Nature Center Leadership Award

The award is intended to recognize outstanding professionals in the field of nature center administration. Candidates should be employed (or formerly employed) in a top leadership role in a nature center. The award is not intended for volunteer leaders of nature centers such as trustees and donors. Anyone is welcome to make a nomination. Nominations for the current year are due by April 1st of that year. Persons previously nominated stay in the pool for subsequent years.

This prestigious award is presented at the annual ANCA Summit each August.

To make a nomination and to view the criteria for judging: download the Leadership Award Form.

Recipients of the Nature Center Leadership Award:

2010 - Bill Rose, President, CEO, Kalamazoon Nature Center (pictured here)
2009 - Pat Welch, Executive Director, Pine Jog Nature Center
2008 - Jack Shea, Executive Director, Teton Science Schools
2007 - Rich Patterson, Executive  Director, Indian Creek Nature Center
2006 - Gordon Maupin, Executive Director, The Wilderness Center
2005 - Tracy Kay, Former Director, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
2004 - Dr. Charles "Corky" McReynolds, Treehaven Environmental Learning Center
2003 - Charity Krueger, Executive Director, Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm
2002 - Mike Riska, Executive Director, Delaware Nature Society
2001 - Dr. Robert Thomas, Director, Loyola University, Center for Environmental Communications (founding Director, Louisiana Nature Center)
2000 - H. Lewis Batts, Kalamazoo Nature Center