Previous Lindbergh Award Recipients
2007 — Dr. J. Michael Fay
Award Presented at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
National Geographic Society Explorer in Residence and Wildlife Conservation Society Conservationist Dr. J. Michael Fay, received the 2007 Lindbergh Award for his use of technology to collect information about the environment so that people around the world can learn about the importance of sustainability and become inspired to take action. In 2004 Dr. Fay conducted a Megaflyover of Africa, during which he traveled more than 60,000 miles in a specially designed airplane and captured high-resolution aerial images of the continent in an effort to change the way Africa and the rest of the world perceive and use our natural resources. On a previous mission Fay walked 2,000 miles from the northeastern corner of the Republic of the Congo to the southwestern coast of Gabon. Using GPS recordings, video footage, still photography and numerical data, Dr. Fay documented every wildlife, plant, and human presence he encountered. He has spent two years compiling the information he collected into a database, which will be made available to conservationists, educators, students and the general public. J. Michael Fay is an ecologist at the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society of New York and an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. He has spent his life as a naturalist — he roamed the Sierra Nevada mountains and the Maine woods as a boy, traveled through wilderness in Alaska and Central America in college, and has spent the past 15 years in the central African forest. Fay received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1978 from the University of Arizona. He then spent six years in the Peace Corps as a botanist in national parks in Tunisia, and then worked in the savannas of the Central African Republic. In 1984 he went to work at the Missouri Botanical Garden. A floristic study of a mountain range on Sudan’s western border eventually led to a Ph.D. on the western lowland gorillas. It was at this time that he first entered the forests of central Africa. In 1996 Fay flew a small airplane low over the forests of Congo and Gabon and observed a vast, intact forest corridor that spanned the two countries, from the Oubangui River to the Atlantic Ocean. From October 1999 through December 2000 he walked the entire corridor — more than 2,000 miles — systematically surveying trees, wildlife and human impacts on uninhabited forest areas. Returning to Africa in 2004, Fay conducted his African MegaFlyover, assessing the impact of the human footprint on the continent through aerial surveys conducted from a Cessna Airplane.
2007 — Captain Eugene A. Cernan
Lindbergh Spirit Award
Award Presented at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Captain Eugene A. Cernan received the Spirit Award for "his pioneering achievements in an aviation career and a spirit and character tha represent the best of this nation." He is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Cernan Corporation, a space-related technology and marketing consulting firm. He is the former Chairman of Johnson Engineering Corporation, a NASA contractor, prior to its acquisition by SPACEHAB, Inc. Captain Cernan has acted as Special Consultant with television networks in on-camera support of covering space and related documentary programming – most notable among which are ABC Television’s News and Special Events and ESPN’s documentary coverage of “EARTHWINDS HILTON.” He has recently authored THE LAST MAN ON THE MOON. Captain Cernan joined Digital Equipment in 1986 and served as an Executive Consultant, Aerospace and Government for the Government Systems Group organization until 1992. From 1976 to 1981, Captain Cernan served as the Executive Vice President, International and Director of Coral Petroleum, Inc. He was charged with the corporate development of a world-wide supply and marketing strategy. During this period, Captain Cernan continued his education at the Wharton School of Finance and Northwestern University. After serving twenty years as a Naval Aviator, Captain Cernan retired from the United States Navy in 1976. The last thirteen of those years were dedicated to direct involvement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) United States Space Program as an Astronaut. During his years with NASA, Captain Cernan flew on three separate space missions. He was the second American to walk in space as the pilot on Gemini IX, one of a crew of three to venture to the moon on Apollo X, and as Commander of Apollo XVII, Captain Cernan holds the distinction of being the last man to leave his footprints on the surface of the moon. Captain Cernan also actively participated in the design, engineering, and development testing of spacecraft hardware and systems. He was a member of the NASA senior management team and reviewed decisions which directly affected operations and mission planning. From 1973 through 1975, Captain Cernan served as a Senior United States Negotiator during discussions with the USSR concerning the joint United States and Soviet Apollo/Soyuz project. Captain Cernan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1956. He earned a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1963 from the United States Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California. Captain Cernan was also awarded Honorary Doctorates of Engineering from Purdue, Drexel and Gonzaga Universities, and an Honorary Doctorate degree from Western State College of Law and Comenius University of the Slovak Republic. His honors include the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal with Star, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the FAI International Gold Medal for Space, the VFW Gold Space Award, the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal for Space, the Sons of the American Revolution George Washington Award, induction into the U.S. Space Hall of Fame, the Challenger Center’s “Salute to the U.S. Space Program” Honor, Slovak American World Recognition Award, Czech Republic Presidential Medal of Honor and a Television Emmy. Captain Cernan was an Olympic Torch Bearer in May, 1996; was honored by the Illinois State Society as Outstanding Illinoisian during the 54th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC., was recipient of the national engineering award of the year, The Washington Award 2003; and in May, 2005, Captain Cernan was awarded NASA’s first Ambassador of Exploration Award. Captain Cernan was enshrined into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, and most recently in May 2006 into Naval Aviation’s Hall of Honor.
2007 -- Sara Susank
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award
Award Presented at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Bestselling Author Sarah Susanka received the Foundation’s Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award for "outstanding individual achievement, a spirit of initiative, and work that exemplifies great dedication toward making positive contributions to our world." Dr. Sally Ride was the first recipient of this award in 2003. Architect and cultural visionary Sarah Susanka is leading a movement to redefine the American home and lifestyle. Her “build better, not bigger” approach to residential architecture has been embraced across the country and her “Not So Big” philosophy is evolving beyond our physical habitations and into how we inhabit our lives. In May 2007, Random House published The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters in which Susanka reveals that quality-over-quantity serves not only architectural aims, but life goals as well. She unveils a process for changing the way we live by fully inhabiting each moment of our lives and showing up completely in whatever it is we are doing. Through this process, readers will discover more meaningfulness, vitality and that sense of being “at home” in life that so many people are searching for today. As a leading advocate for the re-popularization of residential architecture, Susanka has improved the quality of home design while countering the elitist image of architects so commonly held by the public. She is regularly tapped for her dynamic presentations by Fortune 500 companies, homebuilders, nonprofits and trade organizations. She was born in Kent, England, and lives in North Carolina. Join her online community at www.NotSoBig.com.
