Columbia, MD ― For the fifth consecutive year, the James and Anne Robinson Foundation bestowed its Student Environmental Leadership Award. This year the Foundation presented the awards to graduating seniors from eight Howard County public high schools. The Award recognizes outstanding work on behalf of the natural environment by some of Howard County’s youngest community leaders.
Each recipient was nominated for the award by his or her own high school, based on the student’s commitment, creativity, and leadership in efforts to protect the natural world. Honorees received a certificate, a $50 honorarium, and a signed copy of Saving the Places We Love: Paths to Environmental Stewardship, by local author and environmental advocate, Ned Tillman.
In describing the award, Marianne Pettis, Executive Director of the Foundation, said, “We are always impressed at what these students accomplish and these awards are our way of thanking them and recognizing their good work.”
2014 Green Footprint Honorees
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The 2014 honorees are: Devon Cogan, Hammond High School; Alexandra Schuckman, Howard High School; Kelley Meehan, Long Reach High School; Sara Druffner, Marriotts Ridge High School; Jessica Schroeder, Mr. Hebron High School; Bryce Andrew Mack, Oakland Mills High School; Jade Reinholtz, Reservoir High School; and Jessica Shulman, Wilde Lake High School.
About the James and Anne Robinson Foundation
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Before her death in 2005, long-time Howard County resident Anne Robinson established the James and Anne Robinson Foundation to ensure that her 18.4 acre property, immediately adjacent to the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, would become a nature center. Anne wanted the nature center to "... serve as a source of inspiration, education and beauty for the general public.”
Furthering Anne’s dream, the Trustees of the Foundation facilitated a sale of Anne’s land to Howard County government and then contributed about one-half of the proceeds back to the County as seed money for the design and construction of the Robinson Nature Center. The Robinson Nature Center opened to the public in 2011.
Today, the primary mission of the Foundation is to support the Robinson Nature Center. In addition, the Foundation sponsors a range of environmental events and supports initiatives of other environmental, educational and community groups that show a commitment to connecting people with the outdoors.
For More Information on the Foundation
More information about the James and Anne Robinson Foundation is available on its website www.robinsonfoundation.org. You can read more about the Foundation’s membership organization, the Friends of the Robinson Nature Center, on its website www.friendsoftherobinsonnaturecenter.org. You may also contact Marianne Pettis, Executive Director, by calling 240-755-0124 or by email: mpettis@robinsonfoundation,org.
