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The
New Mexico Environmental Awards began with an idea to
honor Karl Souder, a hydrologist who worked with the Center
as an expert witness. After his sudden death in 1991,
an anonymous donation was given to the Center to set up
a fund for an award in Karl's name to recognize the water
protection efforts of an individual or group. This award
honors an outstanding individual or organization that
has made significant contributions to the protection of
New Mexico's water.
Recipients
of the Karl Souder Water Protection Award have been:
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1992 |
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Wilfred
Rael, activist, Questa |
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1993 |
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Janice
Varela, La Gente del Rio Pecos, Pecos |
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1994 |
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Joyce
Mount, Oliver Lee State Park, Otero County |
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1995 |
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Chris
Shuey, Southwest Research and Information Center, Albuquerque |
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1996 |
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Jeanie
Cragin, Friends of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County |
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1997 |
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Amigos
Bravos, Taos |
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1998 |
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Kevin
Bixby, Southwest Environmental Center, Las Cruces |
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1999 |
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Dolores
S. Herrera, San Jose Community Awareness Council, Albuquerque |
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2000 |
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Edith
K. Pierpont, activist, Santa Fe |
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2001 |
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Consuelo
Bokum, 1000 Friends of New Mexico & Water Information
Network, Santa Fe |
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2002 |
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Peggy
S. Johnson, NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources,
Socorro |
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2003 |
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NM
Representative Mimi Stewart and NM Senator Dede Feldman,
Albuquerque |
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2004 |
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Steve
Harris, Rio Grande Restoration, Embudo |
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2005 |
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Navajo
Councilman George Arthur, Navajo activist Harris Arthur,
the Eastern Dine Against Uranium Mining, Crownpoint-Church
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In
1998, a memorial award was created in honor of Griff Salisbury,
an activist who dedicated many hours to legislative issues,
namely the passage of the New Mexico Mining Act, and to
protection of the Ortiz Mountains from mining. This award
honors an outstanding individual or organization that
has made significant contributions to the protection of
New Mexico's environment. The award is a belt buckle reminiscent
of Griff's style and depicting the Ortiz. The buckle is
underwritten by an anonymous donor and was designed by
Jerry Faires.
Recipients
of the Griff Salisbury Environmental Protection Award:
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1998 |
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Art
Montana, New Mexico Mining Commission |
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1999 |
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Tom
Parker, Friends of Santa Fe County |
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2000 |
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Paula
Garcia, New Mexico Acequia Association |
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2001 |
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Ross
Lockridge, Friends of Buffalo Mountain |
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2002 |
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Sally
Smith, Gila Resources Information Project |
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2003 |
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Letty
Belin, Santa Fe Attorney |
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2004 |
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Johnnye
Lewis, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque |
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2005 |
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Don
Hancock, Southwest Research and Information Center,
Albuquerque |
We
give the Community Environmental Advocacy Award (CEAA)
to New Mexicans who have given significant time and effort
towards grassroots advocacy for the welfare of our state's
communities, especially through the linkage of environmental
health and community well-being. The CEAA has a different
sponsor each year.
In
2003, we chose to dedicate this award to the memory of
our friend and colleague, as well as the recipient of
the first CEAA, Jeanne Gauna, who embodied passion for
environmental justice for all communities.
Recipients
of the Community Environmental Advocacy Award:
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1997 |
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Jeanne
Gauna, Southwestern Organizing Project |
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1998 |
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Max
Cordova, Truchas Land Grant, Chimayo |
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1999 |
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Lynda
Taylor, Conservation Voter's Alliance |
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2000 |
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E.
Shirley Baca, Las Cruces |
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2001 |
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Gilbert
and Kathy Sanchez, environmental justice advocates,
San Ildefonso Pueblo |
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2002 |
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Zuni
Pueblo, Effort to Save Zuni Salt Lake |
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2003 |
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SouthWest
Organizing Project (SWOP), Albuquerque |
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2004 |
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Southwest
Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (SNEEJ),
Albuquerque |
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2005 |
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New
Mexico State Senator Linda Lopez, Albuquerque, and State
Representative Antonio Lujan, Las Cruces |
Other
Awards
On
its tenth anniversary, in 1997, the Center celebrated by
expanding the number of people we recognized that were working
to protect New Mexico's environment. Our caseload had grown
from drafting legislation on mining and solid waste issues
to protecting public lands, water, air and the diverse communities
of New Mexico from environmental degradation. We wanted
to salute the many contributors to our fight. Two special
awards were given that year - the Indigenous Communities
Award was given to Lila Bird, Water Information Network,
Albuquerque; and the Public Lands Advocacy Award was given
to Susan Schock, Gila Watch, Silver City.
We
continued the tradition during our fifteenth anniversary,
with a Defender of New Mexico Award given to Representative
Tom Udall, and the Bob Langsenkamp Award given to William
deBuys. In 2003, NM Representative Max Coll was honored
with our Defender of New Mexico Award.
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