National Wetlands Awards Archive
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Dr. Curtis J. Richardson received a PhD in ecology from the University of Tennessee. (Durham, North Carolina)
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Dr. Barbara Bedford is a senior research associate in the Department of Natural Resources of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, and is director of the Ecosystems Research Center there. (Ithaca, New York)
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In his long and distinguished career in research, teaching, and advocacy, Dr. Golet has inspired generations of college students, helped define the framework of wetland protection and management at all levels of government, and shaped wetland ecology. (Kingston, Rhode Island)
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The depth and breadth of academic contributions to the understanding of the ecology of floodplain forests made by Graeme Lockaby are unsurpassed. (Auburn, Alabama)
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William Patrick has been a leader in wetland research for more than 50 years, producing seminal work on wetland soil processes. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
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Dr. James G. Gosselink has been a leader in wetland ecology for more than 40 years as a scientist and scholar and as a communicator of science. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
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Ruth Patrick has been a leader in wetland research for more than 60 years. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Through his work as a professor and researcher at Louisiana State University, Gene Turner has contributed a great deal to wetland conservation and management. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
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Dr. Klaus Richter is a Senior Ecologist in King County, Washington’s Natural Resources Division, specializing in wetland issues. (Seattle, Washington)