2007 -- Google
Corporate Award for Balance
Award Presented at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Google was selected to receive the Lindbergh Foundation Corporate Award for Balance. This award was established in 2006 to recognize corporations or organizations whose concern for and dedication to improving our quality of life by using technological solutions to improve our environment, is demonstrated through their business practices. At Google, the environment and sustainability is inbred in their corporate culture. Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have developed worker incentives for efficiency and are big supporters of alternative energy. Recently, Google announced plans to convert its headquarters to solar power. In addition, Google engineers have been working to encourage computer manufacturers to use energy saving power supplies. The company has taken their commitment to sustainability even further by purchasing locally grown organic food for their employee cafeterias. Google announced it has installed more than 9,200 solar panels at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, which they expect will supply about 30 percent of the power needed at the one million-square-foot complex. The panels should produce about 1.6 megawatts of electricity, which is the equivalent of powering about 1,000 homes. This project will be the largest solar installation on any corporate campus in the U.S., and one of the largest in the world. Company executives state that this investment, although costly, should be recovered from energy savings within five to 10 years. Google engineers presented a white paper in which they outlined an energy-saving technology that would reduce waste from standard PC power supplies from 30-40 percent to just 10 percent. For a company that runs 500,000 servers, this kind of savings could really add up. The company is willing to share this technology with computer makers and has teamed up with Intel and other partners to propose a new power supply standard for home and business computers. As explained in their white paper, current power supplies to computers are still using original 1981 technology. The wasted energy comes from the conversion of high-voltage alternating current to low-voltage direct current, and because four separate voltages are produced, when only a single-12-volt current is needed. The company estimates that if this new technology were used in 100 million desktop computers that run eight hours a day, 40 billion kilowatt-hours of power could be saved over three years, representing a savings of more than $5 billion at California’s energy rates. Although even the company’s offices are designed to save on heating costs, Google’s commitment to the environment is not limited to energy efficiency initiatives. The company provides locally and organically grown food to its employees through their cafeterias. The company purchases food grown not more than 150 miles from its headquarters. With an estimated 4,000 people at its headquarters, Google’s business is likely large enough to keep several local farmers in business. A foundation has been established with an incredible $90 million endowment. According to BusinessWeek, Page and Brin, have “promised shareholders they will make a social impact that will eventually ‘eclipse Google itself’ by tackling the world’s problems.” Among the causes on Google’s list are global poverty, energy, and the environment. Google employees do a lot of volunteer work, and a grants program has been established that has donated $33 million in on-line advertising to more than 850 nonprofit organizations.
2006 -- Will Steger
Award Presented at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Will Steger received the 2006 Lindbergh Award not only for his accomplishments, but more importantly for his deep understanding of the environment and his efforts to raise awareness of current environmental threats, especially climate change. His unique ability to blend extreme exploration with cutting-edge technology sets him apart from many other explorers and has allowed him to reach millions of people around the world, under some of the most hostile conditions on the planet. He travels using primitive methods, but his expeditions take place at the frontier of the information age, making him an ideal recipient for the Lindbergh Award. In fact, more than 20 million students followed the 1995 International Arctic Project via on-line daily journal entries and saw the first-ever transmission of a digital photograph from the North Pole. An eyewitness to the on-going catastrophic consequences of global warming Will Steger, now more than ever, is a formidable voice calling for understanding and the preservation of the Arctic, and the Earth. Steger is tireless in his conviction to take his eyewitness accounts and experiences from these explorations and share them with others, in order to better themselves and the environment. An environmental ambassador, Steger is a recognized authority on polar environmental issues. Recently, Steger formed The Will Steger Foundation, with a personal and professional commitment to foster leadership and cooperation in environmental education and policy. The Foundation’s first initiative, Global Warming 101, will engage and empower individuals and policy-makers to translate their concern into action on this critical issue.
2006 -- Dr. Peter Diamandis
Award Presented at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Peter Diamandis received the 2006 Lindbergh Award for his desire and ability to inspire the brightest minds on Earth to tackle some of the most pressing issues in the world today. More recently the X PRIZE Foundation expanded its scope to include prizes that will enable radical breakthroughs and innovative and cost-effective solutions to the great technical, social and environmental problems of our time. He has now set his sites on other areas of great global importance including energy, the environment, genomics, nanotechnology, medicine and social issues. To Diamandis, the beauty of competitions is that individuals and corporations put in the money for research and development – not the government. The result is better, cheaper, and more cost-effective outcomes. Diamandis’ goal is to build the X PRIZE Foundation into a world-class prize institute. One of the future prizes is of particular interest to the Lindbergh Foundation because it is aimed at driving research toward creating greener vehicles, and reducing America’s dependence on oil.
2005 - Yolanda Kakabadse
Award Presented at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Yolanda Kakabadse, a native of Ecuador, was recognized with the 2005 Lindbergh Award for her lengthy record of coordinating the efforts of international environmental agencies, and for resolving conflicts between industry and environmental concerns throughout Latin America and the world. She has been an environmental leader since 1979 when she co-founded Fundacion Natura in Ecuador, one of the world's most effective national environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs). She went on to become Ecuador's Minister of the Environment, then served two terms as President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the world's largest association of conservation agencies and organizations, until 2004. In the 1960s, Charles Lindbergh met with IUCN leaders and volunteered to watch endangered species as he traveled the world, and ultimately began cataloguing exotic animals in each of the countries he visited. More recently Ms. Kakabadse founded the Foundation for the Future of Latin America ("FFLA"), which has been a leader in conflict resolution around environmental issues on the continent, especially sustainable development as it relates to energy, trade and forest management. She describes herself as an engineer because she looks for solutions to problems. However, she is also a strong moral leader who has written and spoken often on the role of ethics in globalization and how to find ways of giving higher priority to "being" rather than "having." "We have prioritized 'having' over 'being' ... we practice remediation instead of prevention, and science and technology are developing powerful weapons of destruction instead of instruments of creation," Kakabadse said at the Earth Dialogues Forum in Lyon, France, in 2002. She serves on the Board of Governors at the Nature Conservancy, and is a member of the board of directors at the Ford Foundation and the World Resources Institute. She is a member of the Environmental Advisory Board at Coca-Cola, was recently inducted as the first member of the Wildlife Trust Alliance Advisory Council, and previously served on the board of the World Wide Fund for Nature - International. Ms. Kakabadse has received numerous awards for her work including: the Global 500 Award of the United Nations Environment Programme, the Golden Ark Order bestowed by Prince Bernard of the Netherlands, and the Zayed Prize in 2001, the world's highest environmental prize.
