John George was recognized by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in June 2023.

By the initiative of Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson and Supervisor Peter Burgelis, some forty individuals and organizations were recognized by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors and presented citations in a special meeting on June 22, 2023. "Today, we recommit Milwaukee County to supporting and uplifting the LGBTQ+ community, celebrating those who make a substantial positive impact on the LGBTQ+ community in Milwaukee County," Supervisor Burgelis stated. "Today we are making up for lost time. We have dozens of people to recognize, not because so much has been done in the past year, but because decades and even years ago, there was little to no recognition of the LGBTQ+ community. I am thankful to work with a Chairperson who enables our County Board to honor these well-deserving individuals."

Recognitions were made in the categories of "Community Leaders and Activists," "Government Leaders," "Business and Cultural Leaders," and "Health and Wellness Leaders". George's citation (largely self-written) read as follows:

• WHEREAS, John George began volunteering at the Brady East STD (BESTD) Clinic in 1999, after utilizing this valuable community resource himself as a client; and
• WHEREAS, John George has served BESTD as an HIV counselor, clinic manager, Vice President of the Board of Directors from 2003 to 2007, and as President of the Board of Directors for more than 15 years from 2008 to 2022; and
• WHEREAS, John George has worked tirelessly to advance the mission of the BESTD Clinic, which is to provide high quality sexual health services to all in an affirming environment and at no cost, serving over 1,200 clients per year in its HIV and STD testing, counseling, and treatment programs; and
• WHEREAS, John George helped the BESTD Clinic continue its unique history as an all-volunteer clinic providing sexual healthcare services to the LGBTQ+ community since 1974; and
• WHEREAS, John George, during his 23 years of leadership at the BESTD Clinic, has overseen a number of physical improvements to the clinic, worked to improve outreach to the entire LGBTQ+ community, improved the diversity of volunteers, board members, and clients, improved the nonprofit clinic's finances to ensure future stability, continued to expand services where possible, and has worked to improve the clinic's cultural competency to provide services for transgender and nonbinary clients; and
• WHEREAS, John George has worked to improve cultural competency of assisted living staff and advance outreach to LGBTQ+ elders in continuing care retirement communities in his full-time career as a Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administrator; now, therefore,
• BE IT RESOLVED, the members of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, on the motion of Supervisor Peter Burgelis, along with Supervisors Ryan Clancy, Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones, Caroline Gómez-Tom, Willie Johnson, Jr., Juan Miguel Martinez, Shawn Rolland, Steven Shea, Liz Sumner, Sequanna Taylor, Sheldon A. Wasserman, Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson do herewith commend John George for his dedicated efforts and contributions to the LGBTQ+ Community, and wish him prosperity, happiness, and continued success in all his personal and professional endeavors.