
2015 TimkenSteel Grand Parade Float Award Winners
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TimkenSteel Grand Parade Chairman, Joanna James, announced the 2015 float award winners as selected by the following panel of judges: Kevin Krauch, Diebold Incorporated, Annapolis, Maryland; Maura Shibley, Executive Director, Coach Sam’s Inner Circle Foundation, Cleveland, OH; and Edward Morrison, Dawson Insurance, Akron, OH.
The following is a complete list of the 2015 TimkenSteel Grand Parade float award winners:
GRAND PRIZE – Best overall entry in the parade
Scouting… Taking Adventure to New Heights, Sponsored by: Buckeye Council, Boy Scouts of America
BUILDERS’ AWARD – Best professional builder entry
The 12th Man Float, Sponsored by: Akron Auto Auction
OHIO STATE AWARD – Best non-professional builder entry
Freedom Isn’t Free, Sponsored by: 5 Point United Methodist Parish
ENSHRINEES’ AWARD – Most effective use of color harmony
Ohio Lottery, Sponsored by: Ohio Lottery Commission
MAYOR’S AWARD – Best display of animation
Learning is Our Game Plan, Sponsored by: Brown Mackie College
HOF BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ AWARD – Most original concept
Wounded Warrior Project, Sponsored by: Wounded Warrior Project
NFL AWARD – Best use of flowers or natural covering
Louisville Constitution Day Queen & Court, Sponsored by Louisville Chamber of Commerce
JANICE C. MEYER AWARD – Best display of enthusiasm
Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Queen & Court, Sponsored by: Malone University
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD – For exceptional merit
Woodlawn, Sponsored by: Pure Flix Entertainment
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD – For exceptional merit
Central Catholic State Champion Baseball Team- Division III State Champions, Sponsored by: Gervasi Vineyard
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD – For exceptional merit
HealthSpot, Sponsored by: HealthSpot
The Grand Parade has been a tradition since 1963 when 40,000 spectators attended the first parade. Since then, it has grown to a crowd of 200,000 lining the 2.2 mile parade route each year and millions more viewing it via television broadcast.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival TimkenSteel Grand Parade is one of the largest in the nation, and the Enshrinement Festival has been voted one of the top 100 attractions in North America by the American Bus Association. The parade typically features approximately 115 entries, including spectacular floats, marching bands, helium balloons, clowns and costume characters, unique specialty units, and the current class of Enshrinees and their presenters.
For more news and a complete schedule of the remaining Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival events, visit the Web site: www.profootballhofef.com.
