Civic Leadership Award Named After Former Educator, Supervisor, Mayor Ron Kohn
Ron Kohn while serving as a Mills County Supervisor in 2016.
ATLANTIC - Is there anyone in your community that provides great civic leadership but goes unrecognized?
Consider nominating them for the inaugural Ron Kohn Leadership Award presented by Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO).
SWIPCO is debuting the Ron Kohn Leadership Award as part of the organization’s celebration of providing service to southwest Iowa for 50 years.
The award recognizes a public servant that has gone above and beyond to provide exceptional leadership, mentoring, and other contributions to a local city, county, or service entity (from within Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, or Shelby County).
This recognition is being given in honor of the late Ron Kohn, former SWIPCO Policy Council Member, Mills County Supervisor, and Mayor of Glenwood. SWIPCO officials said Kohn was a shining example of community leadership from his time in office to his time as an educator in the Glenwood School District. His passion for teaching extended well past his time in education. He worked to make sure others interested in local government had someone to lean on as they learned their way.
This award will go annually to a local leader that carries the same passion for the region that Kohn had. The recipient will have demonstrated a commitment to innovation, community engagement, and the advancement of public service in southwest Iowa.
If you would like to nominate someone for this award, complete the form located on the SWIPCO website www.swipco.org.
The nomination deadline is Monday, Aug. 25. All nominees will be recognized and the winner will be presented with the award at the SWIPCO 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic.
Nominators will be encouraged to attend and help present the award to the winner as well.
Questions about the award can be directed to SWIPCO Communications Coordinator Chris Parks at chris.parks@swipco.org or 712-243-4196 ext. 228.