REP's Awards
Presented from 1996 to the present
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2006 — presented at our annual conference in Denver
Green Elephant Award for Citizen Achievement: Steve Bonowski, Dick Scar, and Don Thompson (Republican environmental activists in Colorado)
2005 — presented at our annual conference in Chicago
Green Elephant Award for Citizen Achievement: Susan Zingle, Bill Holleman and Verena Owen (Republican environmental activists in Lake County, Illinois)
Pelican Island Award for Habitat Conservation: The Honorable Carol Calabresa (a Republican Lake County Board and Forest Preserve Board Commissioner, for her efforts to purchase and restore thousands of acres of high-quality natural land in northeastern Illinois)
Founders' Award: Rita Vazquez Myers (the long-time vice chairman of our "sister" foundation, ConservAmerica)
Theodore Roosevelt Award for Executive Leadership: Christine Todd Whitman (former governor of New Jersey and former EPA Administrator)
2004 — presented at our annual conference in Philadelphia
Green Elephant Award for Citizen Achievement: Ernesta Ballard (for her lifelong support for conservation in the Philadelpha region)
Founders' Award: Vince Williams (a member of our 1996 Steering Committee and a long-time member of the REP Board of Directors)
Director Emeritus Awards: Dr. Phil Pryde and Tom Pelikan (retiring members of our Board of Directors)
Environmental Legislator of the Year: Congressman Jim Greenwood (Pennsylvania)
2003 — presented at our annual conference in San Diego
Green Elephant Award for Citizen Achievement: Jim Peugh (for his lifelong support for conservation in the San Diego region)
Pelican Island Award for Habitat Conservation: The Honorable Pamela Slater (a Republican member of the San Diego County Board of Commissioners, for her persistent efforts to save wetlands and other critical habitats)
Founders' Award: Dr. Phil Pryde (a long-time member of the REP Board of Directors and author of several of our policy position papers)
Environmental Legislator of the Year: Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (New York)
2002 — presented at our annual conference in Portland, Oregon
Green Elephant Award for Citizen Achievement: Nancy Russell (for her years-long battle to protect the Columbia River Gorge)
Pelican Island Award for Habitat Conservation: The Honorable Brent Coles (the Republican Mayor of Boise, for his persistent efforts to preserve the Boise foothills)
Founders' Award: John Whitescarver (the chairman of our "sister" foundation, ConservAmerica)
Environmental Legislator of the Year: Congresswoman Nancy Johnson (Connecticut)
2000 — presented at our annual conference in Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Founders' Award: Jim DiPeso (commemorating his first five years of service to REP, as a director—before he became Policy Director)
Environmental Legislator of the Year: Senator Jim Jeffords (Vermont)
1998 — Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (New York)
1996 — Congressman Christopher Shays (Connecticut)