At the Council's last work session in March, Mayor Davis congratulated the nominees and recipients of the 2009 Tourism Awards sponsored by Visit Loudoun. She reported that Marvin Simms was nominated for and Matilda Reuter won the Management Employee of the Year Award. JoAnne Hazard won the Volunteer of the Year Award; The Virginia Fall Races won the Event of the Year Award for over 3,000 in attendance; and, Manuel Simpson won the Humanitarian Award.