Annual Awards

The Pelican Island Audubon Society recognizes with awards each year those in the community who have played a part in helping the environment.

Phyllis Stockburger Award: awarded to a long time PIAS member
1984 Janet & Bill Hoeft
1985 John Coulson
1986 Association for Retarded Citizens
1987 Allison Brody
1988 Marion Bria
1990 Barbara Burr
1991 Margaret C. Bowman
1992 Steve Mohler
1993 Sharon Marable
1995 Betsy Pugh
1996 Margaret C. Bowman
1999 Katherine Schenk
2000 Nancy Irvin
2001 Ruth Stanbridge
2002 Ruth Davies
2003 Marge & Jim Robinson
2005 Ellie Van Os
2007 Bud Kleckner

Special Service Award (also during 1977-88 referred to as the John Acor Award) : to PIAS member(s) who has made special contribution(s) or for outstanding service.
1974 Arna and Patrick Lyons
1974 Anna and John Ruckdeschel, Katherine and George Daulton
1976 Ruth Troutman
1977 Phyllis Stockburger
1978 Guy C. Robinson
1979 Ruth Stanbridge
1980 Frank & Laura Wolcott
1981 Bettina Marchese
1982 Audrey Troutman, Volunteer
1983 Joan Carlson
1984 Phil Seitzer
1985 Ruth Riker
1986 Evelyn Shea
1987 Eleanor Harrington
1988 Art Eno
1990 Alto “Bud” Adams & Family
1990 Marge Konopaska
1991 Nancy Irvin
1992 Jens Tripson
1993 Donna Anderson
1995 Carolyn Corum, Diane Albin, Donna Anderson, Peter O’Bryan
1996 Bill & Betty Gainey, Barbara Burr, Marion Bria
1999 Roland DeBlois
2000 Bill and Betty Ghaney
2002 Patrick Pitts
2003 Melissa Tripson, Ruth Davies, Kevin Doty, Nancy Irvin
2004 Tina Marchese & Joe Carroll
2005 Bob Bruce, Ruth Moore, Bob Montanaro, Bob Smith
2007 Landscaping Committee: Deborah Ecker, David Cox, Jens Tripson, Billi Wagner, Jean Catchpole, Bonnie Veron

Board Member of the Year: to a PIAS Board Member
1984 Maxine Mallion
1985 Ray Fernald
1986 Ellie Van Os
1989 Steve Harber
1990 Millicett Lamble
1991 Geneva Acor
1992 Ellen Weigley
1993 Jen Tripson
1995 Nancy Irvin
1996 Bud Kleckner
1999 Agnes Andreae
2003 Jonathan Day
2005 Jens & Melissa Tripson
2007 Deborah Ecker, David Cox

Maggie Bowman Conservation Award: to individual or an organization not necessarily a PIAS member who has made outstanding contributions in the area of conservation, promoting environmental concerns or educating the general public in regard to local environmental conditions.
1973 S. Lee Nuzie & Beth Megelin
1974 Mary Beth Herzog
1975 R. Dale Patchett
1976 Joseph D. Carroll
1977 EPA, South Florida Office
1978 Taxpayers Assoc. of Indian River County
1979 Vero Beach Jr. High Ecology Club
1980 Brian Barnett
1981 Reese H. Kessler, DER
1982 Ann Robinson
1983 Ruth Stanbridge
1984 Maggy Bowman
1985-Mary Dow
1986 Hilary Swain
1987 Fl G&WFC ( Brian Barnett accepting)
1988 C.O.R.E
1989 Arlo Guthrie
1990 Barbara Holstein
1991 Claude C. “Bud” Kleckner
1992 Reynolds Gervasio, Osceola School
1993 Roland DeBlois, John Orcutt
1995 Janice Broda
1996 Richard Baker
1999 Bud Kleckner
2000 Bruce Wetmore & Jack Taylor
2001 Bonnie Swanson, Principal, Pelican Island Elementary School for work with the Eco-Troop
2002 David Cox
2003 Joe Carroll
2005 Tree Ordinance Committee (Debby Ecker, David Cox, Jean Catchpole, Billi Wagner, Bonnie Veron, Jens Tripson, Richard Baker)
2006 Jim Egan
2007 Ilka Daniel, Jon Moore, for saving the gopher tortoises

