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O4SpU T$,g <br /> F � <br /> 'Z <br /> PFA(t: y <br /> r t <br /> <- <br /> 186; <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> Monday,December 5,2011 <br /> 4:00 PM <br /> Contact: Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications&Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564 <br /> 2011 F. Jay Nimtz Public Service Award Winner <br /> The F. Jay Nimtz Exemplary Public Service Award was presented to Jeff Gibney, <br /> Executive Director of South Bend's Dept. of Community and Economic Development, at the <br /> annual Award Ceremony and Reception, today, at the Charles Martin Youth Center. <br /> This award was established to honor the late F. Jay Nimtz, a former U.S. Congressman, <br /> long-time President of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, attorney, and community <br /> preservationist. F. Jay set the standard for community advocacy and commitment to building a <br /> better South Bend. Created in 1989,the award is given by the City of South Bend and South <br /> Bend Heritage Foundation to an individual in the community who has shown exemplary public <br /> service through long and varied volunteer activities. <br /> Jeffrey V. Gibney, this year's honoree, is recognized for his outstanding and tireless <br /> commitment to stabilizing, enhancing, and empowering South Bend neighborhoods and the <br /> Greater South Bend area. Through his work, 30 years at South Bend Heritage Foundation, and <br /> since 2007, as South Bend's Director of Community and Economic Development, Jeff has <br /> brought new ideas, new investment, and new energy to help grow and develop South Bend as a <br /> prime regional center. <br /> "Today, the F. Jay Nimtz award has truly come full circle" said Mayor Steve <br /> Luecke. Jeff was the guiding force behind the establishment of the original Exemplary Public <br /> Service Award when it was first presented to F. Jay Nimtz in 1989 and then named for Nimtz. <br />