Awards & Acknowledgements

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Special Commendation, 1993 

• YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Maggie Boone Leadership Award, 2006

• Potomac River Fisheries Commission, Resolution Of Appreciation, 1989

• National Wildlife Federation, Connie Award, 2009

• Chesapeake Bay Trust, Dr. Torrey C. Brown Leadership Award, 2010

• Admiral of the Chesapeake,

  • Governor Harry Hughes, 1986

  • Governor Parris Glendening, 2002

  • Governor Martin O’Malley, 2014

• Maryland Attorney General Citation, Attorney General Douglas Gansler,2014

• EPA Chesapeake Bay Program, Director's Citation, 2014

• Clean Water Fund, Defender of Clean Water, 2014

• MD League of Conservation Voters, Lifetime Achievement, 2014

• Trout Unlimited Lifetime Conservation Achievement Award, 2015

• Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA)

• Chesapeake Bay Funders Network

• National Parks Conservation Association

• Chesapeake Bay Foundation

• Chesapeake Bay Commission

• Choose Clean Water Coalition

• Numerous advocacy and watershed organizations including

  • James River Association 

  • Penn Future 

  • Southern Environmental Law Center

  • Wetlands Watch

• Foundation awards include the Foundation of the Year award from the Anne Arundel County Community Foundation, 2013