Awards
The Foundation celebrates these innovative individuals working in field biology, craft and food.
2024 Awards in Craft
Cristina Córdova
Ceramic Sculptor
Penland, NC
2024 Awards in Craft
Ibrahim Said
Ceramicist
Greensboro, NC
2024 Awards in Craft
Nisha Bansil
Glass Sculptor
New York, NY
2024 Awards in Craft
Raul De Lara
Sculptor
New York, NY
2024 Awards in Craft
Thea Alvin
Stone Sculptor & Stained Glass
Morrisville, VT
2023 Awards in Food
ab banks
Farm Lead & Health and Wellness Coordinator (People’s Program);
Agroecology and Wellness Coordinator (Berkeley Food Institute)
Oakland, CA
2023 Awards in Craft
Adebunmi Gbadebo
Multi-media Artist
Philadelphia, PA
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Agnes Dellinger
Evolutionary Ecologist
Assistant Professor, University of Vienna
2023 Awards in Craft
Aspen Golann
Woodworker
Berwick, ME
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Astrid Leitner
Oceanographer
Assistant Professor, Oregon State University
2023 Awards in Craft
Blain Snipstal
Timber Framer + Designer
Brandywine, MD
2023 Awards in Food
Deenaalee Chase-Hodgdon
Co-Executive Director (Smokehouse Collective)
Dillingham, AK
2023 Awards in Craft
Leo Tecosky
Glassblower
Brooklyn, NY
2023 Awards in Food
Nelson Hawkins
Co-Founder (We Grow Farms / Ujamaa Farmer Collective)
Sacramento, CA
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Norine Yeung
Malacologist
Malacology Curator, Bishop Museum
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Paulina L. González-Gómez
Functional and Integrative Ecologist
Lecturer, University of California Davis
2023 Awards in Field Biology
Sahas Barve
Evolutionary Ecologist
John W. Fitzpatrick Director of Avian Ecology, Archbold Biological Station
2023 Awards in Craft
Shane R. Hendren
Multidisciplinary Artist and Jeweler
Albuquerque, NM
2022 Awards in Craft
Antonius-Tín Bui
Polydisciplinary Artist
New Haven, CT
2022 Awards in Field Biology
Camille Truong
Mycologist
Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria, Australia
2022 Awards in Craft
Christine Lee
Interdisciplinary Artist & Designer
San Diego, CA
2022 Awards in Field Biology
Divya Vasudev
Wildlife Ecologist
Conservation Initiatives
2022 Awards in Field Biology
Holly Lutz
Evolutionary Biologist
Field Museum of Natural History
2022 Awards in Craft
Jamie Okuma
Beadwork & Fashion Artist
La Jolla Indian Reservation, CA