change. Descriptions are for historical information only.
The nomination should be typewritten or legibly printed and include the appropriate information as stated for each award. Nominations should include any supporting data, such as letters of support, copies of news releases, etc. Each nomination must include the nomination cover sheet, as well as all applicable nomination criteria listed in this brochure.
Please note that nominees for the T. Ray Frame Park Maintenance, Claude Ahrens Community Service, Permanent Part-time Team Member, and Administrative Assistant awards need not be members of IPRA; however, they must be affiliated with a department or staff member that is an IPRA member.
Direct submissions and questions to:
Kelly Johnson Rose, CPRP, President & CEO
kelly@iapra.org
641-325-2164