A member of the Bulloch County Recreation and Parks (BCRP) was named to the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) Hall of Fame at the GRPA Annual Conference earlier this month in Athens.
Eddie Canon, Director of BCRP was inducted into the GRPA Hall of Fame at the Nov. 8 conference. This is the highest honor bestowed upon a GRPA member, Bulloch County Recreation and Parks said in a news release.
Canon has served in the GRPA for 45 years at various departments and is well deserving of the award, the department said.
The Hall of Fame award was established to recognize any individual or organization that has made unusual and extraordinary contributions to the recreation, parks or conservation movement in Georgia.
To provide paramount recognition for an individual or organization, the award is limited to two individuals a year.
You can view the award presentation at this link.
The BCRP department is celebrating 75 years and said it is honored to also have the most members of the GRPA Hall Of Fame to have been employed or associated with the department.
They include:
1989 – Max Lockwood
1990 – Honey Bowen
2006 – Lonice Barrett
2010 – Wayne Gay
2022 – Ron Nix
2023 – Eddie Canon
Also at the annual conference this year, Dadrian Cosby, Athletics Manager for the department, was elected to serve as vice president of GRPA.
This is a five-year commitment that he began last year as secretary/treasurer and will run in succession until Cosby becomes GRPA president in 2026 and joins a long list of individuals from Bulloch County Recreation and Parks who have served in this role.
Past Presidents of GRPA from Bulloch County Recreation and Parks:
1953-54 – Max Lockwood
1983-84 – Ronnie Nix
1994-95 – Wayne Gay
1995-96 – Mike Rollins
1998-99 – Rick Gehle
2017-18 – Eddie Canon