IWLA National Awards 2010

At our 2010 national convention, we had the pleasure of recognizing individuals and organizations from across the country who made a difference in conserving outdoor America in their local communities, states, and on a national level.

54 Founders Award
The League's highest honor is given to an individual, group, or organization judged to have made an outstanding contribution to the conservation of America's natural and renewable resources.
Tim Reid (Illinois)
Mike Williams (South Dakota)

Hall of Fame Award
These members achieved a record of outstanding accomplishment in furthering the mission and goals of the League.
Terry Eberly (Pennsylvania)
Donald C. Freeman (Iowa)
Dawn A. Olson (Oregon)
William “Pete” Peterson (Wisconsin)
James A. Thomas (Maryland)

Honor Roll Award
Non-members also help further the League's goals. These people achieved outstanding accomplishments in conservation, public education, and/or publicity efforts in keeping with the League's goals.
James Fregonara (West Virginia)
Phyllis Green (Michigan)
Jeffrey D. Kelble (Virginia)
William Kappel (New York)
Barbara Knapp (Maryland)
Katherine Nelson (Maryland)
Thomas Oldham (West Virginia)

Conservation Award
This award recognizes individual League member contributions to conservation of America's natural resources.
Thomas L. Kornbau (Pennsylvania)
Byron Mezick (Maryland)
Mitchell Norman (Virginia)
Don Thomason (West Virginia)

Save Our Streams Award
This award recognizes oustanding work in environmental education and citizen activism for clean water.
Thomas L. Kornbau (Pennsylvania)

Arthur R. Thompson Award
This award recognizes the divions that carried out the msot outstanding conservation program during the past year.
West Virginia Division

James Lawton Childs Award
The James Lawton Childs Award recognizes the chapter that has carried out the most outstanding conservation programs during the past year.
Mountaineer Chapter (West Virginia)

Robert C. O’Hair Award
This award recognizes the chapter that carried out the msot outstanding youth program during the past year.
Mountaineer Chapter (West Virginia)

Thelma “Pete” Reed Award
This award is presented to a member who has volunteered many hours at the local or state level in conservation projects, educational efforts, community service, or chapter leadership development and is considered an "up and coming" future leader of the Izaak Walton League.
James Thomas (California)

Stanford M. Adams Memorial Award
NEW! This award will be handed out each year by the League's Executive Board to recognize a National Director, Director-at-Large, or Regional Governor who has shown extraordinary commitment to the duties and responsibilites that come with his or her League position.
Dean Knight (Iowa)

Best Chapter Newsletter
Small Chapter (less than 500 members): Frederick #1 Chapter (Maryland)
Large Chapter (more than 500 members): Rockville Chapter (Maryland)

Best Chapter Web Site
Frederick #1 Chapter (Maryland)

Best Chapter Member Recruitment
This award recognizes the chapter that carried out the most effective membership recruitment and retention program during the previous year.
Ames Chapter (Iowa)