The highest honor NAAEE bestows is the Walter E. Jeske Award. This award was established to honor Walt Jeske, Chief of the Education and Publications Unit with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.  Jeske was a dedicated member of the NAAEE Board of Directors and outstanding environmental educator until his untimely death in 1981. The award is given to recognize service to NAAEE and leadership within the field of environmental education. Tradition calls for each year's recipient to present the award in the following year.

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Qualifications:

• An active NAAEE member with at least five years of membership

• Occupies, or has occupied, a leadership role in NAAEE and has made leadership contributions to the field of EE in addition to contributions emanating directly from his/her salaried duties.

• Must have received clear recognition of her/his overall contributions among EE colleagues and within NAAEE

• Must have served at least 15 years in the field of EE.

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2005

Elaine Andrews, U of Wisconsin at Madison

2004

Judy Braus, World Wildlife Fund

2003

Carol Fialkowski, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL

2002

Paul Hart, University of Regina

2001

Ted Mills, Oklahoma State University

2000

Bora Simmons, Northern Illinois University

1999

Trudi Volk, Southern Illinois University

1998

Chuck Hopkins, UNESCO, Toronto, ON

1997

Kathy McGlauflin, Project Learning Tree

1996

Lori Mann, Coyote Point Museum & Talbert Spence, National Audubon Society

1995

Gus Medina, Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP)

1994

John Judy, The Tennessee Valley Authority

1993

Rich Mrazek, University of Lethbridge

1992

Richard Wilke, University of Wisconsin Stevens-Point

1990

Edward J. McCrea, US Fish & Wildlife Service

1991

Joan C. Heidelberg, Brukner Nature Center

1989

Lillabelle Holt, University of Alaska

1988

Robert E. Roth, The Ohio State University

1987

William B. Stapp, University of Michigan

1986

Rudolph J. H. Schafer, California Department of Education

1985

David L. Hanselman, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

1984

John F. Disinger, The Ohio State University

1983

Harold R. Hungerford, Southern Illinois University

1982

Clay Schoenfeld, University of Wisconsin