May 15, 2025
Tickets are now available for MotorCities' Awards of Excellence Luncheon on Wednesday, June 4 at 11 a.m. at the Stellantis Conner Center in Detroit.
$30 tickets can be purchased by clicking https://motorcities.networkforgood.com/events/86690-awards-of-excellence-luncheon. The ticket includes admission to see the Chrysler historical collection housed there, the luncheon and awards program.
Finalists for the awards in the categories of auto or labor heritage tourism, education/interpretation and revitalization will be announced next week.
In addition, MotorCities will present its highest honor, the Milestone Award, to Ford Motor Company's Corporate Historian Emeritus Robert Kreipke. For over 25 years, Kreipke has served as a project advisor and board member, helping propel MotorCities to become the nationally–recognized experts on preserving and promoting Michigan’s automotive heritage. In addition, he was Chairman of the Board between 2015 and 2019, steering the organization through successful projects like the launching of our highway promotional signs, the creation of the Fort Street Bridge Interpretive Park in Detroit, and the celebration of MotorCities' 20th anniversary.
The Stellantis Conner Center is the home of the historic collection of 100 years of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Plymouth, DeSoto vehicles, AND MANY MORE! This collection is not open to the public, so guests can enjoy the rare opportunity to see these vehicles.
NOTE: No photography is permitted, and your mobile phone will be taped upon entry by Stellantis Security personnel. Comfortable shoes are also a must!
Sponsors for the Awards of Excellence Luncheon include the following:
- Presenting Sponsors: Ford House and Stellantis;
- Patron Sponsors: Gilmore Car Museum and Choose Lansing;
- Supporting Sponsors: Don Nicholson Enterprises, Doeren Mayhew and General Motors;
- Event Sponsors: Grigg Graphic Services, Inc., Destination Ann Arbor and Project Arts & Ideas.