Past Jay T. Bell Award Recipients

Year Award Recipient
1982 Jim Arnold, City Manager, Ferguson
1983 James Berzina, City Manager, Joplin
1984 Robert Kipp, City Manager, Kansas City
1985 Lloyd Harrell, City Administrator, Liberty
1986 Fred Siems, City Administrator, Blue Springs
1987 D. John Edwards, City Administrator, Lee's Summit
1988 Dave Olson, City Manager, Kansas City
1989 Paul Walker, City Manager, Moberly
1990 John Vinson, City Administrator, St. Charles
1991 Doug Harms, City Administrator, Des Peres
1992 Kent Leichliter, City Administrator, Crestwood
1993 Michael Brown, Chief Administrative Officer, Kirkwood
1994 Leonard Martin, City Manager, Joplin
1995 Ray Beck, City Manager, Columbia
1996 Frank Ollendorff, City Manager, University City
1997 Martin Corcoran, City Manager, Maplewood
1998 Gary Markenson, Executive Director, MO Municipal League
1999 Michael Herring, City Administrator, Chesterfield
2000 Mark Levin, City Administrator, Maryland Heights
2001 Larry Blick, City Manager, Independence
2002 Thomas Finnie, City Manager, Springfield
2003 Robert Frank
2004 Mark Randall, City Administrator, Pleasant Hill
2005 Jeff Hancock, City Manager, Warrensburg
2006 Robert Kuntz, City Administrator, Ballwin
2007 John Butz, City Administrator, Rolla
2008 Robert Cumley, City Manager, Springfield
2009 Cory Smith, City Administrator, Grandview
2010 Pam Windsor, City Administrator, North Kansas City
2011 Michael McDowell, City Manager, Olivette
2012 Kirk L. Davis, City Manager, Gladstone
2013 Mark Perkins, City Administrator, Creve Coeur
2014 Bill Johnson, Director of Administration, Fulton
2015 Jim Eldridge, City Administrator/City Clerk, Kearney
2016 Craig Owens, City Manager, Clayton
2017 DJ Gehrt, City Administrator, Platte City
2018 Amy Hamilton, City Manager, Richmond Heights
2019 Eric Johnson, City Administrator, Blue Springs
2020 Greg McDanel, City Manager, Maryville
2021 David Gipson, City Manager, Clayton
2022 Stephen Arbo, City Manager, Lee's Summit