Awards

am-mainstreet-awardMain Street Morgantown is the most decorated Main Street in West Virginia, with local, state, and national awards ranging from the “Spirit of West Virginia Award” to the “Governor’s Main Street Award” to the “Great American Main Street Award,” respectively. Below is a list of the achievements for which MSM has received recognition.

2014: MSM receives West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's "Certificate of Recognition" for "30 years of outstanding service dedicated to continued revitalization of downtown Morgantown and the Historic Wharf District" & a proclamation from the City of Morgantown honoring Main Street Morgantown on our 30th anniversary.

January 24, 2014: MSM celebrates its 30th anniversary

2013: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Tourism Star of Industry” & Preservation Alliance of West Virginia’s “Downtown Preservation Award

2012: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Outstanding Education Award”

2011: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Governor's Main Street Award” & “Outstanding Education Award”

2010: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Governor's Main Street Award” & “Outstanding Education Award” & received an honorable mention for the “Economic Restructuring Innovation Award”

2009: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Outstanding Education Award”

2007: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Specific Project Award,” “Outstanding Organization Committee,” “Outstanding Economic Restructuring Committee,” “Outstanding Education Award” & “Best Interior Rehabilitation” for the Dairy Queen Building & classified as one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “America’s Dozen Distinctive Destinations

2006: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Specific Project Award,” “Outstanding Economic Restructuring Committee,” “Outstanding Education Award” & “Best Exterior Rehabilitation”

2005: MSM is awarded "Outstanding Design Committee" & West Virginia’s Stars of Industry “Spirit of West Virginia Award” for the Historic Audio Walking Tour

2004: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Outstanding Economic Restructuring Committee,” “Outstanding Design Committee,” “Continuing Education Award,” “Specific Project Award” for the Audio Historic Walking Tour, “Program Manager/Executive Director of the Year” for Terri Cutright & “Main Street Manager of the Year

2003: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Outstanding Organization Committee,” “Outstanding Economic Restructuring Committee,” “Program Manager/Executive Director of the Year” for Terri Cutright & “Continuing Education Award”

2002: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Exterior Historic Rehabilitation” for the Garlow House, “West Virginia Special Project Award” for the Business Improvement District & “Outstanding Promotion Committee”

2001: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Outstanding Promotion Committee,” “Program Manager/Executive Director of the Year” for Terri Cutright & “Best Historic Rehabilitation Interior”

2000: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Outstanding Organization Committee,” “Outstanding Historic Interior Rehabilitation” for the Warner Theater, “Outstanding Historic Exterior Rehabilitation” for the I.C. White Building, “Program Manager/Executive Director of the Year” for Terri Cutright & “West Virginia Service Recognition Award” awarded to Executive Director Terri Cutright

1999: MSM is awarded West Virginia’s “Best Special Event” for Kids’ Day, “Best Public Media Coverage” for The Dominion Post, “Best Outreach Efforts,” “Best Interior Rehabilitation” for the Historic Clarion Hotel Morgan, “Best Public Improvement” for the Riverfront Park & Amphitheater, “Most Creative Retail Sales Promotion” for Spirit of Christmas, “Best Economic Restructuring Success,” “Best Public-Private Partnership” & “West Virginia Achievement Award

1998: MSM is awarded West Virginia's "Great American Main Street Award," "Best Image Campaign for Downtown" for the Sir Reginald Ad Campaign, "Best Outreach Effort," "Best Historic Exterior Rehabilitation" for the Morgantown Train Depot, "Best Interior Rehabilitation" for the Morgantown Train Depot, "Most Creative Sales Promotion" for the Christmas Promotion & "West Virginia Achievement Award," "Program Manager/Executive Director of the Year" for Terri Cutright, "Community Partnership Award" for working together in developing the Caperton Trail and the Monongahela Riverfront in downtown Morgantown & Morgantown Convention & Visitors Bureau's "Tourism Award"

1997: MSM is awarded West Virginia's "Best Business Assistance Award," "Best Newsletter," "Best Outreach Effort," "Best Historic Exterior Rehabilitation Project" for the Dering Building, "Best Interior Rehabilitation Project" for the Dering Building, "Program Manager/Executive Director of the Year" for Terri Cutright, "Great American Main Street Awards Honorable Mention" & "West Virginia Achievement Award"

1996: MSM is awarded West Virginia's "Best Work Plan," "Best Business Assistance Award," "Best New Jobs Creation Success," "Best Newsletter," "Program Manager/Executive Director of the Year" for Terri Cutright, "Best Outreach Effort," "Great American Main Street Awards Honorable Mention" & "West Virginia Achievement Award"

1995: MSM is awarded West Virginia's "Best Work Plan," "Best Business Assistance Award," "Best New Jobs Creation Success," "Best Newsletter," "Most Creative Retail Sales Promotion" for Meet Me Downtown… Morgantown, "Best Image Campaign for Downtown," "Great American Main Street Awards Honorable Mention," "Main Street West Virginia Achievement Award" for achieving excellence in bringing new economic vitality and civic energy to West Virginia's downtown districts & "Best Private-Public Partnership" for MSM's partnership with the City of Morgantown

1994: MSM is awarded West Virginia's "Best Public Improvement" for the Wall Street Streetscape Project, "Best Business Climate Improvement" & "Most Creative Retail Sales Event" for the Meet Me Downtown Christmas Promotion

1993: MSM is awarded West Virginia's "Best Economic Restructuring Story," "Best Private-Public Partnership" for partnership with the City of Morgantown Parking Authority & "Most Creative Retail Sales Event" for the Cruise the Bahamas Christmas Promotion & Morgantown Chamber of Commerce's "Non-Profit Organization of the Year"

1992: MSM is awarded West Virginia's "Best Image Campaign" for Meet Me Downtown & "Most Creative Retail Sales Promotion" for Do It Downtown

1991: MSM is awarded West Virginia's "Best Public-Private Partnership" for partnership with the City of Morgantown & Monongalia County

January 24, 1984: Main Street Morgantown is established