The Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Community Development Individual Achievement Awards honor those who have demonstrated substantial assistance in the advancement of the New Markets Tax Credit, policy and legislative priorities, and have had an established impact on the field of community development.

Individuals are recognized in the following categories:

• Federal Legislator of the Year
• State Legislator of the Year
• Public Executive of the Year
• Developer of the Year (2010 only)

Federal Legislator of the Year

• 2016: Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland
• 2015: Rep. Pat Tiberi, Ohio's 12th District
• 2013: Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
• 2012: Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.
• 2011: Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa.
• 2010: Congresswoman Allyson Y. Schwartz, D-N.Y., 13th District
• 2009: Congressman Richard E. Neal, (D-Mass., 2nd District)
• 2008: Sen. Olympia Snowe (D-Maine)

State Legislator of the Year

• 2016: State Rep. Brad Wilson, Utah, District 15, Republican Majority Assistant Whip
• 2015: State Sen. James F. Clayborne Jr., Illinois Senate Majority Leader
• 2013: State Sen. Jake Files, Arkansas, 8th District 
• 2013: Louisiana House Speaker Pro Tem Walt Leger
• 2012: Rep. Steve Crisafulli, R-Florida
• 2011: State Rep. Emily Cain, Maine House of Representatives Minority Leader, 19th District
• 2010: State Sen. Gloria Romero, California, 24th District
• 2009: Assembly Member Sam Hoyt, Buffalo, N.Y.
• 2009: State Sen. Jason Allen, Michigan, 37th District
• 2008: State Rep. Cedric L. Richmond, Louisiana, District 101
• 2008: State Sen. Scott T. Rupp, Missouri, District 2

Public Executive of the Year

• 2016: Richard Blackwell, Executive Director, Oconee Economic Alliance
• 2015: Tracey Nichols, Director of Economic Development, City of Cleveland
• 2013: Kathy Gelston, Chief Financial Officer for the Mississippi Development Authority
• 2013: Robert Rubinstein, Acting Executive Director for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburg
• 2012: Nancy Whitworth, Director of Economic Development for the city of Greenville, South Carolina
• 2011: Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Tampa, Fl.
• 2010: Mayor Melvin "Kip" Holden, Baton Rouge, La.
• 2009: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager, City of Dubuque, Iowa
• 2008: Mayor Virginia DuPuy, Waco, Texas

Developer of the Year

• 2010: Robert Miserez, Director of the Missouri Development Finance Board

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