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2003 National Arbor Day Award Honorees

Arbor Day Awards 2003

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 2003 awards were presented Saturday, April 26, 2003.

J. STERLING MORTON AWARD
Stewart L. Udall, Santa Fe, New Mexico

FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED AWARD
Gustaaf van der Hoeven, Manhattan, Kansas
Charles W. Finkl, of Chicago, Illinois

GOOD STEWARD AWARD
Barnett and Edna King, of Luverne, Alabama
The Devendorf Family, of Midway, Georgia

LADY BIRD JOHNSON AWARD
The Sacramento, California, Northern Railroad Parkway

PROJECT AWARD
The Sacramento, California, International Airport
Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Neighborwoods Project, Lawrenceville, Georgia
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Georgia
American Forest Foundation, Washington, D.C
Green Scene, Waterloo, Iowa
The EPA's Brownfields Program, headquartered in Washington, D.C.

EDUCATION AWARD
The Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful's Tree School, Metarie, Louisiana
Tree People, Los Angeles, California
The South San Antonio, Texas, High School Interact Club
L.A.N.D. at Oak Grove Elementary School, Poughkeepsie, New York

MEDIA AWARD
The Gift of Trees", an educational packet created by the National Association of Conservation Districts, Washington, D.C.
America's Famous and Historic Trees," by Jeffrey G. Meyer, of Jacksonville, Florida
TreeLink, an educational website operated from Salt Lake City, Utah

CELEBRATION AWARD
The Harley School Arbor Day Oak Tree Ceremony, at the Harley School, Rochester, New York
The Meadows School, Las Vegas, Nevada
Arbor Day 2002: Shore to Please With Trees, Trenton, New Jersey

PROMISE TO THE EARTH AWARD
The John Deere Company, Moline, Illinois