2005 - Dr. Bertrand Piccard
Award Presented at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Bertrand Piccard was recognized with the 2005 Lindbergh Award not only for his historic 'round-the-world flight in a hot-air balloon, and his spirit of adventure (which so closely mirrors that of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh), but for the new perspective on the environment that evolved from that experience. The Lindbergh Foundation was especially impressed by Piccard's Solar Impulse project, which is a beautiful expression of the Foundation's mission of balance. The Solar Impulse team plans to promote sustainable development through an entirely solar powered aircraft. Dr. Bertrand Piccard is a Swiss scientist, adventurer, psychiatrist and aeronaut who has combined science and adventure to explore the human soul. He represents the third generation in a family of world-renowned explorers. Bertrand is best known for completing the first non-stop 'round-the-world balloon trip in March 1999 with English co-pilot Brian Jones aboard the Breitling Orbiter 3. This flight captured seven world records, including the longest flight in both duration and distance by any aircraft at 19 days, 21 hours and 47 minutes. His achievement is considered by many to have been the "last great aviation adventure of the 20th century." Following this successful flight Piccard established the Winds of Hope Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting humanitarian organizations. Dr. Piccard's current project, entitled Solar Impulse, is aimed at demonstrating the role of high technology in sustainable development. "We envision that Solar Impulse will serve as a communication platform to promote sustainable development and demonstrate the fundamental role of high technology in the protection of the environment," said Piccard. The Solar Impulse team plans to re-enact the great aviation 'firsts' and record-breaking flights that highlighted 20th century aviation, using only renewable forms of energy and remain airborne without generating any polluting emissions. Dr. Piccard has published three books and received numerous awards following the successful Orbiter 3 flight, including: the Olympic Order, the gold medal of the French Ministry of Youth and Sport, among other awards presented by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the National Geographic Society, The Explorers Club, the American Academy of Achievement and other aeronautical, scientific and sporting associations in Europe and the U.S. He was also appointed the United Nations Population Fund's Goodwill Ambassador. He holds Honorary Doctorates in Science and Letters.
2004 - Dr. David Suzuki
Award Presented at The Explorers Club, New York City
Dr. David Suzuki received the 2004 Lindbergh Award because of his profound respect for nature which came about during his childhood. Although he is a third generation citizen of Canada, he and his family were moved to a camp in the Canadian Rockies during WWII because of their Japanese heritage. With no teachers in the camp, he spent his days exploring the mountains, fishing, and watching bear and wolves. Today, Dr. Suzuki has a highly distinguished career in science, broadcasting, journalism, environmentalism and human rights. He has worked in and reported on most parts of the world, covering all facets of the environment, and has written several books for children and adults including The Sacred Balance and a best selling autobiography, Metamorphosis: Stages in a Life. In addition, he writes a weekly column called "Science Matters," and hosted the television series "The Nature of Things with David Suzuki", broadcast in more than 30 countries around the world. He also serves as volunteer chairman of the David Suzuki Foundation, which addresses the issues of climate change, forest and wild lands, oceans and fishing. As a result of his extensive work on behalf of the environment, he has received UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for Science, the United Nations Environmental Medal, and the United Nations Environment Program's award. He also received the Global 500 award and holds 12 honorary degrees. Dr. Suzuki uses a common sense approach to communicating the delicate balance that exists between people and the environment, which supports all life. He has a gift for explaining complex scientific subjects in common terms. Using science and education to protect the balance of nature and our quality of life, the David Suzuki Foundation seeks out and commissions the best, most up-to-date research to help reveal ways we can live in balance with nature. One highly successful program is the Nature Challenge, which invites people to take responsibility for themselves and their environment by committing to choose three of the top 10 most effective ways people can conserve nature, and do them over the course of a year. "In our busy lives most of us have forgotten that it is nature that supports everything that we do," says Suzuki. As of April 21, 2004, more than 115,000 individuals have signed on to take the Nature Challenge. "Dr. David Suzuki not only embodies our Foundation's philosophy of balance between nature and technology," said Foundation President Reeve Lindbergh, "but also brings to this philosophy his own deep intelligence and warm humanity, with an eloquence that communicates his message and ours worldwide."
2003 - Jim Fowler
Award Presented at the San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego, California
"Jim Fowler's enthusiastic, all-encompassing love for endangered wild life has won him the affection of human and animal kind the world over," Reeve Lindbergh said about one of the world's best-known naturalists, who has dedicated the past 40 years to wildlife preservation and education. A graduate of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, with degrees in zoology and geology, Fowler is internationally recognized as an authority on predatory birds, and pursued a graduate degree by conducting the first studies of the harpy, the world's largest eagle, found in the Amazon. He later tracked the movements of the Andean condor in Peru. Fowler earned international acclaim, however, when he began working with Marlin Perkins as co-host and later host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom in 1963, and later the Spirit of Adventure program. Fowler has a long list of television programs on which he has served as wildlife correspondent, or made regular appearances including: The Today Show; The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; Animal Encounters with Jim Fowler, which airs on Animal Planet; among others. Fowler is actively involved in a nationwide conservation education program for Mutual of Omaha, is a nationally recognized authority on wildlife, and is president of the Fowler Center for Wildlife Education in New York. He believes "the continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans. The challenge of the future is that we realize we are very much a part of the earth's ecosystem, and must learn to respect and live according to the basic biological laws of nature." His views are markedly similar to those held by Anne Morrow Lindbergh who wrote that society must "balance power over life with reverence for life," and with Charles Lindbergh's beliefs that we must "discern nature's essential wisdom and combine it with our scientific knowledge."
