Volunteer Awards

Florida Trail Association Volunteer Recognition

The Florida Trail Association’s annual awards serve as a way to recognize members, volunteers, partners, and supporters for their incredible contributions to the FTA and the Florida Trail. Every year, we ask our partners, members and volunteers to nominate people in the community for their exceptional contributions.

2023 Award Winners will be announced at the FTA Annual Meeting in April 20th, 2024 in Gainesville, FL at the Headquarters library downtown.

If you have any questions, please contact volunteer@floridatrail.org

Award Categories

Chair’s Awards

The following awards are selected and presented at the FTA Chair’s discretion:

This award is presented at the FTA Chairs’s discretion to an FTA member who has made extraordinary progress toward meeting the purposes and objectives of the FTA on a statewide basis. This award is considered the highest recognition for an FTA Member/Volunteer, and as such, this is limited to one recipient annually.

YearRecipientChapter
1984Ernie BaldiniIR
1984Ashby BoxIR
1984Mary Anne TwyfordAC
1985Fred MulhollandSC
1985George WysockSC
1986Wiley Dykes, SrCF
1986Karl EichhornIR
1987Saima TakkenHS
1988Cheri McDermottFC
1989Ethel PalmerSC
1990Frank OrserFC
1990Deborah Stewart-KentTB
1991Sylvia DunnamSU
1992Dick SchulerHS
1993Paul CummingsLC
1993Sunny PiskuraLC
1994Ken & Thelma CarpenterHH
1995June AtkinsonCF
1996Don & Marie MeindersSC
1997Bernie SimmsTB
1998Joan HobsonHI
1999Kent WimmerAC
2000Carol Ann SchillerSU
2000Fred SchillerSU
2001Pete DurnellCF
2001Bill HalpenLC
2002Mary Anne FreyerCF
2002Rick GuhseTT
2003Sandra FriendFC
2004Pam HaleIR
2005Tom DanielCH
2006Helen GallopsBC
2007Eileen WyandSC
2008Vernon ComptonCH
2009Ed WolcottFC
2010Julia ThompsonCF
2011Richard RiceSU
2012Lou and Rachael AugspurgCF
2013Melissa BruneauHC
2013David WaldropHC
2014Judy TrottaFC
2014Eve BaileyCH
2015David CostakisFC
2015Don MockFC
2016Linda BentonTB
2017Carlos SchomakerAA
2018Janice WellsHC
2019Kay FerraraHH
2019Howard PardueAC
2021Susan Bennett MannsBC
This award is presented at the FTA Chairs’s discretion to very select members who have demonstrated a lifetime dedication and commitment to the mission and goals of the FTA. This award will recognize those individuals who have significant efforts in all levels of the organization repeatedly throughout their years as a member of the FTA. This award is one of the most prestigious given by the FTA and as such, there will be very limited number of awards given out. Nominations are submitted to the Awards Committee for consideration.
Year Recipient Chapter
2005 Ernie & Jean Baldini IR
2005 Paul & Sherry Cummings LC
2005 Carl & Sylvia Dunnam SU
2005 Wiley Dykes, Sr CF
2005 Karl & Betty Eichhorn IR
2005 Mary Anne Freyer CF
2005 Jim Kern TB
2005 Charlie Monson BC
2005 Fred Mulholland SC
2005 Ethel Palmer SC
2005 Margaret Scruggs FC
2005 Dorothy Strickhouser BC
2006 Rose & Jim Kellerman HC
2006 Frank Orser FC
2006 Jim Pace HC
2006 Fred & Carol Ann Schiller SU
2006 Dick Schuler HS
2006 Bill & Linda Taylor HS
2006 Elizabeth VanMierop FC
2007 Dick Bingham SC
2007 Dean Drake LC
2007 Charles & Virginia Edwards SC
2007 Dennis Nymark SC
2007 Bernie & Jackie Simms TB
2007 Ted & Trudy Winsberg LC
2007 Ed Wolcott FC
2008 Kenneth Smith FC
2009 Ted Kmet FC
2009 Pat & Allan Pearce TB
2010 Roland Alderman HC
2011 Pete Durnell CF
2011 Lou & Rachel Augspurg CF
2011 Bea Rogers and Dean Drake LC
2011 Joan & Bruce Hobson HI
2012 Robert Schultz HI
2012 Bea Rogers LC
2013 Howard Pardue AC
2013 Jon Phipps CF
2014 Bill Reed WG
2014 George Brinkman FC
2015 Margaret Brabham LC
2016 Tom Clements TT
2016 Tom Daniel CH
2016 Monika Hoerl HC
2016 Betty Wilson AA
2016 Chuck Wilson AA
2016 Fred Davis LC
2017 Francis Keenan HI
2017 Bobbi Keenan HI
2017 Sandra Friend IR
2018 David Denham BC
2017 Ralph Hancock SC
2019 Ted Youngblood SC
2021 Howard Pardue AP
2022 Mike & Lynn Thompson HH
2022 Dawn Griffin AP
This award is presented at the FTA Chair’s discretion to public officials who have provided leadership in advocating on behalf of the Florida Trail, as well as landowners and agencies who have significantly contributed to the completion and protection of the Florida Trail.
Year Recipient
2010 Mark Warren
2010 Don & Janice McDonald
2010 M.C. Davis
2011 James Burnett
2013 Jim Wood
2016 Allen Broussard Conservancy
2017 Beth Jackson, Orange County
2017 Jared Barber, Big Cypress NPS
2018 Bob Mindick, Osceola County
2021 Edwin McCook, Suwannee River WMD

