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January 28, 2004

Historic Downtown Strand Partnership 

Andrew "Andy" Monsour was inducted posthumously into the Downtown Renaissance Hall of Fame at the Historic Downtown Strand Partnership's Tenth Annual Awards Banquet at the Davidson Ballroom.

"Monsour was cited for his long-standing determination to bring the cruise ship industry to Galveston," said Fred Wichlep, executive director of the Partnership.

JoBeth Litwin was named Volunteer of the Year.

Galveston Planning Director Wendy O'Donohoe was presented the Edwin J. Weiss Spirit Award.  

Other awards that were presented Tuesday night include:

Creative Storefront Award - Yoav Mor
Downtown Beautification Award - Livable Communities Initiative Committee
Downtown Promotion Award - Kyle Albright, Pat Healy and Don Ayre
Downtown Development Award - John and Judy Saracco

David Murphy was elected president of the Partnership for a second term.  Kathy Modzelewski was elected vice president.

Newly elected to the board of directors were Cheryl Jenkines, Deborah Kaufman, Ginger Veselka, Cruz Cortez and David Massicott.  Incumbents renominated for new three-year terms include Keith Bassett, Kevin Harrington, Mike Mierzwa, Kathy Modzelewski, Elizabeth Neff, Maureen Patton, Gina Spagnola and Chris Woolwine.


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