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General George C. Marshall and Vancouver

Marshall Public Leadership Award

The General George C. Marshall Public Leadership Award is presented annually to encourage and recognize the leadership potential of the next “greatest generation.” Selection for this award is based on demonstrated leadership abilities, commitment to public service, academic achievement, and potential for ongoing leadership roles in public service. To qualify for the award, an individual must be a resident of Clark County actively involved in the community, age 35 or under, and have completed a four-year college degree. Each recipient receives a trip to Washington D.C. to visit elected officials, Colonial Williamsburg and the Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia.

The recipient is announced by Vancouver's mayor at a public ceremony at the George C. Marshall House on Officers Row.

Past Marshall Public Leadership Award Winners

Deena Bisig, 2007

VaNessa Duplessie, 2006

Greg McGreevey, 2005

Jennifer Kampsula, 2004

Dena Horton, 2003

Tanisha Harris, 2002

Scott Patterson, 2001

Juliet Laycoe Hagley, 2000

Michael J. Stromme, 1999

Theresa Wagner, 1998

Charlene Elizabeth Ryan, 1997

Thomas Hagley Jr., 1996

Shawna Burkholder, 1995

Darrin Atteberry, 1994

Paula Martin, 1993

Douglas Sessions, 1992

Steve Dearborn, 1991

John McIlvain, 1990

Cindy Gibbon, 1989