Qualifications
The Robert B. Morris Achievement Award is presented to a retired individual who has served no less than 20 years in local government, at least eight of those in Illinois. We are looking for candidates who have made significant contributions beyond their own communities (e.g., through service to the associations and the profession).
Award Recipients
- 1994 – Robert Morris
Robert Palmer (posthumous) - 1995 – Leslie Allen
- 1996 – Stan Kennedy
Charles A. (Chuck) Willis - 1997 – James M. Banovetz
Robert Eppley (posthumous) - 1998 – David Anderson
- 1999 – No award
- 2000 – No award
- 2001 – Raymond P. Botch, Sr. (posthumous)
- 2002 – Gregory Bielawski
- 2003 – Larry Asaro (posthumous)
- 2004 – Bernie Oglietti
- 2005 – Stephen Berley
Peggy A. Glassford - 2006 – William R. Balling
- 2007 – Robert D. Franz
- 2008 – Timothy W. Schuenke
- 2009 – John Perry
- 2010 – Gary Holmes
- 2011 – Russ Loebe
- 2012 – John Phillips
- 2013 – Steven Carter
Robert Irvin - 2014 – Michael Allison
Albert Rigoni - 2015 – Marty Bourke
- 2016 – John Downs
Mary McKittrick - 2017 – Paul Nicholson
Katy Rush
Valerie Salmons
Robin Weaver - 2018 – Mark Peterson
- 2019 – Bob Kiely
- 2020 – David Limardi
- 2021 – Jim Norris
Ken Terrinoni - 2022 – Ray Rummel
- 2023 – Robert Karls
- 2024 – Bob Barber
