The Richard A. King Award

The Richard A. King Award was established by MEDFA’s Board of Directors to honor the memory of one of our “Founding Fathers” and most dedicated supporters. Dick served on MEDFA’s Board since the association’s beginning in 1991, and as President from 1999-2001.

MEDFA honors Dick’s memory each by presenting the “Richard King Award” to a person, company, project, or municipality who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, has made a significant contribution to economic development in the state of Missouri. The award winner is recognized each year at the Annual Conference.

John Brancaglione, Former Senior Director, PGAV pictured with Jill Quinn, MEDFA Administrator

John Brancaglione, Former Senior Director, PGAV; Jill Quinn, MEDFA Administrator

John Brancaglione is a Senior Director at PGAV PLANNERS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGAV, a 150-member firm of architects and planners based in St. Louis with offices in Kansas City. In 2008, John completed a 16-year term as Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning in the Department of Civil Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.

He is member of the Missouri Economic Development Financing Association (past President and Treasurer) and the Illinois Tax Increment Financing Association (past treasurer) and is a member of the national Council of Development Finance Agencies.

John’s experience represents a broad scope of planning expertise involving a wide array of urban planning and development projects. He has provided urban planning consulting services to more nearly 500 communities, state and Federal agencies, foreign governments, and private industry throughout his 50-year career. The majority of John’s career has been in consulting; however, he spent nearly four years as Director of Development for the City of St. Louis’ combined economic development organizations.

Past Richard A. King Award Winners 

2007 – Kay Barnes, Former Mayor, Kansas City, MO
2008 – City of St. Joseph, Triumph Foods Project
2009 – Karen Messerli, Mayor of Lee’s Summit, MO
2010 – Mike White, Chairman, Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.
2011 – Rob O’Brien, Former President, Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce
2012 – Denny Coleman, President, St. Louis County Economic Council
2013 – Sallie Hemenway, Dir. Business & Community Svs, MO DED
2014 – Patrick Bannister, Deputy Exec Director, St. Louis Dev Corp.
2015 – Mark Grimm, Shareholder, Gilmore & Bell, P.C.
2016 – Mike Downing, Former Director, Missouri DED
2017 – Doug Stone, Attorney, Lewis Rice LLC
2018 – Otis Williams, Executive Director, St. Louis Development Corporation
2019 – Bill Moore, Attorney, Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.
2020 – Jim Mello, Attorney, Armstrong Teasdale
2021 – Mary Smith, Former Planning & Development Director, City of Springfield
2022 – John Brancaglione, Senior Director, PGAV
2023 – 

NOMINATE SOMEONE FOR THE 2023 AWARD!

Awards Criteria:

Nominees MUST display one or more of the following characteristics:
1. Dedication to the promotion of economic development in Missouri
2. Creative and innovative use of Missouri development tools
3. Noteworthy achievement in economic development in Missouri

Nominations close August 3, 2023

Nomination Form - Richard King Award

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