Membership Awards

The following awards are selected by the Awards Committee from FTA member nominations:

This award is presented to members who have made extraordinary efforts as trail maintainers in helping reach our organizational goal of a continuous trail across Florida, and those who have worked diligently in building and maintaining the side and loop trails of the Florida Trail System, and are excellent role models and examples for other volunteers. This award is considered the highest recognition for an FTA trail maintainer, and as such, there will be one recipient annually. Nominations are submitted to the Awards Committee for consideration and approval.

YearRecipientChapter
2001Kenneth SmithFC
2001Alton SnellgroveTB
2001Ed WolcottFC
2002Tom DanielCH
2002Frank OserFC
2002William SummersSC
2003Paul CummingsLC
2004Mary Pat CrossWG
2004Dean DrakeLC
2004Joan HobsonHI
2004Dick SchulerHS
2004Ted YoungbloodSC
2005Jim HernandezHC
2005Jack HornerAA
2005Bea RogersLC
2006Sam BigbieSU
2006Jim GlancyTT
2006Wally HillCF
2006Don NealeSU
2006Antony RawsonLC
2007Monika HoerlHC
2007Butch Siegel, Jr.CH
2007Gerry WaldFC
2008Bob DeckertCH
2008David DenhamHH
2008L.B. JonesWG
2009Ron PetersonPC
2009Jon PhippsCF
2009Bill PowerTT
2009Ed WalkerWG
2010Hugh BellPC
2010Bob YostHC
2010Jim & Rose KellermanHC
2010Steve KuharWG
2011Ian AjacHC
2011David “Bill” ColemanCF
2011Monika HoerlHC
2011Francis & Bobbi KeenanHI
2011Ron PetersonCH
2011Mike ThompsonHH
2011David WaldropHC
2011Ed WilliamsonWG
2012Jim AldridgeHC
2012Robert BrowderWG
2012Scott JohnstonCF
2012Andre MarcilSU
2012David SibleyIR
2013Lori BurrisTT
2013Janie HamiltonTB
2013Doug KucklickCF
2013Steve MeyersLC
2013Shawn RileyIR
2013Ronny TraylorAC
2014Bill MartinSC
2014Ray MorganWG
2014Linda PattonAC
2014Bill ReadFC
2015Lou & Rachael AugspurgCF
2015Richard GrahamAC
2015Janie HamiltonTB
2015Eric LewisAC
2015Robin LugerFC
2015Bernice NemethHI
2015Steven NemethHI
2016Lou AugspurgCF
2016Rachael AugspurgCF
2016Jean BubAA
2016Michael TuckerAC
2016Bill TurmanCF
2016John GrobHI
2016Gene MolnarHI
2016Hazel MolnarHI
2016Eric LewisPC
2016RJ SikoraSU
2016Stephanie SikoraSU
2016Linda TaylorBB
2017Larry AlesiHH
2017Vic & Carlene DanartAC
2017Abe ChristianBB
2018Jeff AndrewsLC
2018Tom ClementsTT
2018Gordy HawkinsSC
2018David RobinsonHH
2018Carl RodkeyBB
2018Jo Anne RodkeyBB
2018Doug SpharIR
2018Debra TaylorAA
2019Bill TaylorBB
2019Richard QuinnTT
