Gwinnett County received the following awards in 2019.

National Association of County Information Officers Award of Excellence for the Community Outreach Program

International City/County Management Association 2019 Community Diversity and Inclusion Award in the large government category, which recognizes communities for organizational achievements building or celebrating diversity and inclusiveness, given to Community Outreach

2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity from the National Recreation and Park Association given to Tina Fleming and Lindsey Jorstad for their work through Live Healthy Gwinnett

100 Club Award and Impact Awards from Junior Achievement of Georgia for Volunteer Gwinnett and Gwinnett County employees

NACo Achievement Award for Tower Gardens

NACo Achievement Award for What a Waste pilot program

NACo Achievement Award for the Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Education program

Georgia Recreation & Parks Association Lifeguard Competition second place award for Parks and Recreation Operations lifeguards

Distinguished Professional Administrator of the Year from the Georgia Recreation & Parks Association District 7 to Parks and Recreation Operations’ Christine Greenfield

Park and Outdoors Professional of the Year from Georgia Recreation & Parks Association District 7 to Parks and Recreation Operations’ James Morris

Facilities and Grounds Professional of the Year from Georgia Recreation & Parks Association District 7 to Parks and Recreation Operations’ Matt Buckner

Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Budget section from the Government Finance Officers Association

Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Reporting section from the Government Finance Officers Association

Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute

State of Georgia Law Enforcement Certification from the Georgia Association of Police Chiefs for the Department’s Fire Investigation section

2019 Mission Lifeline® EMS Gold Level Recognition Award from the American Heart Association

Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival Awards

Gwinnett Chamber Medal of Valor, Bronze to Trent Garrison

Lawrenceville Veterans of Foreign Wars Firefighter Public Safety Award to Dan Staton

Lawrenceville Veterans of Foreign Wars EMT Public Safety Award to Scott Sanders

Snellville Veterans of Foreign Wars Firefighter Public Safety Award to T.J. Crowe

Snellville Veterans of Foreign Wars EMT Public Safety Award to Trent Garrison

Gwinnett County 2018 MVP to Ronnie Ezell

Outstanding Community Service Award from the Ismaili Council for the Southeastern United States

2019 Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation Governor’s Circle Award

2019 Digital County Survey Award from the Center for Digital Government

NACo Achievement Award for Voting Wait Time Notification in the Civic Education Public Information category

NACo Achievement Award for Adopt-A-Road Administration System won County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy, and Sustainability

2019 PlanFirst Community Designation (2nd time) to Brian Johnson, Nancy Lovingood, and James Pugsley from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs

Best Planning Document Award from the Georgia Planning Association to the 2040 Unified Plan

FEMA’s Community Rating System Recertification of Category 7, which provides a 15 percent discount for Gwinnett residents required to purchase flood insurance

State of Georgia Law Enforcement Certification from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police

Certified Emergency Manager credential to Giles Roberts from the International Association of Emergency Managers

NACo Achievement Award for Police Recruiting in the Criminal Justice and Public Safety category

NACo Achievement Award for Gwinnett Volunteer Citizens on Patrol, a partnership between Police and Community Services, in the Volunteers category

2019 Medal of Merit Award from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce for work with the Gwinnett Re-entry Intervention Program

National Certification of Recognition for Sex Offender Registry Management from the Major County Sheriffs of America

Green Communities Platinum Certification for Gwinnett County from the Atlanta Regional Commission

Automotive Service Excellence Blue Seal Certification

Bronze Flame from the International Association of Business Communicators for excellence in government communications for the Driver Record & Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (DRIVES) campaign

Metro Magazine Innovation Award for the Snellville Microtransit Pilot

Partnership Gwinnett Innovation Award for the Snellville Microtransit Pilot

Georgia Transit Association Performance Award for increased ridership and improved service

Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Green Government Award for environmental consciousness and stewardship

Institute of Transportation Engineers Georgia Section’s Agency Award for improvements in the field of transportation

Explore Gwinnett “Friends of Tourism” Award for helping to make Gwinnett “a film friendly county”

National Association of Clean Water Agencies Platinum Award 17 to Crooked Creek in recognition of 17 years of complete and consistent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit compliance to Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility

NACWA Platinum Award 17 to F. Wayne Hill in recognition of 17 years of complete and consistent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit compliance to F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center

NACWA Platinum Award 7 to Yellow River in recognition of 7 years of complete and consistent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit compliance to Yellow River WRF

Water Environment and Reuse Foundation – Utility of the Future Today recognition for an additional activity area, community partnering, and engagement.

George W. Burke Jr. Facility Safety Award from the Water Environment Foundation to the Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility

Plant of the Year to Lanier Filter Plant and the Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals