Marilyn Hett MCP ’76 received recognition for Outstanding Achievement at the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation 2017 Annual Conference for the Hillsborough County (Tampa Bay) Historic Preservation Challenge Grant program.  Last year, the program received First Place, Built Environment (Category), from the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, at its 24th Annual Future of the Region Award event.  Since 2012, she has distributed over $6 million in local matching funds to over 80 historic buildings, sites and heritage tourism projects in the Tampa (FL) area.  This is in addition to her managing a $30 million annual tourism development program.

Image courtesy of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation