CHATTANOOGA, TN, February 15, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lawrence "Larry" Zehnder has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Zehnder is an esteemed parks and recreation professional celebrating a career of dedication to helping cities and counties develop, honor, and promote their open spaces and natural areas. His passion for parks development emerged from maintaining parks facilities for the city of Cleveland, Ohio Metroparks in the late 1960s. After recognizing that helping residents connect with their cities through beautiful and accessible parks and facilities was his calling, Mr. Zehnder graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in recreation and parks administration before earning his certification as a parks and recreation professional via the National Recreation and Parks Association.
Mr. Zehnder has completed park planning and administration for municipalities including Athens, Tennessee, Norfolk, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina. He retired from the City of Chattanooga post and recently helped establish NOOGA Splash, an inflatable water park facility located in the county-owned Chester Frost Park. Recruited and appointed to an administrative post by the City of Chattanooga after CBS News cited Chattanooga among the United States' dirtiest cities in a national ranking, he was committed to bringing innovative new programs and facilities to city parks in Chattanooga to drive engagement and renew community stakeholder enthusiasm. In the near future, Mr. Zehnder hopes that Chattanooga will continue its quality of life emphasis and fully develop its parks and connections to more than 300 miles of the national Cumberland Trail and Great Eastern Trail Greenways.
In addition to his work with Chattanooga, Mr. Zehnder consults as a planner for Barge Design Solutions, assessing and guiding strategic planning and mission statements for municipal parks departments throughout the South. He participates on the advisory committee for the Cumberland Trails and Great Eastern Trails, and volunteers with the National Park Partners. A Fellow of the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association, which presented him with a Distinguished Professional Award in recognition of his contributions to the state in 2008, he was likewise honored with Clemson University's George B. Hartzog Jr. Environmental Awards Program with the 2011 Benton H. Box Award. Moreover, Mr. Zehnder is an active member of the National Recreation Park Association, and the Academy of Parks and Recreation Administrators.
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