Awards and Recognition
Winner of the 1984 National Recreation and Park Association's highest honor "Gold Medal Award" the Dallas Park and Recreation Department's programs, services and facilities are recognized by National, State and local industry professionals. Recent accolades include:
Fair Park - Great Places in America 2011, American Planning Association
Project Awards
Klyde Warren Park - 2014 Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award, 2013 Clide Award Winner, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
Cottonwood Trail - 2014 CLIDE Award Winner, NTCOG
Elm Fork Athletic Complex - 2014 Texas Municipal League Excellence Award
Dealey Plaza Restoration - Gail Thoma Patterson Award, Preservation Dallas
Reverchon Park - A Sense of Place Award, Preservation Dallas
Kiest Park Pergola Restoration - Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Dallas
Cotton Bowl, Fair Park - Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Dallas
Klyde Warren Park - Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence, New
Development Award, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Main Street Garden Park - Urban Design Award, Greater Dallas Planning Council
Brownwood Park Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects
Cotillion Park Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects
Stevens Park Pavilion - Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Dallas; Historic Restoration Award, Preservation Dallas
College Park Pavilion - American Institute of Architects, Dallas
Webb Chapel Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects; National Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects; Small Project Award, National American Institute of Architects; New York State Design Award, American Institute of Architects; American Architecture Award
Program Awards
Program Awards
MyFi (Mayor's Youth Fitness Initiative) - 2nd Place in the 2012 Aetna Voices of Health Campaign
Elm Fork Shooting Range - High Volume Club Award, National Sporting Clays Association; High Volume Range Award, Texas Sporting Clays Association; Best of Dallas, Best Gun Range, Dallas Observer
Trees for Threes with the Dallas Mavericks - Gold Leaf Award, Texas Forest Service, Texas Chapter of International Society of Arboriculture
Dallas Park and Recreation Department Texercise Program - Partner of the Year Award, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Willie B. Johnson Recreation Center - Community Partner of the Year Award, North Dallas Suburban Alumnae Chapter/Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
White Rock Lake Centennial - Lone Star Programming Award, Texas Recreation and Parks Society
Pavilion Program
Brownwood Park Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects
Cotillion Park Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects
Stevens Park Pavilion - Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Dallas
College Park Pavilion - American Institute of Architects, Dallas
Webb Chapel Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects; National Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects; Small Project Award, National American Institute of Architects; New York State Design Award, American Institute of Architects; American Architecture Award
Golf Courses
Cedar Crest - 2014: #9 Top 25 Economy Courses, Dallas Morning News
Keeton Park - 2013: #23 in Top 25 Economy Courses, Dallas Morning News
Luna Vista - 2014: #7 Top 25 Economy Courses, Dallas Morning News
2013: Renovation of the Year, Golf, Inc. Magazine; #53 for public golf course rankings, Avid Golfer Magazine
Stevens Park - 2014: #18 in the nation among municipal courses, Golfweek Magazine; #28 Top 50 You Can Play, Dallas Morning News; #84 Top 100 Courses in Texas, Dallas Morning News; #2 Top 25 Mid-Priced Courses, Dallas Morning News
2013: Design Excellence, American Society of Golf Course Architects; #20 in Top 20 Public Access Courses in Texas, Golfweek Magazine; Best of Dallas, Best Golf Course, Dallas Observer; One of the Most Picturesque Holes in the World (Hole 15), Signature Special Golf; DFW's Scariest Holes (Hole 9), Dallas Morning News
Tenison Park - 2014: #9 Top 25 Economy Courses, Dallas Morning News; #6 Top 25 Mid-priced Courses, Dallas Morning News
2013: #49 in Top 50 "You Can Play" Courses in Texas, Dallas Morning News
Fair Park - Great Places in America 2011, American Planning Association
Project Awards
Klyde Warren Park - 2014 Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award, 2013 Clide Award Winner, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
Cottonwood Trail - 2014 CLIDE Award Winner, NTCOG
Elm Fork Athletic Complex - 2014 Texas Municipal League Excellence Award
Dealey Plaza Restoration - Gail Thoma Patterson Award, Preservation Dallas
Reverchon Park - A Sense of Place Award, Preservation Dallas
Kiest Park Pergola Restoration - Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Dallas
Cotton Bowl, Fair Park - Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Dallas
Klyde Warren Park - Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence, New
Development Award, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Main Street Garden Park - Urban Design Award, Greater Dallas Planning Council
Brownwood Park Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects
Cotillion Park Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects
Stevens Park Pavilion - Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Dallas; Historic Restoration Award, Preservation Dallas
College Park Pavilion - American Institute of Architects, Dallas
Webb Chapel Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects; National Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects; Small Project Award, National American Institute of Architects; New York State Design Award, American Institute of Architects; American Architecture Award
Program Awards
Program Awards
MyFi (Mayor's Youth Fitness Initiative) - 2nd Place in the 2012 Aetna Voices of Health Campaign
Elm Fork Shooting Range - High Volume Club Award, National Sporting Clays Association; High Volume Range Award, Texas Sporting Clays Association; Best of Dallas, Best Gun Range, Dallas Observer
Trees for Threes with the Dallas Mavericks - Gold Leaf Award, Texas Forest Service, Texas Chapter of International Society of Arboriculture
Dallas Park and Recreation Department Texercise Program - Partner of the Year Award, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Willie B. Johnson Recreation Center - Community Partner of the Year Award, North Dallas Suburban Alumnae Chapter/Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
White Rock Lake Centennial - Lone Star Programming Award, Texas Recreation and Parks Society
Pavilion Program
Brownwood Park Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects
Cotillion Park Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects
Stevens Park Pavilion - Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Dallas
College Park Pavilion - American Institute of Architects, Dallas
Webb Chapel Pavilion - Design Award, Texas Society of Architects; National Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects; Small Project Award, National American Institute of Architects; New York State Design Award, American Institute of Architects; American Architecture Award
Golf Courses
Cedar Crest - 2014: #9 Top 25 Economy Courses, Dallas Morning News
Keeton Park - 2013: #23 in Top 25 Economy Courses, Dallas Morning News
Luna Vista - 2014: #7 Top 25 Economy Courses, Dallas Morning News
2013: Renovation of the Year, Golf, Inc. Magazine; #53 for public golf course rankings, Avid Golfer Magazine
Stevens Park - 2014: #18 in the nation among municipal courses, Golfweek Magazine; #28 Top 50 You Can Play, Dallas Morning News; #84 Top 100 Courses in Texas, Dallas Morning News; #2 Top 25 Mid-Priced Courses, Dallas Morning News
2013: Design Excellence, American Society of Golf Course Architects; #20 in Top 20 Public Access Courses in Texas, Golfweek Magazine; Best of Dallas, Best Golf Course, Dallas Observer; One of the Most Picturesque Holes in the World (Hole 15), Signature Special Golf; DFW's Scariest Holes (Hole 9), Dallas Morning News
Tenison Park - 2014: #9 Top 25 Economy Courses, Dallas Morning News; #6 Top 25 Mid-priced Courses, Dallas Morning News
2013: #49 in Top 50 "You Can Play" Courses in Texas, Dallas Morning News