Fowler has successfully used television and more recently the Internet to spread his message of conservation. "There is no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever invented, but you don't often see spokesmen for the natural world," Fowler told the Memphis Flyer in 1997. Education, Fowler believes, is paramount to enlightening the public about the importance of wildlife and wilderness. He believes people must learn to understand how their actions impact animal populations and furthermore, and perhaps more importantly, they must realize that their own lives are controlled by environmental factors. "Almost all of the social tragedies occurring around the world today are caused by ignoring the basic biological laws of nature," says Fowler. "The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we'll start thinking of doing something about it."
2003 - Harrison Ford
Award Presented at the San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego, California
Harrison Ford has been a formidable watchdog for the environment ever since the 1980s when he was introduced to the majestic rain forests of Belize during filming of "The Mosquito Coast." He is now leading a campaign to preserve Belize's Macal River Valley's rich biodiversity. Ford is committed to protecting biodiversity. He has worked with the Riverkeeper organization in New York, and served 10 years on the board of directors of Conservation International (CI). As an active member of the CI Board of Directors Ford has participated in the strategic design and growth of that organization, which is dedicated to applying innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth's richest regions of plant and animal diversity, tropical wilderness areas, and key marine ecosystems. Ford has played an instrumental role in establishing CI's Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, the first early warning system for global conservation efforts, and in designing and developing CI's Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, a coalition of conservation and business interests searching for ways to reduce the impact of development on the earth. He also serves as a board member of CI's Global Conservation Fund, which has protected over 100,000,000 acres on three continents in the past 18 months. Ford has contributed millions of dollars to wildlife conservation projects in 30 countries and has traveled around the world to see for himself how the environment is suffering at the hands of man. In May of 2002, Ford, a pilot himself, was honored at the Riverkeeper annual dinner in New York for using his Bell 407 helicopter to track pollution in the Hudson River. This type of work - using technological advancements to address environmental concerns - is the epitome of the Lindberghs' concept of balance, and is the cornerstone of the Foundation's mission and programs. Ford has conducted safety videos for the FAA, and is the owner of a single-engine de Havilland Beaver bi-plane and a twin-engine Gulfstream IV jet. In addition to the Riverkeeper award, Ford received a Global Environmental Citizen Award from Harvard Medical School's Center for Health and the Global Environment in honor of his environmental work. "Our health relies entirely on the vitality of our fellow species on Earth," Ford said at the Harvard Medical School's ceremony. "When we protect the places where the processes of life can flourish, we strengthen not only the future of medicine, agriculture and industry, but also the essential conditions for peace and prosperity." The International Center for Tropical Ecology at the University of Missouri at St. Louis honored Ford with a World Ecology Award for his "heroic" efforts to promote conservation of environmental resources, and the African Rainforest Conservancy acknowledged him for his contributions to the environment. Ford recently completed the narration of the IMAX film "Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance," which examines the planet's biological diversity from the Polar Regions to the tropics. In another show of personal commitment to environmental preservation, Ford has donated nearly 400 acres of his Wyoming ranch for a conservation easement to the Jackson Hole Land Trust.
2003 - Dr. Sally Ride
First Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award Presented at the San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego, California
"Dr. Sally Ride is one of our nation's most beloved educators, scientists, and is well known in the aerospace/aviation field as the first American woman to enter outer space in 1983," remarked Reeve Lindbergh. During her four years at NASA, Ride made two space flights, and following the Challenger explosion in 1986, she was assigned to help determine what went wrong with that flight. Her first mission, however, ushered her not only into the history books, but also into an elite category of pioneers, forging paths for others to follow and opening doors for deeper exploration and wonder. The mission also established her as a respected role model for young women around the country, in much the same way as Anne Morrow Lindbergh inspired so many women in her day to explore aviation. Ride's position that she did not enter the space program "to become an historic figure or a symbol of progress for women" sounds eerily similar to beliefs held by Charles Lindbergh before his historic New York-to-Paris flight. But fame follows "firsts" -- like it or not. Ride worked at NASA until 1987 when she accepted a fellowship at Stanford. In 1989, she stepped out of the limelight and into academia. Ride is currently a physics professor at the University of California in San Diego. But like Lindbergh, she re-emerged from the quiet life and began using her tremendous influence in aviation/aerospace to inspire others. Already a dedicated educator, Ride brings her expertise to young women and girls who are interested in science, math and technology and encourages them to continue to pursue their studies and discover that science is fun. In 2000, following her long-held dream of encouraging just these ideals, Ride founded Imaginary Lines, Inc., which operates the Sally Ride Science Club. Targeted at girls in grades 5-8, Imaginary Lines creates events, programs and activities that support girls' interests in these fields, which are often dominated by men. "One of our goals is to make girls feel like they belong to the scientific community and help them connect to this community and stay involved," says Ride. The Science Club represents another "first" for Dr. Ride. It is the first national club designed to support girls in their exploration of the universe of science and technology. Furthermore, it connects girls to people, information and attitudes that support their interest in science. It is committed to encouraging and empowering girls in their exploration of fields ranging from astrobiology to zoology, and from environmental engineering to rocket science. "We hope to encourage girls by engaging them in science adventures," Ride said in the Oct. 2002 World Traveler. Ride has written several science books for children, directs an Internet-based NASA education project for middle school students, and has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
2002 - Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy
Award Presented at the Cradle of Aviation, Long Island, New York
Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy received the 2002 Lindbergh Award for his dedication to educating, motivating and engaging others in implementing knowledge and technological progress in favor of the environment. He is considered to be a world-renowned biodiversity expert and is credited with bringing the tropical rainforest crisis to the forefront as a public issue. Lovejoy is senior advisor to the President of the United Nations Foundation and chief biodiversity advisor to the President of The World Bank. He was appointed interim president of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment in 2002. Dr. Lovejoy has had an illustrious career. He served briefly on the White House Science Council in 1988, and on the President's Council of Advisors in Science and Technology from 1989-1998, and was Co-Chair for the Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources under the Executive Office of the President's National Science and Technology Council from 1992-1998. In 1993 he was chosen by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to be the Science Advisor, and also served as scientific adviser to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme from1994-1997. In 1987 Dr. Lovejoy was appointed Assistant Secretary for the Environmental and External Affairs for the Smithsonian Institution, became Counselor to the Secretary for Biodiversity and Environmental Affairs for the Smithsonian in 1994, and served in this role for six years. He serves on numerous scientific and conservation boards and advisory groups including: The New York Botanical Garden, Committee for the National Institute for the Environment, Wildlife Preservation Trust, Resources for the future, and the World Resources Institute, among others. He is the founder of the most popular long-term series on public television, "Nature," and for many years he served as principal advisor to the series. A graduate of Yale University with a degree in biology, Dr. Lovejoy's Ph.D. thesis placed him in Brazil where he introduced the technique of bird banding. His initiatives in preserving rain forests and creative approach for encouraging global conservation projects are inspiring. Lovejoy also served at the World Wildlife Fund-US from 1973-1987, and relished the opportunity to have met Charles Lindbergh, who served on its board of directors. Lovejoy directed programs at the World Wildlife Fund and was responsible for its scientific, western hemisphere, and tropical rainforest orientation. He later served as the Fund's executive vice president for two years.
