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CHAPTER AWARDS
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The Marvin F. Klang Award
The highest honor MPPOA can bestow, The Marvin F. Klang Award is named for the longtime purchasing director for the City of Detroit. For more than 30 years, Marvin held in the highest regard the ideals for which we stand: respect for the public trust, a strong commitment to ethics and encouragement of the public purchasing profession. A founding member of MPPOA, he was always eager to give of his time and expertise in public purchasing.
Purchasing Manager of the Year and Buyer of the Year
The Purchasing Manager of the Year and Buyer of the Year awards were established in 1997 to recognize individuals for their work in public purchasing, involvement with their community, and contributions to MPPOA and to the purchasing profession. The intent of these awards is to recognize individuals who have completed a unique or special project or have been outstanding employees within the past year.
Nominations for this award are accepted from supervisors, employees or peers, or may be submitted by the individual.
Download the award application
Agency of the Year
This award recognizes an entity for work or innovations in public purchasing, involvement within the community and contributions to MPPOA and to the purchasing profession. The intent of this award is to recognize a group having completed a unique or special project or which has demonstrated outstanding service to the procurement profession within the past year.
Download the award application
Marvin F. Klang Award Recipients, 1976 - Present
- 2007, Lynn Zatalokin, CPPB, County of Muskegon
- 2006, Jean Farris, CPPB, City of Rochester Hills
- 2005, Janeil Valentine, CPPB, Ingham County
- 2004, Michael Lasley, CPPB, City of Farmington Hills
- 2003, Mike Meyer, CPPB, C.P.M., City of Midland
- 2002, Sharon Pickett, CPPO, CPPB, City of Bay City
- 2001, Margaret Cunningham, City of Jackson
- 2000, Nick Lam, CPPO, City of Kalamazoo
- 1999, Rae Townsel, City of Southfield
- 1998, Joseph M. Hylla, Oakland County
- 1997, Carol Hohnke, Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
- 1996, Michael M. Glasson, Genesee County
- 1995, David Lowe, Royal Oak Public Schools
- 1994, Jane Parks, City of Battle Creek
- 1993, Linda Satchfield Conners, City of Grand Rapids
- 1992, Douglas Smith, City of Ann Arbor
- 1991, Sue Taylor, Sulzer Plasma Technik, Inc.
- 1990, Ron Joyce, Lake Orion Community Schools
- 1989, Wallace Evans, Macomb County
- 1988, Jeffrey White, State of Michigan
- 1987, Anne Hulce, Washtenaw County
- 1986, Vincent Occhipinti, C.P.M., City of Grand Rapids
- 1985, John West, Genesee County
- 1984, Vaughan McKinch, C.P.M., City of Lansing
- 1983, Roy Geer, Macomb County Road Commission
- 1982, Boyd Hartman, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
- 1981, Art Carney, City of East Lansing
- 1980, Willard Kane, City of Kalamazoo
- 1979, Acie Micho, CPPO, C.P.M., Delta Community College
- 1978, Jack Standley, CPPO, C.P.M., Kent County
- 1977, John Huzar, City of Detroit
- 1976, Frank Pennoni, State of Michigan
Purchasing Manager of the Year
- 2005, Roberta Bennent, Livingston County
- 2004, Rita Hotchkin, CPPB, State of Michigan, FIA, Departmental Services Division
- 2003, Janice Sierzenga, City of Sterling Heights
- 2002, Karen Zula, City of Riverview
- 2001, Renee Marsh, City of Battle Creek
- 2000, Jean Farris, City of Rochester Hills
- 1999, Antonia Magistro, City of Lansing
- 1998, Michael Lasley, City of Farmington Hills
- 1997, Jeannette Bennett, City of Troy
Buyer of the Year
- 2006, Roberta (Bobbie) Narlock, CPPB, City of Kalamazoo
- 2005, Julie Hamilton, CPPB, City of Rochester Hills
- 2004, No award presented
- 2003, Stephanie Robinson, City of Lansing
- 2002, Susan Lierstein, City of Troy
- 2001, Kelly Monico, City of Farmington Hills
- 2000, Janeil Valentine, Ingham County
- 1999, Sylvia Pahl, City of Kalamazoo
- 1998, Cheryl McCaffery, Kalamazoo County
- 1997, Linda Bockstanz, Kalamazoo County Mental Health
Agency of the Year
- 2006, City of Kalamazoo
- 2004, City of Dearborn
- 2003, State of Michigan
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