Environmental Educator: usually to a teacher, for best promoting an attitude of environmental awareness and understanding among his/her students.
1973 Charles Ercolin, Middle Six & Ruth Trembly, Rosewood
1974 Donald R. Clerico
1975 Jackson McAfee, Richard Thomas
1976 Greg W. Smith
1979 Honor Schneider
1981 Seth L. Wineland, ret USFWS
1982 Roy Howard, Principal, Osceola Elementary
1983 Janet Kohler
1984 Alma Carney and Marty Usher
1990 Diane Barile
1991 Bob Schmidt
1992 Corinn Chambless, Glendale Elementary School
1993 George Anderson
1995 Patty Schultz
1996 George Anderson
2003 Teresa Baird, Pelican Island Elementary School
2005 Kevin Sullivan (Vero Beach High School) & Beau Roberts (John Carroll) for Envirothon teams, Janice Broda & Heather Stapleton (ELC), Heidi Evans (Vero Beach Elementary School) teaching environmental songs and dance to K-5th grade students.
2007 Janet Olsson, Sue Richardson

Environmental Citizen
1991 Joyce Kechner
2007 Dale Simchick

Conservation Journalist
1986 Jim Kirley, Press Journal
1989 Elliot Jones
2001 Walter Eager, Press Journal
2005 Robert Windish

Environmental Landscaping: either a commercial building or project or a private residence and yard.
1987 Les & Brenda Solin
1992 Indian Trails (Jim & Susie Cain, Developers and Elizabeth Gillik, Landscape Architect)
1993 Allan McCarthy & Lee Rathbun, Native Habitat Landscaping
1995 Indian River Club Bob Swift, Indian River Club
1996 Grove Isle Fishing, Environmental and Wildlife Club (George Mulligan, Cliff Suttle, George Smith)
2003 Allan McCarthy and Lee Rathbun and Louis Schlitt and Bill Bryant
2005 Bainbridge Companies (Vinnie Baffuto and Kimberly Field) for the Estate apartments on 58th Av & 26 St.)
2007 Stan Boling, Brian Freeman, John McCoy, Roland DeBlois (recognizing IRC's work on the landscape ordinance)

President's Award: the PIAS President may give to deserving person.
1991 Linc & Eloise Stiles
1995 Melissa Godfrey
1996 George Bunnell
2002 Suzanne Linley
2003 Bud Kleckner
2004 Richard Hall
2004 Patricia Sawyer
2005 Commissioners Gary Wheeler, Sandra Bowden, Art Neuberger, and Thomas Lowther (passing the tree ordinance)
2006 George Christopher
2007 Judy Elseroad, Brian Toland

Eleanor Kleckner Award
1995 Friends of the Sebastian River
2003 Elsbeth Eibs
2005 Joe Carroll (Birdathon)
2006 Frank Wegel
2007 Jens Tripson

Gift
1976 Mabel Michael

Special Recognition/ Merit/ Appreciation or thanks
1987 Ind. R. Shores for adopting the first turtle lighting ordinance in IRC (George Bunnell Accepting)
1987 Sunbonnet Sue Quilters for quilt donation
1990 Steve Mohler, Elliott Jones, Bruce Wetmore, John Kirchner, Ruth Mead, John Coulson, Eleanor Harrington, Janet & Bill Hoeft, Frank Johnson, Arlo Guthrie, John Evans, Richard Rosendrandz, Paul Smith, Maggy Bowman, Edna Perkins
1993 Holly Dill and Agnes Andreae
1995 Bud Kleckner
1997 Ian Nipper
2003 John Beidler & Doug Carlson, Alice Rowe
2003 For the Pelican Island NWR Centennial Celebration: Pelican Island Preservation Society, Pelican Island Centennial Steering Committee, USFWS (Takako Hashimoto, Paul Tritaik, Joanna Taylor, & Tim Pinion), Press Journal and Florida Today
2004 Juanita & Richard Baker, Anonymous for helping publishing Reflections of Blue Cypress Lake
2005 Robert Adair
2005 Cyndie Delstanches
2005 Roberta Cannon, Judy and Bob Treloar
2006 Ralph King, Bud Kleckner, Marty Smithson, Keith McCully, Kelly Alger, Gary Wheeler
2007 Special Merit: Bob Montanaro/OspreyWatch; For Apprecation of Service: Bob Smith, Lynne Larkin, Janice Broda, Kevin Doty, Andrew Barr

Lifetime Achievement Award
2003 Margaret C. Bowman

   
 
 
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