2002 - Senator John Glenn
Special Lindbergh "Spirit" Award Presented at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. in honor of Glenn's pioneering achievements in an aviation career and a spirit and character that represents the best of this nation.
A United States senator and astronaut, Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth, aboard the third piloted flight of the Mercury program. He also became the oldest person ever to go into space when he rode aboard the space shuttle Discovery in late 1998. In 1939 Glenn entered Muskingum College, in his native state of Ohio, but left during his junior year to take preflight training in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. As a pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps he flew 149 combat missions in World War II and the Korean War. In 1957 he became the first person to make a nonstop supersonic flight across the United States. In 1959 Glenn was chosen by NASA to fly aboard the third U.S. piloted spaceflight. He became the first American to orbit the earth in space on February 20, 1962. Glenn retired from NASA and the Marine Corps in 1965 with many military and space program awards and honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross, which he was awarded five times, and the Air Medal with 18 clusters. Upon retirement, he was a business executive and a consultant to NASA. In 1974 Glenn was elected to the U.S. Senate. He served four terms before deciding not to seek reelection in 1998. While in Congress, Glenn served on the Special Intelligence Committee. He was ranking member of the Governmental Affairs Committee, and as a military veteran, he also served on the Armed Services Committee from 1985 to 1998. Throughout his political career, Glenn lobbied NASA to allow him to go back into space. In October 1998 at the age of 77, Glenn returned to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
2001 - Dr. Robert D. Ballard
Award Presented at the Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. Robert D. Ballard, founder and president of the Institute for Exploration Sea Research Foundation, in Mystic, Conn., and founder and chief scientist of the JASON Foundation for Education in Waltham, Mass., was selected to receive the 2001 Lindbergh Award because of his remarkable career in exploring the depths of the ocean using sophisticated technological devices and advanced telecommunications capabilities to educate young people in the study of science and math. His long-term commitment to these endeavors demonstrates the Lindberghs concept of balance. Dr. Ballard is perhaps best known for discovering the R.M.S. Titanic, but there are many more accomplishments in his career. He developed several manned and unmanned vehicles and robotic systems for deep-sea exploration, enabling scientists to reach depths that had never been explored before, and allowing them to discover ocean environments and the unique animals and ecosystems of the deep sea. Following the discovery of the Titanic, Dr. Ballard started the JASON Project. Using two-way satellite technology, live, interactive multi-media educational sessions are broadcast to students studying science and math around the world. A complete curriculum, endorsed by the National Science Teachers Association, is created for each expedition and includes not only a study of physical sciences, but also the study of telecommunications, robotics and other technologies. Since its inception, Dr. Ballard has served as host of the JASON Project broadcasts, and globally, five million students in grades 4-9 have observed his missions to the depths of the ocean where they may experience the thrill of underwater exploration. Dr. Ballard worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute for 30 years. He is also a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and is one of the first explorers-in-residence at the National Geographic Society. He holds a doctorate in marine geology and geophysics from the University of Rhode Island, 13 honorary degrees and six military awards, and received the National Geographic Societys highest honor, the Hubbard Medal in 1996 for extraordinary accomplishments in coaxing secrets from the worlds oceans and engaging students in the wonder of science. Through his lifelong love of the sea, courage to explore, and his technological breakthroughs, Dr. Ballard has discovered new life, and has learned and shared the lessons of life in the deep sea. Since oceans cover 70% of the Earths surface, and 90% of the ocean is more than 1,000 feet deep, Dr. Ballards current interest in the nature of human history beneath the sea, maritime history, and deep-water archaeology, has opened another chapter of exploration and education for everyone.
2000 - Burt L. Rutan
Award Presented at the Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington
Burt L. Rutan, president of Scaled Composites, Inc., in Mojave, Calif., was selected to receive the 2000 Lindbergh Award because of his creative aircraft designs that reduce pollution and improve mileage. Rutan is one of the most illustrious figures in the field of aviation today, and his genious for creative engineering and use of modern materials demonstrates his remarkable commitment to designing and creating aircraft. He is best known for his Voyager aircraft, which was the first to circumnavigate the Earth non-stop, without refueling. His most recent design is Proteus, unique for its modular construction, allowing it to be reconfigured to accommodate various payloads, depending on its mission. Rutan is a graduate of California Polytechnic University, with a B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He also took classes in the Aerospace Research Pilot's School at Edwards Air Force Base. He served as a Flight Test Project Engineer at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California from 1965 to 1972. In 1974, Rutan founded and became president of Rutan Aircraft Factory, Inc. ("RAF"), a small business formed to develop light aircraft. It was here that he became well-known for his "home built" airplanes. His first great success in experimental aircraft was the VariEze which could cover 50 miles per gallon and carry two people at nearly 200 miles per hour. Rutan was responsible for numerous activities at RAF, ranging from design through the flight test stage on innovative aircraft including the NASA AD-1, VariEze, VariViggen, Quickie, Defiant, Long-EZ, Grizzly, Solitaire, and Catbird. Rutan has received several honorary doctorates, and has lectured to prestigious organizations around the world. In addition, he has received nearly 60 major awards, and has been honored by the International Aerospace Hall of Fame and The National Aviation Hall of Fame.
