The City of Fort Lauderdale initiated the Citizen Recognition Program in 1972. The purpose of the program is to give public recognition to citizens who contributed in significant ways to the development of this community.
Honorees are selected by the Citizens' Committee of Recognition, which consists of all former mayors of Fort Lauderdale, as well as one former honoree and the president of the Fort Lauderdale Council of Civic Associations.
In 1983, the Citizens' Committee of Recognition recommended that, effective in 1984, the Citizen Recognition Program would be revised to include a Citizen of the Year and a Distinguished Citizen honoree. The program was again amended in 1989 to include an Honored Founder category effective in 1990. In 1997, the category of Exemplary Former City Employee was added.
NOMINATION FORMS FOR 2013-2014:
- Download the fillable 2013-2014 Nomination Forms
- Background Information and Previous Nominees
