Robert W. Crawford Achievement Prize
Sixty years of service” is an accurate but too concise summation of Robert W. Crawford’s career

Robert W. Crawford Achievement Prize

Enhancing of the Lives of America’s Youth.

Previous Recipients

Previous recipients of the Robert W. Crawford Achievement Prize:

As the Commissioner of Recreation in Philadelphia, Mr. Crawford established a national model for local government’s provision of recreational services for all citizens. His creativity and innovative ideas won him international recognition and, as its Executive Director, he played a key role in the development and growth of the National Recreation Foundation. He personifies those qualities of leadership and commitment the Foundation seeks to foster and reward with. The Robert W. Crawford Achievement Prize, named in his honor.

The purpose of the prize is to recognize a living person who has dedicated him or herself to enhancing recreation opportunities for youth, making it possible for more young Americans to live healthy, participatory lives, thus reinforcing the work of the Foundation. Each year, the prize is awarded to that person, whether professional or volunteer, who has made an extraordinary contribution in advancing recreation programs for at risk youth.

The prize consists of a $50,000 cash award, $40,000 of which will support the recreation related work or project of the recipient’s choice. The individual members of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees may make nominations; the award is presented at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees.