Past Mayor of the Year Winners
MCO Mayor of the Year Award
The Mayors Conference of Oklahoma draws attention to the valuable contributions of Oklahoma mayors to the public through the "Mayor of the Year" award. Oklahoma mayors tirelessly place service to their communities on the forefront of their commitments. The previous recipients of the award are:
¨ 1992 - Wayne Holden, Mayor, Duncan
¨ 1993 - Lucy Belle Schultz, Mayor, Pryor Creek
¨ 1994 - Don Rodolph, Mayor, Clinton
¨ 1995 - Jess Nelson, Mayor, Guymon
¨ 1996 - Marilyn Andrews, Mayor, Ponca City
¨ 1997 - Gary Rader, Mayor, Weatherford
¨ 1998 - Jerry Johnston, Mayor, Braman
¨ 1999 – Dale Covington, Mayor, McAlester
¨ 2000 – Bob Thompson, Mayor, Norman
¨ 2001 - >5000, Tom Leonard, Mayor, Ponca City
5000 or less, Phil Kliewer, Cordell
¨ 2002 - >5000, J.E. Parker, Mayor, Chickasha
5000 or less, Elzie Smith, Mayor Pawnee
¨ 2003 - >5000, Cecil Powell, Mayor, Lawton
<5000, Larry Thoma, Mayor, Elgin
¨ 2004 - >5000 Jon Gumerson, Mayor, Guthrie
<5000 Cleo Ramsey, Mayor, Drumwright
¨ 2005 - >5000 Teresa Mullican, Mayor, Elk City
<5000 Stan Sallee, Mayor, Collinsville
¨ 2006 >5000 Jeff Shockley, Poteau
<5000 Karen Woodruff, Wilburton
· 2007 >5000 T. L. Gramling, Altus
<5000 Tom Talley, Hobart
· 2008 >5000 Chuck Mills, Shawnee
<5000 Alex Damon, New Cordell
· 2009 >5000 Bill Fanning, Woodward
<5000 Elaine Carr, West Siloam Springs
2010 >5000 Mike Brown, Weatherford
<5000 Mike Fina, Piedmont
2011 >5000 Randy Ross
<5000 Arden Chaffee
2012 > 5000 Homer Nicholson, Ponca City
< 5000 Robert Cleveland, Slaugterville
2013 > 5000 Mick Cornett, OKC
< 5000 Denise Janko, Beaver
2014 > Gene Brown, Duncan
<Eddie Whitworth, Frederick
2015 > Fred Fitch, Lawton
< Jack Tatum, Warner
2016 > Craig Thurmond, Broken Arrow
< Stan Jackson, McLoud
2017 > Martin Dyer, Ardmore
< Steve Richards, Kingfisher