MotorCities 2018 Award of Excellence Winners: Dan Stahl (second from left), accepting the award for Heritage Tourism for his parents Mary and Ted Stahl of the Stahls Automotive Foundation of Chesterfield Twp.; Steve Shotwell (center) accepting the award for Education on behalf of the Piquette T’s and Casual T’s of Detroit; Kevin Kirbitz (second from right), Operations Manager, accepting the award for Preservation on behalf of General Motors Durant-Dort Factory One in Flint; flanked by Brian Yopp, MotorCities Director of Programs & Operations (left) and MotorCities Executive Director Shawn Pomaville-Size (left).
On, Wednesday, October 30, MotorCities National Heritage Area will once again present our Awards of Excellence at an invitation-only event at the State Capitol Building. Now in its 6th year, the awards recognize organizations or individuals who have delivered oustanding projects in the areas of auto or labor heritage tourism, education/interpretation and revitalization.
Nominations are now open. Potential nominators should review all requirements and begin the application process here. The deadline for nomination submission is Monday, September 16th at 11:59 PM EST.
Finalists will be notified by 10/1
Awards will be presented on 10/30
The 2018 Michigan Auto Heritage Day event was sponsored by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau and UAW-GM.
For more photos from the day, click here.
Additional 2018 award recipients
Milestone Award
MotorCities Executive Director Shawn Pomaville-Size with Milestone Award winner State Senator Steve Bieda
Champion Award
MotorCities Director of Programs & Operations Brian Yopp (left); Sandra Clark (center), director of Michigan History Center, with her Champion Award; and Shawn Pomaville-Size (right).