SCI: Programs and Services - Annual Awards Program

SCI Annual Awards winners for projects conducted in 2001

Sister Cities International is pleased to announce the winners of this year's Annual Awards Program, recognizing outstanding sister city programs and projects for 2001. The awards recognize sister city programs in the following categories: Best Overall, Innovation, Volunteer of the Year and Disability.

The winning cities were honored at the Lou Wozar Annual Awards Luncheon at the SCI Annual Conference in Toledo, Ohio, July 19, 2002.

The SCI Annual Awards Program recognizes the work of outstanding sister city programs. These programs demonstrate to other cities how to incorporate exciting and innovative ideas and exchanges into their own sister city program. The table below lists this year's recipients.

Best Overall Program 100,000-300,000

Lexington, KY
Deauville, France
County Kildare, Ireland
Shizunai, Japan

Best Overall Program Greater than 300,000

Fort Worth, TX
Bandung, Indonesia
Budapest, Hungary
Nagaoka, Japan
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Toluca, Mexico
Trier, Germany

Phoenix, AZ
Calgary, Canada
Catania, Italy
Chengdu, China
Ennis, Ireland
Grenoble, France
Hermosillo, Mexico
Himeji, Japan
Taipei, Taiwan, China

Innovation: Arts and Culture

Palatine, IL
Fontenay-Le-Comte, France

Innovation: Economic Development

Phoenix, AZ
Calgary, Canada
Catania, Italy
Chengdu, China
Ennis, Ireland
Grenoble, France
Hermosillo, Mexico
Himeji, Japan
Taipei, Taiwan, China

Innovation: Education

Bellevue, WA
Liepaja, Latvia

Innovation: Healthcare

Chicago, IL
Casablanca, Morocco
Durban, South Africa
Accra, Ghana

Innovation: Humanitarian Assistance

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Sao Sebastio, Brazil
Medellin, Colombia
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Rimini, Italy
Mugla, Turkey

Tacoma, WA
George, South Africa

Innovation: Municipal Cooperation

Denton, TX
San Nicolas de Los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Innovation: Sports

Fredericksburg, VA
Frejus, France

Innovation: Tech. and Communication

Los Angeles, CA
Mexico City, Mexico

Innovation: Youth

Grand Rapids, MI
Bielsko Biala, Poland
Perugia, Italy
Omihachiman, Japan
Ga District, Ghana

Volunteers of the Year

Dr. Amy Coury
Torrance, CA

NOD/AETNA Disability Awards

Austin, TX
Oita City, Japan

Phoenix, AZ
Calgary, Canada
Catania, Italy
Chengdu, China
Ennis, Ireland
Grenoble, France
Hermosillo, Mexico
Himeji, Japan
Taipei, Taiwan, China

President's Award

Ken Behring