2007 Welch-Lackey Award

K. John Egalhaaf, Linda Preston, David Bly

CONGRATULATIONS

LINDA PRESTON THE 2007 WELCH-LACKEY

LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT

The Pokagon Township Supervisor was selected by the SWMPC Commission board as a member who exhibits a sense of service, leadership, and intergovernmental cooperation. 

Preston has participated in SWMPC since 2000 as the Cass County Township Association Representative.  She has also been involved with the organization’s Administration Committee, Document Review Committee and has been chosen as Vice Chair for 2008.  Complementary to her Supervisor and SWMPC roles, Preston also serves as Chair of the statewide Michigan Association of Regions. John Egelhaaf, SWMPC Executive Director, commented, “She has a great capacity for compassion and sincerity and many of us have felt her genuine human kindness.”

The SWMPC presents the Welch-Lackey Leadership Award each year in honor of former Commissioners George A. Welch and William F. Lackey.  These men served the Commission in times of great personal difficulties, yet continued throughout to represent the spirit of public service and to further the goals of intergovernmental cooperation.  Their contribution to the communities they served embodies the leadership qualities essential to the preservation of our citizen form of government.