1999 - Amory B. and L. Hunter Lovins
Award Presented at The Explorers Club, New York City
Amory B. and L. Hunter Lovins, Co-founders of Rocky Mountain Institute ("RMI"), Old Snowmass, Colorado, were chosen to receive the 1999 Lindbergh Award for their outstanding achievements in energy and environmental practice and policy over the past three decades. The Lovinses innovative technical, economic, and policy concepts are transforming the energy (particularly electricity), car and real estate industries. Their work consistently merges theory with practical application, as exemplified by RMI's headquarters. There, using 1983 technology, savings of approximately 99 percent in space- and water-heating energy and about 90 percent in household electricity paid back the cost in 10 months. Together or individually, the Lovinses have advised numerous major corporations and real estate developers and more than 100 electric and gas utilities throughout the world. Their public sector clients include United Nations agencies, the governments of a number of foreign countries, over 20 states and provinces, the U.S. Congress and Departments of Energy and Defense, among others. In addition to the Lindbergh Award, the Lovinses have received the Onassis Foundation's first Delphi prize, the Nissan prize, a 1982 Mitchell Prize, and a 1983 Right Livelihood Award. Their publications, most prepared jointly, include more than 25 books and several hundred papers. Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution, a book written with business author/entrepreneur Paul Hawken, was released in September 1999, and was the subject of Amory Lovins' Award lecture.
1998 - Dr. John H. and Nancy Jack Todd
Award Presented at The Explorers Club, New York City
Dr. John H. and Nancy Jack Todd, President and Vice President of Ocean Arks International, East Falmouth, Massachusetts, were the first couple to receive the Lindbergh Award. Their pioneering work in ecological engineering has resulted in John Todd's "Living Machines" -- ecosystems technologies which treat wastes and purify water with plants, animals and bacteria, rather than chemicals. Such "Machines," which have earned three U.S. patents, have been built or are being constructed in many cities, towns, villages and schools in a number of countries. While continuing "Living Machines" work, the Todds are designing a first generation of urban bioshelters -- economic enterprises involving food production, energy conversion, markets, educational facilities and public spaces. The preliminary design of an ecological industrial park has also been undertaken. Included in the Todds' current educational efforts is development of a series of proposals to integrate restoration ecology into public education programs and school curricula. Among previous honors received by one or both members of this creative partnership are awards from the Friends of the United Nations Environment Programme, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1989 and 1996), the White House, Discover magazine, and Chrysler. Nancy Todd is editor and publisher of Annals of Earth, an international ecological journal, and the Todds have published several books on ecological design and authored more than 200 technical and popular articles and essays on biology and planetary stewardship.
1997 - Neil Armstrong
Award Presented at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Neil Armstrong completed the first landing mission to the moon in 1969 with Apollo 11 colleagues Mike Collins and Buzz Aldrin. As spacecraft commander, Armstrong gained the distinction of being the first person to land a craft on the moon and the first to step on its surface. Associated with NASA and its predecessor agency for 17 years as engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator, Armstrong subsequently became Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and, from 1982-92, Chairman of Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc. He is now Chairman of AIL Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of aerospace electronics. Armstrong holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California. His many honors include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Gold Medal, and the Harmon International Aviation Trophy. He has been a pilot for a half century, and remains an active pilot.
1997 - Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (Deceased)
Special Lindbergh "Spirit" Award Presented at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., entered the U.S. Military Academy in 1932 as the only African-American cadet and, four years later, became the first black West Point graduate in the 20th century. Receiving his wings in early 1942, Davis formed and trained the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first all-black operational flying unit and the beginning of the Tuskegee Airmen. He led the squadron into combat in North Africa and Sicily in 1943. Returning to the U.S. later in the same year, he assumed command of the 332nd Fighter Group, another all-black flying unit. Under his leadership in Italy, the pilots of the 332nd lost no bombers to enemy fighters on their escort missions. For a quarter century following World War II, Davis served in numerous command and staff posts. He became the U.S. Air Force's first black general officer in 1954, and retired in 1970 as a Lieutenant General following a distinguished 38-year military career. Davis was nominated and confirmed in 1971 as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Safety and Consumer Affairs. When the responsibilities of his office were expanded, he continued as Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Consumer Affairs until 1975. His contributions to aviation safety included development and implementation of the nation's airport security systems.
1996 - Dr. Sylvia A. Earle
Award Presented at The Explorers Club, New York City
One of the world's foremost marine scientists, Dr. Sylvia A. Earle is co-founder of Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc., and former Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Deep Ocean Engineering, a San Leandro, California-based company, designs, develops, manufactures and operates equipment in the ocean and other remote or hostile environments. Dr. Earle has set records for an untethered dive (1,250 feet in 1979 in a 1,000-pound "Jim" suit) and solo dive (3,000 feet in 1985 in the submersible, "Deep Rover"). Her more than 50 research expeditions and over 6,000 hours underwater include trips in submersibles two and one-half miles beneath the ocean's surface. During her time as Chief Scientist of NOAA, Dr. Earle's work on behalf of the ecology of the oceans resulted in expansion of the marine sanctuary program. She has lectured in over 60 countries, authored more than 90 publications, and serves or has served as Chairman of the Caribbean Marine Research Center, member of the Council of the World Wide Fund for Nature and the World Wildlife Fund, and Director of The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation (Past President), the Center for Marine Conservation, The Explorers Club, and the World Resources Institute. Commenting on Dr. Earle's selection, Lindbergh Foundation President Reeve Lindbergh said, "The Award recognizes Sylvia's lifelong love affair with the oceans and her inspired advocacy on behalf of their health and, therefore, the health of the planet which is ultimately dependent upon them."
