Director's Award

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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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Mary Ford in black shirt, looking left and smiling.

2024 Winner

Mary Ford, Senior Director of Roots & Shoots, the youth action program of the Jane Goodall Institute, and At Large Board Member of NAAEE

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Kathy McGlauflin

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

2016 Winner

Bill Finnegan, Tamarack media

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Sheila Williams-Ridge

2016 Winner

Sheila Williams-Ridge, Director, Shirley G. Moore Lab School at the University of Minnesota

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Nicole Ardoin

2014 Winner

Nicole Ardoin, Assistant Professor, Stanford University