EAGLE AWARDS
Nominations for the 2010 Eagle Awards were due June 4th.

Established in 1990, the Eagle Award has come to represent a notable achievement within the Colorado housing community. The Eagle Award nominees will be recognized throughout the conference and the awards will be presented during the Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This prestigious award celebrates the extraordinary accomplishments, innovations and outstanding leadership of our colleagues in housing and support services. The award itself is a bronze eagle flying high into the sky. This icon honors the men, women, organizations, businesses and agencies that soar with the eagles in their work to ensure safe, decent housing for all Coloradans.

2009 Winners
Click here to view photos of the 2009 awards ceremony.

Sister Mary Alice Murphy
A long time advocate for the underserved, Sister Murphy has dedicated 25 years to helping those less fortunate. She is responsible for opening Larimer County’s first soup kitchen, homeless shelter and nonprofit affordable housing agency. Her latest project is The Hand Up Cooperative, helping the homeless find employment.

Aromor Apartments
Developed by Mercy Housing Colorado in collaboration with Denver’s Road Home, the Aromor provides 66 single-room occupancy units for chronically homeless and at-risk residents. The Aromor is a historic three-story building built in 1927. The Aromor integrates permanent housing with supportive services provided on site, including counseling and case management.

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver’s Altura Solar Community
The Altura Solar Community is the latest example of HFHMD’s use of innovation and partnerships to make homeownership a reality for families earning less than $38,000/year. The 11 homes equipped with renewable energy solar panels, tankless water heaters, custom cabinets, attached garages and brick exteriors transformed the lives of 45 residents and hundreds of volunteers.

San Luis Valley Farmworker Housing Corporation
Since 1998, the San Luis Farmworker Housing Corporation has developed 279 units of housing for farmworkers. They also provide a comprehensive program of educational opportunities that seek to enhance economic, educational and social opportunities for residents of their communities.

2009 People's Choice
Sister Mary Alice Murphy

2009 Nominees
PEOPLE
Joe Rowan
Scot Barker
Sister Mary Alice Murphy
Chad Asarch
Cynthia Brown
David Tucker

PROJECTS
Imagine!'s Bob and Judy Charles SmartHOME
Arbor Vista Apartments
Aromor Apartments
Cottonwood Apartments Tornado Restoration
Renaissance Riverfront Lofts
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver's Altura Solar Community
Denver Housing Authority - Park Avenue Redevelopment Block 3B
Terraces on Pennsylvania

PROGRAMS
The Valley Home Store
Boulder County Housing Authority
San Luis Valley Farmworker Housing Coporation
Jack Quinn Neighborhood Network Center
BP America and Regional Housing Alliance/BP Neighbors Fund


Past Winners Include:
2008
Hirschfeld Towers
Benedict Place Apartments
Eagle Place Townhomes
Ray Stranske
Karen Harkin, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority – People’s Choice Winner

Click here for a presentation of all the 2008 nominees.

Click here for photos of the 2008 Eagle Award dinner.

2007
The Aurora Housing Authority
The Residences at Creekside
Hope Cassidy, director of the Greeley Center for Independence
The Dove Valley Senior Community

2006
Bill Mashaw and Reid Ross
Pastor Jesse Brown Jr.
Al Gold, Colorado Rural Housing Development Corporation
Troy Gladwell
Troy Gladwell - People's Choice Award

2005
REDI Corporation
David Nestor
Boulder Housing Partners
Dan Morgan - People's Choice Award

2004
Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation
Rodger Hara, Prudential Huntoon Paige
The Renaissance at Civic Center, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Rodger Hara, Prudential Huntoon Paige - People's Choice Award

2003
Colorado Rural Housing Development Corp.
Community Hospital Building, Inc., Board of Directors
Mark Gallegos, CHFA - People's Choice Award

2002
Colorado Bluesky Enterprises, Inc. - Pueblo
Foothills Community
The Northern Colorado Affordable Housing Outreach Team
Peggy Cabe and Linda Tinney, US Bank - People's Choice Award

2000
Hopeful Hearts, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Mutual Housing
Northern Hotel Renovation Project
Flo Tonelli - People's Choice Award

2000
The Hero Alliance
Kim Johnson, Wells Fargo Bank
Willow St. Residences
Child and Migrant Services of Palisade
Tom Hart, State of Colorado Division of Housing - People's Choice Award

1999
Cathy Smotherman, Bank of Wiley
Ernest Giron, Catholic Communities (Northern)
Colorado Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Foundation
The Uptown Partnership-won both an Eagle Award and the People's Choice Award

1998
City of Ft. Collins & Housing Providers
Mark Welch
Colorado Housing Inc. and Ray Finney
City of Burlington

1997
Historic Central Apartments
Renaissance at Loretto Heights Apartments
Summit County Housing Authority
Talbott Farm Labor Housing Complex

1996
Mountain States Bank
CARE Housing, Inc.
Mercy Housing, Patricia O'Roark
Neighbor to Neighbor, Beth Cross
Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
City of Colorado Springs, Connie Lorig