Director of the Year
1976	Hal Dyer (NY)
1977	Tom Ellis (NC)
1978	Kermit McKeever (WV)
1979	William Parr (MD)
1980	Ben Bolen (VA)
1981	Lynn Burris, Jr. (KS)
1982	William Mott (CA)
1983	Ray M. Sisk (SC)
1984	William F. Miller (CT)
1985	William C. Forrey (PA)
1986	David Talbot (OR)
1987	Ney C. Landrum (FL)
1988	Jack Butterfield (MI)
1989	William Walters (IN)
Distinguished Service
1990	Richard Davies (AR)
1991	Douglas Eiken (ND)
1992	Edward Koenemann (VT)
1993	Orin Lehman (NY)
	Dale Bree (NE)
1994	Doyle Adams (IA)
1995	Ron Holiday (TX)
1996	David Weizenicker (WI)
1997	Yvonne Ferrell (ID)
1998	Greg Marshall (NJ)
1999	Ken Travous (AZ)
	Fran Mainella (FL)
2000	Cordie Hudkins (WV)
2001	Laurie Mathews (CO)
2002	Courtland Nelson (UT)
2003	Doug Hofer (SD)
2004	Chazz Salkin (DE)
2005	Jerry Pagac (IN)
2006	Rick Barton (MD)
2007	Joe Elton (VA)
2008	Doug Prchal (ND)
Emeritus
1993	William Forrey (PA)
Exhibitors Award
2005	Clivus Multrum
	Daksoft
	Pacific Yurts
	ReserveAmerica
2006	Southeast Publishing
2007	Aramark
	Imperial Multimedia
	John Deere
	Miti Company
	Reserve World
	SOL, Inc.
	Xanterra Resorts
History Award
2006	Ralph Wall, Video Production Specialist, NE Game and Parks Commission
2007	Maryland Forestry and Parks Centennial Committee
	100th Anniversary of the Maryland Forestry and Parks Program
President’s Award
1992	Arizona Heritage Alliance (AZ)
1993	Hon. Brereton Jones, Gov. (KY)
	Hon. Charles Cole, A.G. (AK)
1994	Texas Parks & Rec. Society - legislative Committee (TX)
1995	State Senator J. K. Sherron (NC)
1996	Missouri State Parks Association (MO)
1998	State Senator Michael Gery (IN)
1999	Fort Wilkins Natural History Association (MI)
	Garland Reynolds, President of Friends of GA
2000	Franklin Creek Preservation Area Committee (IL)
	North Dakota Heritage Association (ND)
	Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation (NE)
2001	Jeff S. Packer (UT)
	Mark Pritchard (TN)
2002	L. W. (Bill) Lane (CA)
	John Taminger (VA)
	Ken Travous (AZ)
2003	Volunteers and Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands (MA)
2004	Parks and Trails Council (MN)
	Sodbuster Association Friends Group (ND)
	Oregon Parks Trust (OR)
2005	Arizona Trails Association (AZ)
	California State Parks Foundation (CA)
	Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation (NE)
2006	Kansas Wildscape Foundation (KS)
	Susie Hamrick Jones, Foothills Conservancy of NC
2007	Gina McCarthy, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT)
	Senator Walter Dalton, North Carolina General Assembly (NC)
	Richard Luddington, Southwest Regional Director, The Conservation Fund (NC)
	R. Michael Leonard, Senior Associate, The Conservation Fund (NC)
	Friends of Pine Creek Grist Mill, Wildcat Den State Park (IA)
	Virginia Association for Parks (VA)
2008	Steve Wang, Washington State Parks (WA)
	Paris Mountain State Park Friends, Greenville, SC
	Keely Walker-Muse, Georgia Public Broadcasting
Special Award
1978	Horace Albright (NPS)
1984	Ney Landrum (FL)
1986	Wilbur LaPage (NH)
1987	Joseph Kaylor (MD)
1988	Don Davison (MN)
1997	David Weizenicker (WI)
1998	Gary Leach (AL)
2000	Congressman Don Young
	Congressman George Miller (CA)
	Senator Mary Landrieu (LA)
	Senator Frank Murkowski (AK)
2001	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002	Bernadette Castro (NY)
2003	Bill Morrissey (MN)
2004	Ney Landrum (FL)
2005	Dwight Landreneau (LA)
2006	Glen Alexander (OH)
2007	Clyde Shipman, (DE)
Special Recognition Award
1998	Friends of Florida State Parks (FL)
Sponsors Award
2005	Pacific Yurts
	ReserveAmerica
	Southeast Publications
2006	Clivus Multrum
Supervivere (Survivor) Award
1992	Gary Leach (AL)
	Ken Travous (AZ)
	Bill Morrissey (MN)
	Doug Hofer (SD)
1993	Yvonne Ferrell (ID)
1994	Jerry Beverlin IL)
	Fran Mainella (FL)
1995	Gregory Butts (AR)
	Arnold Olsen (MT)
	Phil McKnelly (NC)
	Gary Thorson (WY)
	Gerald Pagac (IN)
1996	Glen Alexander (OH)
	Richard Barton (MD)
	Donald Muphy (CA)
	Laurie Mathews (CO)
	Charlses Harrison (SC)
	Cordie Hudkins (WV)
1997	Roger Fickes (PA)
	Cleve Pennex (WA)
	Charles Salkin (DE)
1998	Jerry Hover (KS)
	Todd Frederick (MA)
	Bob Meinen (OR)
	Courtland Neslon (UT)
1999	Doug Eiken (MO)
	Roger Kuhn (NE)
	Doug Prchal (ND)
	Joe Elton (VA)
2000	Jim Stratton (AK)
	Burt Weerts (GA)
	Tom Morrison (ME)
	Latrelle Ashley (MS)
	Wayne Perock (NV)
	Tom Trujillo (NM)
	Bernadette Castro (NY)
	John Ressmeyer (OK)
2001	Rich McLeod (NH)
	Larry Mouradjian (RI)
2002	Pamela Aye Adams (CT)
	Susan C. Black (WI)
	Dwight Landreneau (LA)
2003	Doug, Monger (MT)
	Dan West (OH)
	Larry Simino (VT)
2004	Walt Dabney (TX)
2005	Van Stickles (SC)
2006	Dan Quinn (HI)
2007	Mark Easterwood (AL)
	Ruth Coleman (CA)
	Rex Derr (WA)
Bear Trap Award
1985	Aubrey Rozzell (MS)
1986	Doug Eiken (ND)
1987	Ray Sisk (SC)
1988	Yvonne Ferrell (ID)
1989	William Walters (IN)
1990	David Weizenicker (WI)
1991	David Talbot (OR)
1992	Doug Hofer (SD)
1993	John Richardson (NV)
1994	John Richardson (NV)
1995	Greg Marshall (NJ)
1996	Phil McKnelly (NC)
1997	Laurie Matthews (CO)
1998	Fran Mainella (FL)
1999	Gary Thorson (WY)
2000	Bill Morrissey (MN)
2001	Ken Travous (AZ)
2002	Al Caccese (NY)
2003	Todd Frederick (MA)
2004	John Good (CPC)
2005	Jerry Hover (KS)
2006	Robert L. Meinen (ID)
2007	Walt Dabney, (TX)
2008	Priscilla Geigis (MA)