Guidelines

Coffin Grant Recipients

Jackson Prize Recipients

Place Maker Award Recipients

Place Keeper Award Recipients

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

2015 Place Keeper Award
Tupper Thomas

awards_placekeeper_2015_pic1.pngThe executive director of New Yorkers for Parks since 2014, Tupper Thomas is a graduate of Goucher College. From 1981 to 2011 she served as the administrator of Prospect Park and, beginning in 1987, as founding president of the Prospect Park Alliance, a public-private partnership modeled on the Central Park Conservancy. During her thirty-year tenure, she was responsible for the ongoing operation of Prospect Park, its multimillion-dollar restoration, special events, public information, fundraising, and visitor services.

Thomas is also a co-founder, former co-chair and former board member of City Parks Alliance, an independent, nationwide, membership organization whose mission is to support the creation, revitalization, and sustainability of parks and other public spaces that contribute to the life and health of cities.