Sister Cities International (SCI) 2001 Annual Awards winners

SCI is pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Annual Awards for outstanding sister city programs/projects for 2000. The awards are divided into the following categories: Best Overall, Innovation, Volunteer of the Year and Disability. The winners received the SCI commendation during the Lou Wozar Awards Luncheon at the Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on July 28, 2001 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

The SCI Annual Awards Program recognizes the work of outstanding sister city programs in the nation. 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. Descriptions of award winning programs.

Annual Awards Program
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Best Overall Program Under 50,000

Oak Ridge, TN
Naka machi, Japan
Obninsk, Russia

Best Overall Program 50,000-100,000

Corvallis, OR
Uzhgorod, Ukraine

Best Overall Program 100,000-300,000

Rochester, NY
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Waterford, Ireland
Hamamatsu, Japan
Krakow, Poland
Novgorod, Russia

Best Overall Program Greater than 300,000

Chicago, IL
Shanghai and Shenyang, China
Prague, Czech Republic
Birmingham, England
Paris, France
Hamburg, Germany
Accra, Ghana
Petach Tikva, Israel
Milan, Italy
Osaka, Japan
Casablanca, Morocco
Warsaw, Poland
Durban, South Africa
Gothenburg, Sweden
Kyiv, Ukraine

Innovation: Arts and Culture

Jacksonville, FL
Nantes, France

Innovation: Economic Development

Phoenix, AZ
Ennis, Ireland
Himeji, Japan
Prague, Czech Republic

Innovation: Education

Tulsa, OK
Tiberias, Israel
Kansas City, MO
Xian, China

Innovation: Environment

New Britain, CT
Giannitsa, Greece

Innovation: Healthcare

Atlanta, GA
Montego Bay, Jamaica

Innovation: Humanitarian Assistance

Portland, OR
Mutare, Zimbabwe

Innovation: Municipal Cooperation

Fredericksburg, VA
Frejus, France

Innovation: Public Safety

San Clemente, CA
San Clemente Del Tuyu, Argentina*
Balcarce, Argentina
Lomas Dezamora, Argentina

West Jordan, UT
Votkinsk, Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation

Innovation: Tech. and Communication

Cincinnati, OH
Gifu, Japan

Innovation: Youth Program

Walker, MI
Colac, Australia

Volunteers of the Year

Richard and Barbara Bartholomew
Binghamton, NY

Larry Jones
Stillwater, OK

Betty Stewart
Merced, CA

NOD/AETNA Disability Awards

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mar del Plata, Argentina

Phoenix, AZ
Grenoble, France
Hermosillo, Mexico
Taipei, Taiwan

President's Award

Martha & Bob Atherton