2002 National Arbor Day Award Honorees

Award winners are recognized for their leadership in the cause of tree planting, conservation, and environmental stewardship.

Leaders in tree planting, conservation, and environmental stewardship from around the country and world are honored each year by The Arbor Day Foundation at its annual Arbor Day Awards celebration held in Nebraska City, Nebraska. The awards ceremony is part of the annual Arbor Day weekend celebration held at The Arbor Day Foundation's Lied Conference Center in Nebraska City.

Year 2002 awards will be presented Saturday, April 27, 2002.

J. STERLING MORTON AWARD
Bill Kurtis, Chicago, Illinois

FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED AWARD
Governor Roy Barnes, Atlanta, Georgia
Philip Hoefer, Fort Collins, Colorado

LAWRENCE ENERSEN AWARD
James W. Johnson, Custer City, Pennsylvania
Janet McCormick, Evansville, Indiana

GOOD STEWARD AWARD
Matthew Evans, Washington, DC
Diane K. Virdee, West Sacramento, California

LADY BIRD JOHNSON AWARD
Trees for Menlo, Menlo Park, California

PROJECT AWARD
Armenia Tree Project, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Maria Birdseye, Atlanta, Georgia
Cascade Pacific Council Boy Scouts of America, Corbett, Oregon
Denver Digs Trees, Denver, Colorado
Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Los Angeles, California
Lower Northside and Depot Neighbors, La Crosse, Wisconsin

EDUCATION AWARD
GREEN Teachers Institute, Oxford, Ohio
Growing Your Future, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARD
Eagle Eye Institute's Trees Are My Friends Campaign, Somerville, Massachusetts

MEDIA AWARD
Enduring Roots by Gayle Brandow Samuels, Piscataway, New Jersey
Finding the Forest by Peter Bundy, Crosby, Minnesota

CELEBRATION AWARD
Arbor Daze, Euless, Texas
Sacramento Tree Foundation, Sacramento, California

PROMISE TO THE EARTH AWARD
Deluxe Corporation, St. Paul, Minnesota