Outstanding Local Government Achievement Awards – 2024

 
East-West Gateway Council of Governments’ (EWG) Outstanding Local Government Achievement (OLGA) awards honor the extraordinary work of individuals, municipal and county governments/departments, special purpose districts and public educational institutions in the city of St. Louis and Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles and St. Louis counties in Missouri and Madison, Monroe and St. Clair counties in Illinois.

We salute all of the OLGA nominees for the great work that they do and have done for the St. Louis region.

 

Congratulations to our 2024 OLGA Recipients

The 2024 OLGA recipients were honored during a ceremony at East-West Gateway’s 59th annual meeting on Nov. 15, 2024. You can find the list of recipients for each category below, along with a video describing their accomplishments. Go to 2024 OLGA PROGRAM to learn more about each recipient.

Exemplary Accomplishment by a Local Government Jurisdiction, Agency, or Individual

Eric Gruenenfelder

St. Charles County Ambulance District Paramedic Exploration Academy

Exemplary Collaboration, Partnership or Regional Initiative

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership Business Retention and Expansion Program

Leadership in Planning and Design Innovation

Forest Park Forever and the City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry

Gateway Lifetime Public Service Award

Jean Ponzi

Greg Brown


Questions?

Contact EWG staff by email at awards@ewgateway.org.