MML Convention Program

2024 Award Winners

Honorary Life Member Award Honorary Life Membership, first awarded in 1932, is the League’s highest honor, reserved for the most active and inspiring leaders dedicated to the League and its mission. Recipient: Catherine Bostick-Tullius was marked by a focus on municipal finance reform and enhancing local government resources. She also advocated to expedite the launch of the 16/50 Project, aimed at increasing the number of women serving in local government management positions. Bostick-Tullius began practicing law in 1995, specializing in family law, and started her own practice in 1997. She is a member of the Lapeer County Bar Association. She first began serving on the City of Lapeer Zoning Board of Appeals in 1998. She served as a city commissioner in Lapeer for 11 years and currently serves as a planning commissioner on the City of Lapeer Planning Commission. Catherine is a board member on the City of Lapeer Zoning Board of Appeals and board chair on the City of Lapeer DDA/Main Street and the Lapeer County Community Mental Health. What does the Honorary Life Member Award mean to you? “It is truly an honor to be this year’s recipient of the League’s Honorary Life Membership. My involvement with the League has allowed me to build on professional relationships that still exist today. Our member communities across Michigan, including my community of Lapeer, benefit tremendously from the League’s zealous advocacy on the issues that are most important to our cities and villages across Michigan. We are fortunate to have such a dynamic and formidable organization who always has our back. Thank you for this incredible recognition!” Catherine Bostick-Tullius began serving on the League’s Board of Trustees in 2014 and later became its first president from Lapeer during her 2017–2018 term. Her tenure as president

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