Inductees

Dan Kinney served the Springfield-Greene County Park Board as the Assistant Director from 1971-1976 and Director from 1977 through December 21, 2005. He was responsible for planning and supervising the Parks system’s formal recreation programs, golf courses, greenways, community centers, historic parks, neighborhood parks, indoor ice facility, indoor/outdoor skatepark, parks maintenance and the Dickerson Park Zoo. Under his leadership, the Parks system grew from 33 parks and recreation facilities in 1971 to 88 today. The Park Board received numerous awards including the 2000 “National Gold Medal Award” and the selection as Sports Illustrated Magazine’s “SportsTown USA”.