Awards

The Foundation celebrates these innovative individuals working in field biology, craft and food.

2024 Awards in Field Biology
Adriana Corrales
Forest Ecologist
Expeditions Strategy & Planning Lead, Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN)
2024 Awards in Field Biology
Charley Eiseman
Independent Researcher
Cristina Cordova
2024 Awards in Craft
Cristina Córdova
Ceramic Sculptor
Penland, NC
2024 Awards in Field Biology
Flavia Montaño-Centellas
Community Ecologist
Assistant Professor | Louisiana State University
Ibrahim Said
2024 Awards in Craft
Ibrahim Said
Ceramicist
Greensboro, NC
Nisha Bansil
2024 Awards in Craft
Nisha Bansil
Glass Sculptor
New York, NY
Raul De Lara
2024 Awards in Craft
Raul De Lara
Sculptor
New York, NY
Thea Alvin
2024 Awards in Craft
Thea Alvin
Stone Sculptor & Stained Glass
Morrisville, VT
2024 Awards in Field Biology
Timothy J. Colston
Evolutionary Biologist
Associate Professor in Biology Department & Director of Genomic Resources Collection, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
2024 Awards in Field Biology
Zhengyang Wang
Conservation Biologist
Assistant Professor | Sichuan University
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2023 Awards in Food
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Farm Lead & Health and Wellness Coordinator (People’s Program); 
Agroecology and Wellness Coordinator (Berkeley Food Institute)
Oakland, CA
Adebunmi Gbadebo
2023 Awards in Craft
Adebunmi Gbadebo
Multi-media Artist
Philadelphia, PA
Agnes Dellinger
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Agnes Dellinger
Evolutionary Ecologist
Assistant Professor, University of Vienna
Aspen Golann
2023 Awards in Craft
Aspen Golann
Woodworker
Berwick, ME
Astrid Leitner
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Astrid Leitner
Oceanographer
Assistant Professor, Oregon State University
Blain Snipstal
2023 Awards in Craft
Blain Snipstal
Timber Framer + Designer
Brandywine, MD
Deenaalee Chase-Hodgdon
2023 Awards in Food
Deenaalee Chase-Hodgdon
Co-Executive Director (Smokehouse Collective)
Dillingham, AK
Leo Tecosky
2023 Awards in Craft
Leo Tecosky
Glassblower
Brooklyn, NY
Nelson Hawkins
2023 Awards in Food
Nelson Hawkins
Co-Founder (We Grow Farms / Ujamaa Farmer Collective)
Sacramento, CA
Norine Yeung
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Norine Yeung
Malacologist
Malacology Curator, Bishop Museum
Paulina L. González-Gómez
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Paulina L. González-Gómez
Functional and Integrative Ecologist
Lecturer, University of California Davis
Sahas Barve
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Sahas Barve
Evolutionary Ecologist
John W. Fitzpatrick Director of Avian Ecology, Archbold Biological Station
Shane R. Hendren
2023 Awards in Craft
Shane R. Hendren
Multidisciplinary Artist and Jeweler
Albuquerque, NM
Antonius-Tín Bui
2022 Awards in Craft
Antonius-Tín Bui
Polydisciplinary Artist
New Haven, CT