To Recognize Frank Loftus’ tireless volunteer stewardship efforts and to provide local lake communities and lake users the opportunity to recognize local stewardship, in 2002 the ILMA membership established the Frank Loftus Conservation Award.  While memorializing the efforts of Mr. Frank Loftus, this award provides local Illinois lake organizations and communities the opportunity to nominate a local resident for state-wide recognition of their personal volunteer effort and commitment, dedication and stewardship efforts to address local lake issues.

If your local Illinois lake organization or community would like to nominate a local, non-paid lake volunteer for consideration by the ILMA Board of Directors, please complete this form and submit it to the below listed address.  (See the ILMA Lake Guardian Award for recognition of paid Lake Professionals)

The award is presented each year at the ILMA Annual Conference.

Past recipients include:

2002 – FRANK LOFTUS, Posthumously awarded, Apple Canyon Lake, Galena.

2003 – LOU LISKA, Bruce Lake, DuPage County.

2004 – BRUCE WALLACE, Silver Lake, McHenry County

2005 – RICHARD A. HILTON, Wonder Lake, McHenry County

2006 – MADELYNN WILHARM, Lake Galena

2007 – JIM ROBERTS, Twin Oaks Lake

The ILMA Board of Directors requests the ILMA membership submit nominations for the recipient of the Frank Loftus Award.  Nominations should be addressed as shown below and mailed for receipt by January 31, of each year. 

ILMA – Frank Loftus Award
P.O. Box 20655
Springfield, IL 62708 
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