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County recognizes local journalists, nonprofit leaders and students at April 17 meeting
Summary
Tuscarawas County Commissioners honored Times Reporter photographer Andrew Dolph as small-market Photographer of the Year, marked the retirement of United Way CEO Robin Waltz, and presented the Vic Marsh Award to Alison Kearns of HARCATUS.
The Tuscarawas County Board of Commissioners used part of its April 17 meeting to recognize several local community figures.
The commissioners recognized Andrew Dolph of the Times Reporter as Photographer of the Year in a small-market category. Dolph said the award-winning image was a hog-showmanship photo and emphasized the newsroom’s mission: "our pursuit is not in making award pictures. We are here to tell the story, to tell it faithfully and ethically."
The board recessed to honor the retirement of Robin Waltz, President and CEO of the Tuscarawas United Way. Commissioners praised Waltz’s leadership and community impact; Waltz responded, "I am honored to have been able to do this for eleven years. Thank you for the honor, thank you for thinking of me, and thank you for everything."
The Board also presented the Vic Marsh Award to Alison Kearns, Director of HARCATUS, noting her long-standing community service. The meeting record further notes a recess for recognition of Logan Cox, Regional Spelling Bee winner; the supplied transcript segments record the recess and return but do not include Cox’s remarks.
The recognitions were recorded by the Clerk and adopted as resolutions in the meeting minutes.
