![person walking near giant redwoods](http://cdn.naaee.org/sites/default/files/styles/16_4_half_max_900/public/2023-03/person-walking-giant-trees-shutterstock.jpg?itok=NhjDUuYL&h=363d34d2)
The Director’s Award is given to an individual or organization who has made a significant contribution to NAAEE and the field of environmental education, and is given at the discretion of the Executive Director of NAAEE.
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![Kathy McGlauflin](http://cdn.naaee.org/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_max_1200/public/2022-04/Kathy%20McGlauflin.jpg?itok=2Oxk10Nz)
2018 Winner
Kathy McGlauflin, Retired, National Director for Project Learning Tree and Senior Vice President of Education for the American Forest Foundation
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![Bill Finnegan with baby](http://cdn.naaee.org/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_max_1200/public/2023-03/bill-finnegan-main-photo-1_1.jpg?itok=E_C-EPAX&h=884025c4)
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![Sheila Williams-Ridge](http://cdn.naaee.org/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_max_1200/public/2023-03/sheilawilliamsridgecropped.png?itok=X1yWKQTg&h=e05a97ac)
2016 Winner
Sheila Williams-Ridge, Director, Shirley G. Moore Lab School at the University of Minnesota
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![Nicole Ardoin](http://cdn.naaee.org/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_max_1200/public/2023-03/nicolemardoin_china.jpg?itok=PZv-036W&h=9613196e)
2014 Winner
Nicole Ardoin, Assistant Professor, Stanford University