A. Heath Onthank Award

The A. Heath Onthank Award is an award given by Fairfax County to employees of the county government to recognize accomplishments of outstanding worth by an individual county employee. It is the highest award given to county employees.

The award was established in 1966 by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in memory of Colonel A. Heath Onthank, the chairman of the Fairfax County Civil Service Commission from its creation in 1957 to 1962.

The 2012 recipients of the award, given on June 18, 2013, were Thomas Fleetwood, Lenny Wright, and Renee Edwards.