| 2009 |
3CMA City County Communications and Marketing Association Savvy Best in America - Printed Publications: World Class Wisdom book Savvy Best in America - Printed Advertising: Billboards Savvy Best in America - Calendars: 2009 Centennial Calendar Silver Circle Award - Most Innocative: World Class Wisdom book Award of Excellence - Printed Guides: World Class Wisdom book |
| 2009 |
Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year - City Manager Tom Hart |
| 2009 |
Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers TAMI Award of Excellence - World Class Wisdom Silver Circle - 2009 Calendar Silver Circle - Prairie Lights Marketing Plan |
| 2009 |
Dallas Morning News Top 25 Mid-Priced Golf Courses - Tangle Ridge Golf Course Top 10 Economy Courses - Prairie Lakes Golf Course |
| 2009 |
Golf Week Magazine - Top 50 Courses in Nation - Tangle Ridge Golf Course |
| 2009 |
Playful City USA |
| 2008 |
Money Magazine Best Place to Live |
| 2008 |
Playful City USA |
| 2008 |
Today Newspaper – Readers' Choice Award – Best Place to Live
National Recreation and Parks Association – Gold Medal Award for best parks system in America |
| 2008 |
| 2008 |
3CMA City County Communications and Marketing Association – Savvy Best in America – Service Delivery: Police Recruitment – Savvy Best in America – Government Service: Police Recruitment – Savvy Best in America – Internal Newsletter: WOW Working on Wellness – Savvy Best in America – 2008 Calendar – Savvy Best in America – Most Creative with Least Dollars Spent: Police MySpace – Silver Circle Award – Other Electronic: Police MySpace – Silver Circle Award – Marketing Tools: Sales Tax Election – Award of Excellence – Marketing Event: Prairie Lights |
| 2008 |
United States President's Call to Service Award Councilwoman Ruthe Jackson for her decades of voluntary service |
| 2008 |
Texas Commission of Environmental Quality Environmental Excellence Award for an Individual – Councilwoman Ruthe Jackson |
| 2008 |
Ballpark Digest Best New Ballpark in America: QuikTrip Ballpark, home of the AirHogs |
| 2008 |
American Water Works Association National Public Communications Award |
| 2008 |
Champions in Health for Workforce Wellness Exemplary New Program Award for Working on Wellness (WOW!) Program |
| 2008 |
National Parks and Recreation Assoc. SW Regional Arts and Humanities Award for Diez Y Seis Celebration at Bowles Life Center |
| 2008 |
Texas Recreation and Parks Association Arts and Humanities Award for A Night To Shine at Bowles Life Center |
| 2008 |
Texas Recreation and Parks Association Best Web Site |
| 2008 |
Golf Digest Prairie Lakes Golf Course – Best Places to Play |
| 2008 |
American Planning Association Midwest Section of the State Chapter Planning Project Award – Small Wind Energy Systems |
| 2007 |
National Purchasing Institute Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) |
| 2007 |
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Accredited Law Enforcement Agency – Grand Prairie Police Department |
| 2007 |
Texas Recreation and Parks Association Lone Star Programming Award for Step up to Health |
| 2007 |
Texas Recreation and Parks Association Arts and Humanities Award for Diez Y Seis Celebration at Bowles Life Center |
| 2007 |
Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers TAMI Award – Excellence in Technology for Web Site Design and Functionality TAMI Award – Technology Award for the Reggie and Roger Show recycling video |
| 2006 |
American Planning Association Midwest Section Project Planning Award – 2005 Comprehensive Plan |
| 2006 |
American Planning Association Texas Chapter Certificate of Achievement for Planning Excellence – Comprehensive Plan |
| 2006 |
Government Finance Officers Association Excellence in Financial Reporting Award, 21st consecutive year |
| 2006 |
City County Communications and Marketing Association 3CMA
Silver Circle Award – Annual Report |
| 2006 |
DFW Parks and Recreation Directors Awards Programming Award – World Challenge Step-up to Health initiative Volunteer Award – Arnold Brothers’ Cleaners for laundry services during Katrina and the Dixie World Series Innovation in Parks Maintenance – Tangle Ridge Golf Course |
| 2006 |
Texas Recreation & Parks Society Region 2-3 Awards Programming Award – World Challenge Step-up to Health initiative Arts and Humanities Award – Bowles Life Center |
| 2006 |
Texas Recreation and Parks Society Regional Awards
Best New Development – Bowles Life Center Best Web Site – GrandFunGP.com Innovation in Parks Maintenance – Tangle Ridge Golf Course Best New Program – World Challenge Step-up to Health initiative |
| 2006 |
National Recreation and Park Association Gold Medal Finalist (Class II) – Grand Prairie Parks and Recreation |
| 2006 |
National Purchasing Institute Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) |
| 2006 |
North Center Texas Corporate Recycling Association Environmental Vision Award – The Reggie and Roger Show recycling video |
| 2006 |
Grand Prairie NAACP Community Service Award – Katrina Hurricane evacuee relief effort |
| 2006 |
Keep Texas Beautiful Governor’s Community Achievement Award – 1st Place Category 8 - $155,000 Landscaping Award from KTB and the Texas Department of Transportation Award of Excellence Sustained Excellence Award Sadie Ray Graff Environmental Education Award – 1st Place District Level for the KGPB Green & Clean Campus Program in partnership with the Grand Prairie Independent School District Silver Star Affiliate Media Award for Television – First Place for the Reggie and Roger Show recycling video |
| 2006 |
Go Green Earth Summit Go Green Initiative City of the Year Award |
| 2006 |
Keep America Beautiful Gold Star Affiliate 2006 Innovations Award – 1st Place National Award for Adopt-A-Senior Program in the Community Improvement and Beautification Category |
| 2005 |
American Planning Association Texas Chapter Certificate of Achievement for Planning Excellence – 2005 Comprehensive Plan |