OHI Announces Awards of Excellence Winners at OHCE2024 – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
OHI is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Awards of Excellence, recognizing the “best of the best” in the outdoor hospitality industry, according to a press release/
The Awards of Excellence are peer-reviewed and judged, and these winners are industry treasures — constantly elevating standards through innovative, forward-thinking practices.
Winners were announced at a special Awards of Excellence Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. CST, Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Oklahoma City, Okla. The luncheon was sponsored by Blue Water Development and Woodall’s Campground Magazine.
For OHCE2024 attendees, the Awards of Excellence Luncheon was a great way to celebrate their fellow industry peers as they gained inspiration from their well-deserved recognition.
Here are this year’s Park of the Year winners:
OHI Park of the Year Winner (Small Park) TIE
OHI Park of the Year Winner (Medium Park)
OHI Park of the Year Winner (Large) TIE
OHI Park of the Year Winner (Mega Park)
Here are this year’s Plan-It Green Friendly Park of the Year winners:
Plan-It Green Friendly Park of the Year Winner (Large/Mega Park)
Supplier of the Year Winner
State Leadership Award Winner
State Directory Award Winner
Campground Partner Award Winner
Unity Through Generosity Award Winner
- Jim Button, OHE
Above and Beyond Award Winner
- Mark Maciha, Ed. D, CPO
Stan Martin Award Winner
- Peter Brown, OHC
Pioneer Award Winner
- Robert Bouse, CPO, OHE
Chairman’s Awards Winner
- Peter Brown, OHC
- Kathy Palmeri
- Heather Rubenaker
Outgoing Board Chair’s Award Winner
“OHI is proud to have such an exceptional group of parks, professionals, and outdoor hospitality businesses to recognize through the Awards of Excellence Program this year at OHCE2024,” noted OHI officials. “All the winners are more than deserving of these awards and we were thrilled to honor them.”
It was also announced near the end of the ceremony that Jeff Sims, OHI’s longtime director of State Relations & Program Advocacy, was set to retire at the end of the year.
OHI has a replacement but has not named who that replacement is yet.
The association also honored Sims by announcing that it would be handing out an award, the Jeff Sims Advocacy in Action Award, to recognize those in the industry who advocate for issues that support the outdoor hospitality industry.
View a gallery of the award winners below. Photos taken by OHI.
