WEDA Professional Awards
In 1985, WEDA established a Professional Awards program with the purpose of recognizing exceptional contributions to the economic vitality of Wisconsin. The award categories and nomination schedule are as follows:
Professional Award Applications (Dates nominations are to be accepted):
- Organizational Excellence Award (Nominations are closed)
- Young Professional Application (Nominations are closed)
- Frederick C. Pearce Award – Nominations are closed – Will open in December, 2018
These awards are presented at the Governor’s Conference on Economic Development. These awards are an excellent opportunity to recognize accomplishments of individuals and organizations that are making significant contributions to the field of economic development at the local, regional or state level. If you have any questions or would like to submit an nomination, please contact WEDA staff at weda@weda.org
Past Winners By Category:
| Frederick C Pearce | Organizational Excellence | Young Professional (2016) | ||
| Mike Harrigan | Sheboygan County EDC | Coleman Peiffer | ||
| Tom Mihjalov | Madison Regional Economic Partnership | Shannon Full | ||
| Jim Hough | Chippewa Valley Technical College | |||
| Bruce Wm Mommaerts | Chippewa County EDC | |||
| Mary Cole Laub | City of Prairie du Chien | |||
| Craig Carlson | Fond du Lac County EDC | |||
| Merlin Zitzner | Kempert Krogan | |||
| Larry D. Krause | Timbercreek Development | |||
| Hartford Area Development Corp. | City of Eau Claire – Michael Schatz | |||
| Robert R. Brown III | City of West Allis | |||
| Michael Anderson | School of Ind. & Technology (UW-Stout) | |||
| Robert B. Fick | WI State Senate/ WI State Assembly | |||
| Gov. Tommy Thompson | Experimental Aircraft Association | |||
| Robert Walraven | Jane & Lloyd Pettit | |||
| Robert Houle & Russell Bauman | ||||