1995 - Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand
Award Presented at The Waldorf-Astoria, New York City
In implementing her motto -- "To give without discrimination" -- Queen Sirikit of Thailand has become world-renowned for her educational and humanitarian efforts on behalf of the people of Thailand and other countries; her conservation and wildlife preservation work; and programs which are maintaining the Thai heritage and culture. Perhaps best known for her unceasing work to improve the lives and income of Thailand's millions of farmers and their families, Queen Sirikit founded her Foundation for the Promotion of Supplementary Occupations and Related Techniques (SUPPORT) in 1976. With the help of SUPPORT, the poor from the agricultural areas of Thailand are taught Thai arts and crafts, some of which have been in danger of dying, to supplement their income. Queen Sirikit has also personally introduced pilot reforestation programs and sponsored efforts to educate Thai citizens concerning the strong connection between the destruction of forested areas, which form the country's watersheds, and dwindling water resources. Additionally, through her efforts, several forested areas in Thailand have been designated as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves. She has been honored by the World Wildlife Fund as an outstanding conserver of forests and wildlife and, in 1991, was recognized in Washington, D.C., with an International Humanitarian Award as "an individual of international stature who has made an outstanding contribution to improvement in the quality of life and the uplifting of large numbers of people."
1994 - Samuel C. Johnson (Deceased)
Award Presented at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
Chairman of S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc. (SC Johnson Wax), Samuel C. Johnson has been called "corporate America's leading environmentalist" by Fortune magazine, which named him to its National Business Hall of Fame in 1993. In the mid-1970s, he unilaterally and voluntarily eliminated CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) propellants from all his company's products worldwide, three years before the U.S. government banned these chemicals from aerosols. While stressing such environmental sensitivity and responsibility, Johnson also grew his company rapidly: from 1966-1988, SC Johnson Wax's sales increased from $171 million to $2 billion, and operating profits grew to $250 million from $30 million. A member of the President's Council on Sustainable Development, the Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the National Board of Governors of The Nature Conservancy, Johnson received a Lifetime Environmental Stewardship Award from the United Nations Environment Programme in 1992.
1993 - Dr. Murray Gell-Mann
Award Presented at The Explorers Club, New York City
Dr. Murray Gell-Mann, Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1969. As a Director of the J.D. and C.T. MacArthur Foundation and Chairman of its Committee on World Environment and Resources, he has been deeply involved in studies and strategies involving numerous important environmental issues. Included have been deforestation, loss of biological diversity, desertification, soil erosion, global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, air and water pollution, destructive economic development and technology, and population growth. In 1988, Dr. Gell-Mann was listed on the United Nations Environmental Program Roll of Honor for Environmental Achievement (the Global 500). He has been called the "prime mover" of the "Visions of a Sustainable World" conference held at Caltech in 1991. In addition to serving as a member of the Caltech faculty since 1955, he is a Founding Member of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Fe Institute and Co-Chairman of its Science Board.
1992 - Dick Smith
Award Presented at the Athenaeum, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
Australian businessman, publisher, author and pilot/explorer Dick Smith is the founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Australian Geographic magazine. He is also founder of the Australian Geographic Society and the country's equivalent of Radio Shack. The first helicopter pilot to fly solo around the world, he was also first to make a helicopter flight to the North Pole and, in his Twin Otter plane, first to make a polar circumnavigation of the globe. The instant and continuing success of Australian Geographic has made it possible for Smith to put many millions of dollars into important research on flora, fauna, and geography; adventure; and social causes. He has also served as unpaid Chairman of Australia's Civil Aviation Authority (comparable to the Federal Aviation Administration in the U.S.), to which post he was appointed by the Prime Minister.
1991 - Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (Deceased)
Award Presented at The Explorers Club, New York City
Pioneer plant conservationist Dr. Richard Evans Schultes had been a leader in the effort to save the rainforests. Called by His Royal Highness Prince Philip the greatest plant explorer of this century and "The Father of Ethnobotany" (the study of the use of plants in primitive cultures), Dr. Schultes was considered the world's authority on hallucinogenic, narcotic, and medicinal plants and the leading expert on rubber. The President of Colombia, in recognition of his work and influence, named a large section of a biological preserve in the Amazon "Sector Schultes," and fellow botanists have honored him by naming several genera and many species for him. Jeffrey Professor of Biology and Director of the Botanical Museum at Harvard University (Emeritus), Dr. Schultes had developed numerous students dedicated to preserving the rainforests and the invaluable plant knowledge of the forests' inhabitants.
1990 - Dr. Robert M. White
Award Presented at The Explorers Club, New York City
Dr. Robert M. White, noted meteorologist and climatologist, and President of the National Academy of Engineering, was selected as the 1990 Lindbergh Award recipient for four decades of outstanding leadership in the use of atmospheric, oceanic, and other sciences and advanced technology for the betterment of the environment and the quality of life. During his outstanding career in environmental science and engineering, Dr. White has been Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau, the first Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and a U.S. Commissioner of the International Whaling Commission, leading some of the first efforts to save the world's whale population.
1989 - Hugh Downs
Award Presented at the Nassau Inn, Princeton, New Jersey
Retired host of ABC's "20/20," Hugh Downs has a distinguished record of service and accomplishment that includes many contributions to Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's vision of an optimal quality of life resulting from technological advancement and environmental preservation--in balance. As one of America's foremost communicators in a career spanning more than 50 years, he has had a substantial and positive influence on countless numbers of people. Downs has lectured throughout the country on a range of subjects, including the quality of life, the role of the communicator in environmental concerns, and the exploration of space. He has been Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Space Society and a member of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Council.
