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2000 SCB AWARDS

Distinguished Service Awards

Every year SCB presents its Distinguished Service Awards for outstanding contributions to conservation biology. Recipients are nominated by the SCB membership through the Awards Committee and are selected by the Board of Governors. These awards will be presented at the 2000 meeting.

Private, Non-Profit Organization
The 5200 Contributors to the Loomis Forest
c/o Mitch Friedman, Northwest Ecosystem Alliance

In an extraordinary display of generosity and social responsibility, more than 5000 citizens and nearly two dozen organizations donated $16.5 million to preserve a boreal wilderness in Washington's Loomis State Forest. This conservation effort, organized by the Northwest Ecosystem Alliance, represents an unique and unprecedented action to preserve wildlife habitat, provide funds to the state's Common School Trust Fund, and initiate reform of trust land management policies. This award recognizes the optimism and significant personal commitment to protecting Loomis Forest wildlands demonstrated by the citizens and organizations that made it possible.

Individual in Academia
John J. Craighead

John Craighead served as leader of the University of Montana's Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit from 1952 to 1978 and founded the Craighead Wildlife-Wildlands Institute, a non-profit research organization devoted to science-based conservation in the western United States. This award recognizes Craighead's extraordinary contributions to conservation through innovation and leadership in scientific inquiry, public education, and promotion of science-based environmental policy.

Individual in Government
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Hamid Bugo

As head of Sarawak's civil service, Hamid Bugo has been highly proactive in promoting wildlife conservation in Sarawak, one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. The role that he has played in supporting and enabling conservation is not an easy one, and as perhaps one of the best known public figures in the state of Sarawak, he has shown enormous courage, perseverance, and conviction over a considerable number of years. This award recognizes Hamid Bugo's extraordinary contributions to the conservation of flora and fauna in Sarawak.

Individual Outside Academia and Government
Peter H. Raven

Peter Raven has been Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and Engelmann Professor of Botany at Washington University since 1971. He is a member of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, Chairman of the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration, and he served for 12 years as Home Secretary of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. This award recognizes the extraordinary contributions Raven has made to conservation through his scientific research, extensive efforts to educate the public, and domestic and international conservation leadership.

Social, Economic, and Political Work
Robert Goodland

Robert Goodland has worked on environmental issues at the World Bank for more than 25 years. He also has served as President of the International Environmental Assessment Association and was instrumental in establishing the International Society for Ecological Economics. This award recognizes his extraordinary contributions to biodiversity conservation through tireless efforts to promote sound environmental policies and practices within The World Bank and its borrowing countries.

Education and Journalism
Gary Paul Nabhan

Gary Nabhan, Director of Conservation and Science at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, has been one of the most eloquent and articulate scientists of the last decade regarding the importance of conserving traditional plant varieties, traditional knowledge, wild ecosystems, and plants and their pollinators as part of long-term ecological survival of diverse habitats. This award recognizes Nabhan's contributions to conservation and to the public appreciation of biodiversity and cultural diversity through his research and unparalleled achievements as a storyteller.

Edward T. LaRoe III Memorial Award

The Edward T. LaRoe III Memorial Award is given annually to a individual who has been a leader in translating principles of conservation biology into real-world conservation. Preference is given to individuals who have spent at least part of their career in public service.

Philip Pister

The recipient of the 2000 LaRoe award, which will be presented at the annual meeting, is Philip Pister. The award especially recognizes Pister's legendary efforts to conserve endangered desert fishes.

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