Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation Wraps Up Year with Annual Meeting & Awards

The held the 43rd Annual Preservation Awards and its annual meeting on Monday, June 4, 2012, at the historic downtown.

ACHF Executive Director Amy Kissane kicked off the event with a review of the past year’s efforts and successes and recognized incoming and outgoing board members. Following the organization’s business meeting, Preservation Awards Chair Jennifer Lewis highlighted each award winner with a description of each project and a slide show presenting images that showed the improved properties before and after the work was done.

Each year, ACHF recognizes property owners who have gone above and beyond in caring for and fixing up their historic properties by giving awards for outstanding historic rehabilitations, grassroots preservation, community revitalization, and stewardship. Also recognized are outstanding publications and programs. Since 1969 the ACHF has presented more than 300 awards at its annual spring meetings.

Following are the 2012 ACHF Preservation Awards:

Jeanne M. Downs Community Spirit Award to Ben Epps Memorial Committee

Jeanne M. Downs Community Spirit Award to Lee Epting

Outstanding Publication or Program Award to Emily Doster and Gary Doster for "Athens: A Postcard History Series"

Outstanding Publication or Program Award to Ashley Callahan for "Georgia Bellflowers: The Furniture of Henry Eugene Thomas"

Grassroots Preservation Award to UGA Student Historic Preservation Organization

Excellence in Community Revitalization Award to Travis Burch, Jessica Rothacker, and Jimmy Wilfong for at 815 North Chase Street

Outstanding Rehabilitation Award to Friends of Oconee Hill Cemetery for

Outstanding Rehabilitation Award to Clarke County School District and the Heritage Committee of Athens High & Industrial School/Burney-Harris High School for H. T. Edwards Complex at 440 Dearing Extension

Outstanding Rehabilitation Award to Brian Holloway and Chris Holloway for The Volstead at 351 E. Clayton Street

Outstanding Rehabilitation Award to Hill Street Holdings for 588 Meigs Street

Outstanding Rehabilitation Award to Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department for the Morton Theatre, 195 West Washington Street

Outstanding Achievement Award to Jim Barsness and Didi Dunphy for 189 Fortson Circle

Outstanding Stewardship Award to for 1001 Prince Avenue

President’s Award to Wilmot Greene for the at 215 N. Lumpkin Street

Trustee of the Year Award to Lisa Dore

Volunteer of the Year Award to Kristen Bergman-Morales, Greta Covington, Michele Griffin, and Cathy Wegel 

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