Lifetime Achievement Award

Ralph E. Good

Director, Biology Graduate Program
Rutgers University-Camden Campus, New Jersey
Dr. Ralph E. Good was a distinguished ecologist at Rutgers University for 24 years and served as professor of botany, director of the graduate program in biology at the Rutgers-Camden campus, and director of the Rutger’s Division of Pinelands Research.

Jon Kusler

Executive Director, Association of State Wetland Managers
Berne, New York
Jon Kusler, founder and executive director of the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM), is the first recipient of the National Wetlands Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for singular dedication and excellence in wetlands protection.