1988 - Sir Edmund Hillary
Award Presented at Kiana Lodge, Poulsbo (Seattle area), Washington
On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa friend and guide, Tenzing Norgay, became the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In the years since then, Hillary has devoted much of his life to aiding the mountain people of the Himalayas. He is Founder-Chairman of the Himalayan Trust, which provides medical and educational assistance, and has served as High Commissioner for New Zealand to India and Bangladesh and Ambassador to Nepal. A hallmark of his work to help bring advancements to this area of the world has been respect for its environment and cultures.
1987 - Arthur C. Clarke
Award Presented at La Conciergerie, Paris, France
Arthur C. Clarke has been called one of the twentieth century's rare combinations of practical scientist and poetic visionary. In 1945, at the age of 27, Clarke outlined his proposal for geostationary communications satellites in an article published in "Wireless World." This geostationary orbit is now known as the "Clarke Orbit," and the communications satellites which he envisioned are today used for oceanographic survey, navigation by ships, meteorological research, global communication and global education. Clarke has written or collaborated on some sixty fiction and non-fiction books, twenty million copies of which have been translated into thirty languages.
1986 - Dr. Thor Heyerdahl (Deceased)
Award Presented at the National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Thor Heyerdahl, famed anthropologist and explorer, is best known for his transoceanic and other voyages in replicas of early sailing craft to test his theories of the spread of early peoples and cultures. In 1947, he led a small crew on the primitive balsa wood raft "Kon-Tiki" 4,300 miles from Peru to Polynesia, showing the possibility that the Polynesians may have originally come from South America rather than southeast Asia. Heyerdahl also organized the "Ra" and "Tigris" expeditions, again involving two of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's major interests -- exploration and the study of ancient peoples.
1985 - Russell E. Train
Award Presented at the Amfac Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Russell E. Train, also known as "Mr. Conservation," has been at the forefront of the environmental movement for more than 25 years. He was the President of the World Wildlife Fund-U.S., the principal private American organization involved in wildlife and habitat preservation projects around the world, as well as Chairman of Clean Sites, Inc., an organization of industries and environmental groups formed to accelerate the cleanup of hazardous waste sites. The Foundation presented the Lindbergh Award to Train for his work throughout the world with a spirit of cooperation and understanding that has earned him the respect of environmentalists, industrialists, and political leaders and helping to achieve balance time and time again between the environment and technology.
1984 - General James H. Doolittle (Deceased)
Award Presented at The Warwick Post Oak Hotel, Houston, Texas
For more than sixty years, the career of General James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle touched and had a profound impact on a wide variety of areas in American life. His accomplishments in aviation, government service, the military, business, academia and many philanthropic pursuits embody the highest standards of excellence in the desire to preserve what is best about the U.S., and the relentless spirit to explore the unknown. He was not only a friend of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, but like the Lindberghs, recognized the need to balance technology and nature.
1983 - Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau (Deceased)
Award Presented at the Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California
Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau was best known for his exciting adventures aboard the oceanographic vessel "Calypso", voyages which have been documented in many television programs, and for his invention and development of the Aqua Lung over 45 years ago. The underwater pioneer dedicated his adult life to the protection and improvement of life supported by our planet's water system.
1982 - Dr. Paul B. MacCready, Jr. (Deceased)
Award Presented at The Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. Paul B. MacCready, Jr., earned the designation, "father of human-powered flight," in 1977, when his "Gossamer Condor" made the first sustained, controlled flight by a heavier-than-air craft powered solely by its pilot's muscles. Since then, various creations of Dr. MacCready's teams at AeroVironment, Inc., have followed the "doing more with less" theme: the human-powered "Gossamer Albatross" won aviation's largest cash prize by crossing the English Channel; the solar-powered "Solar Challenger", piloted 163 miles at an altitude of 11,000 feet from France to England; and, with GM, the "Sunraycer", which won the 1987 solar-powered car race across Australia, and the "Impact"; battery-powered car that GM will be tailoring into a mass production vehicle.
1981 - Maurice F. Strong
Award Presented at the Metropolitan Club, New York City
Maurice F. Strong guided the funding of developing nations as head of the Canadian International Development Agency and stood guard over the environment as Under Secretary General of the United Nations for the Environment. In 1975, he left the United Nations to head Petro Canada, a federal corporation working to develop new supplies of oil and gas for Canada. In Strong's own words, this move was not away from environmental issues, but "right into the middle of a tough, decision-making process that must reconcile economic, social and environmental factors." His resignation from the United Nations prompted a New York Times editorial headlining Strong as "Custodian of the Planet."
1980 - Edwin A. Link (Deceased)
Award Presented at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City
Edwin A. Link was recognized in 1980 for over 50 years of research, inventing, and exploration that produced over 30 unique patents and created a greater accessibility to explore and study the mysteries of the sky, earth, and sea. One of Link's best-known inventions is the "Link Trainer". During World War II, millions of gallons of fuel were saved by using the Trainer in ground school training flights. He is also credited with the development of the ocean submersible enabling oceanographic and archaeological researchers to explore ocean depths beyond the limits of man's physical tolerance. Link, like the Lindberghs, had a vision of the future that included technological man working in harmony with his natural environment for the ultimate betterment of all life.
1979 - Dr. Aurelio Peccei (Deceased)
Award Presented at The Plaza Hotel, New York City
Dr. Aurelio Peccei was presented the Lindbergh Award for his leadership as founder and President of The Club of Rome. The Club, an advocate of establishing an equilibrium between global growth and the environment, promoted the creation of studies to help revise the fundamental ways individuals, corporations and governments plan for and manage their future development.
1978 - Robert O. Anderson
Award Presented at The Plaza Hotel, New York City
Robert O. Anderson, founder and former Chairman of Atlantic Richfield Company, has been involved in the oil industry since 1939. Beginning with the start of his own oil company in 1941 and continuing until his current post as President of the Hondo Oil Company, Anderson has focused his attention on the problems of the co-existence of man's expanding technological energy needs with the consequent depletion of the earth's natural resources. In light of his dedicated commitment to environmental needs in a technological age, and because of his pragmatic and sensitive approach to the preservation of nature, Anderson was awarded the first Lindbergh Award.
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