National Wetlands Awards Archive
Outstanding Program Development
Dennis Bowker, an award winner in the Outstanding Wetlands Program Development category, is a Resource Conservationist with the Napa County Resource Conservation District. (Napa County, California)
Local Government Category
Steve Gordon has been a land-use planner with Lane Council of Governments (L-COG) since 1975, where he is currently senior program manager. (Eugene, Oregon)
State Government
David G. Burke has distinguished himself by the magnitude of his impact on Maryland’s wetlands. (Annapolis, Maryland)
State Government
Kenneth F. Bierly is the model of an improbable bureaucrat. (Salem, Oregon)
Special Award For Public Policy Leadership
Governor George A. Sinner is renowned as a man who loves an issue in need of a solution. (North Dakota)
Private Sector
Mr. Ray McCormick's ethical land stewardship led his farm to become a national model for natural resource conservation and resulted in his support for the Pakota River National Wildlife Refuge. (Vincennes, Indiana)
Nonprofit Category
Ross Murphy is a drilling manager for Helmmerich & Payne, Inc., an independent oil and gas exploration company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Nonprofit Category
Through his individual efforts, Henry N. Barkhausen, has brought together a consortium of private organizations, businesses, and public agencies to protect the Cache River wetlands in southern Illinois. (Jonesboro, Illinois)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Ralph E. Good was a distinguished ecologist at Rutgers University for 24 years and served as professor of botany, director of the graduate program in biology at the Rutgers-Camden campus, and director of the Rutger’s Division of Pinelands Research. (Rutgers University-Camden Campus, New Jersey)
Local Government Category
Gregor McGregor is a pioneer in environmental law and wetlands protection. (Wellesley, Massachusetts)