John C. Donehoo Essay Award
Named after John C. Donehoo, IAAO’s first president, this award is presented to the author(s) of an outstanding nontechnical essay on assessment, property tax administration or tax policy. All articles published in IAAO periodicals and IAAO joint publications are automatically eligible provided the author or at least one of multiple authors is an IAAO member. Unpublished essays or articles published in non-IAAO periodicals or books in the previous year may also be nominated if the author or at least one of multiple authors is an IAAO member and if the essay can be printed in Fair & Equitable.
| 2023 |
Manuel N. Gallegos |
Reseda, CA |
| 2022 |
William Brunelle |
Augusta, ME |
| 2021 |
T. Dwane Brinson |
Durham, NC |
| 2020 |
David Ginsborg |
San Jose, CA |
| 2019 |
Mark Linne |
Bailey, CO |
| 2018 |
Joan Youngman |
Cambridge, MA |
2017
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Brian Clemens
|
Decatur, GA
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Rob Mitchell
|
Murfreesboro, TN
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2016
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Patrick Alesandrini, CAE, RES, and Tim Wilmath
|
Tampa, FL |
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Joan M. Youngman
|
Cambridge, MA
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| 2015 |
Tim Wilmath |
Tampa, FL |
| 2014 |
Calvin A. Kent, PhD, AAS
|
Huntington, WV |
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Paul Bidanset |
Virginia Beach, VA
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| 2013 |
Ronald Rakow |
Boston, MA |
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Jeff Spelman, CAE |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2012 |
Morgan B. Gilreath, Jr. |
Deland, FL |
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Robert J. Gloudemans |
Phoenix, AZ |
| 2011 |
Rob Bick |
Clay, NY |
| 2010 |
Danielle Simpson and Brooke Cholvin |
Boulder, CO |
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Peter C. Weissenfluh |
Milwaukee, WI |
| 2009 |
David McMullen |
Lebanon, NH |
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John Lifflander |
Ridgefield, WA |
| 2008 |
Scott Noble |
Seattle, WA |
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John Lifflander |
Ridgefield, WA |
| 2007 |
Richard Norejko, CMS |
Asheville, NC |
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Morgan B. Gilreath, Jr. |
De Land, FL |
| 2006 |
Robert M. Boley, AAS |
Concord, NH |
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William Banfield & Steven French |
New York, NY |
| 2005 |
Panagiotis Zentelis |
Athens, Greece |
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Tassos Labropoulos |
Athens, Greece |
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Richard Henry Carlson |
Boston, MA |
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Joe Hunt, CAE, MAI |
Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2004 |
David E. Cypress, CAE |
Nashville, TN |
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C. Kevin Bokoske |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 2003 |
Rick Stuart, CAE |
Topeka, KS |
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Heather J. Reichardt |
Washington, DC |
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David C. Lennhoff, MAI |
Washington, DC |
| 2002 |
William J. McCluskey |
United Kingdom |
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Francis A.S. Plimmer |
United Kingdom |
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Owen P. Conellan |
United Kingdom |
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Nancy Tomberlin |
Topeka, KS |
| 2001 |
Richard H. Hoffman, CAE |
Findlay, OH |
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Jude T. Hammond, AAS |
Sandusky, OH |
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Richard Almy |
La Grange, IL |
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John W. Hoover, Jr., CPA |
Green Cove Springs, FL |
| 2000 |
Terry Strickland, CAE |
Mims, FL |
| 1999 |
Alan Dornfest, AAS |
Boise, ID |
| 1998 |
Wayne Ballweg, CAE |
Reedsburg, WI |
| 1997 |
Joseph E. Hunt, CAE |
Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1996 |
Thomas A. Jaconetty |
Chicago, IL |
| 1995 |
Thomas J. May |
Minneapolis, MN |
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Robert H. Hanscom, RES |
Minneapolis, MN |
| 1994 |
Texas State Comptroller Oim McMillan |
Texas |
| 1993 |
Jeffery Spelman, CAE |
Edmond, OK |
| 1992 |
Phillip Kenyon |
Wichita, KS |
| 1991 |
Mark Linne, CAE |
Denver, CO |
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Edward J. Pecesky, CAE |
Denver, CO |
| 1990 |
Cyril R. Smith |
Frankfort, KY |
| 1989 |
none given |
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| 1988 |
Jeffery Spelman, RES |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| 1987 |
none given |
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| 1986 |
John Melton |
Charleston, WV |
| 1985 |
Donald R. Beach, CAE |
Las Vegas, NV |
| 1984 |
Donald R. Beach, CAE |
Las Vegas, NV |
| 1983 |
none given |
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| 1982 |
none given |
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| 1981 |
Wilburn Ricketts |
Chattanooga, TN |
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David Harding |
Chattanooga, TN |
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Michael L. Austin, RES (2nd place) |
Bath, ME |
| 1980 |
John F. Cunningham |
Watertown, SD |
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Leon L. Madsen, CAE (2nd Place) |
Fridley, MN |
| 1979 |
William S. Carman, Sr. CAE |
Nashville, TN |
| 1978 |
Donald R. Beach, CAE |
Washington, DC |
| 1977 |
Donald R. Beach, CAE |
Washington, DC |
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George W. Gipe (2nd Place) |
Redwood City, CA |
| 1976 |
Local Government Relations Division
of the West Virginia Tax Department |
West Virginia |
| 1975 |
Kenneth Johnson |
Tacoma, WA |
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Scott R. Peebles (2nd Place) |
Tacoma, WA |
| 1974 |
George W. Gipe |
Redwood, CA |
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Kathleen Haney |
Tacoma, WA |
| 1973 |
James Rominger |
Hillsboro, OR |
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Arnold Tchira (2nd Place) |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Isidro Delgado (2nd Place) |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 1972 |
Jack M. Large |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 1971 |
Doris K. Seward |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Thomas P. Garrity |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| 1970 |
Harry J. Manning |
Canberra, Australia |
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David Moss (2nd Place) |
Mason, MI |
| 1969 |
John Carl Brogdon |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Jerold F. Janata (2nd Place) |
Fair Lawn, NJ |
| 1968 |
Charles S. McNulty, CAE |
Roanoke, VA |
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Robert J. Flanagan, CAE |
New London, CT |
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Herbert Welder, Jr. (Honorable Mention) |
Honolulu, HI |
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Stanley Ooka, CAE (Honorable Mention) |
Honolulu, HI |
| 1967 |
Robert H. McSwain, CAE |
Montgomery, AL |
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John A. Bruhn (2nd Place) |
San Diego, CA |
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Jack B. Rackham |
Washington ,DC |
| 1966 |
Edward L. Bartlett |
Concord, NH |
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E. D. Ballard (2nd Place) |
Frankfort, KY |
| 1965 |
Robert C. Mason |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Charles L. Malone, CAE |
Houston, TX |
| 1964 |
Charles R. Bartlett, CAE |
Dallas, TX |
| 1963 |
John B. Dyke |
Perth Amboy, NJ |
| 1962 |
John J. Carney, CAE |
Cleveland, OH |
| 1961 |
Pierre Dalcourt, CAE |
Montreal PQ |
| 1960 |
John McQuilken |
Chicago, IL |
| 1959 |
John H. Keith, CAE |
Sacramento, CA |
| 1958 |
Harry Logan |
Salem, OR |
| 1957 |
Richard A. Cherney, CAE |
Battle Creek, MI |
| 1956 |
Robert L. Miller, CAE |
Milwaukee, WI |
| 1955 |
none given |
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| 1954 |
none given |
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| 1953 |
Leonard B. Krueger |
Madison, WI |