2019Barbara QuinnTT
2020Darryl UpdegrovePH
2021Ed WilliamsonWG
2021Rick ByrnesLC
2022David MaltbyIR
2022Don RavinskiWG
This award is presented to members who have made very significant efforts and accomplishments to ensure that the responsibilities for building and maintaining their portion of the Florida Trail and the side and loop trails of the Florida Trail System are met. This award is considered a high honor for the trail maintainer, and as such the award will be limited to at most one recipient per chapter per year. Nominations are submitted to the Awards Committee for consideration and approval.
Year Recipient Chapter
2019 Bill Alexander IR
2019 Rachael Augspurg CF
2019 Alan Hearn PC
2019 Patrick Kerr HH
2019 Linda Taylor BB
2019 Mike Williams SC
2020 Don Ravinski WG
2020 Bill Turman CF
2021 Mike Tucker AP
2021 Patrick Ellis HH
2021 Richard Warren BC
2021 Don Ravinski WG
2021 Terry Heaps AA
2021 Jerry Rogers CF
2022 Mike Tucker AP
2022 David Gale BC
2022 Tom Drake CF
2022 Eugene Stoccardo CF
2022 Jeff Doren HH
2022 Walter Ahern LC
2022 Brenda Zenk NF
2022 Darryl Updegrove PC
2022 Brad Henderson WG
2022 Rhonda Wise HC

This award is presented to members who have made significant contributions to the Florida Trail Association at a state or chapter level. Examples of significant contributions may include leadership, fundraising, recruitment, outreach, or other valuable volunteer services. Special Service Awards are limited to one recipient per chapter. Nominations are submitted to the Awards Committee for consideration and approval.

YearRecipientChapter
1999Lou & Rachael AugspurgCF
1999Jim & Nancy EscoffierIR
1999Ed MooreWG
1999Warren ResenLC
1999Carol Ann SchillerSU
2000Lou & Rachael AugspurgCF
2000Ken & Thelma CarpenterHH
2000Tom & Kay ClementsTT
2000Vernon ComptonWG
2000Pete DurnellCF
2000Dawn GriffinAC
2000Ben HaleFC
2000Bill HalpenLC
2000Sidney McDonaldPC
2000Phil NiswanderTB
2000Dennis NymarkSC
2000Daisy PalmerLC
2000Linda PattonAC
2000Jon PhippsCF
2000Marion PyotsiaSC
2000Dick RiceSC
2000Kenneth SmithFC
2000Daryl WellsTB
2001Barbara BigbieSU
2001Rebecca BowmanCF
2001Tom DanielCH
2001Cheryl EllefsonCF
2001Rick GuhseTT
2001Bobbie & Francis KeenanHI
2001Judy MinterCF
2001Ted & Dottie PeppelSC
2001Judy & Bill PerhamLC
2001Jeff WaltersCF
2002Ernie BaldiniIR
2002Sam BigbieSU
2002Myrna ClaytonCF
2002Carl DunnamSU
2002Dan KnippelTT
2002Ethel PalmerSC
2002Steve RajtarCF
2002Dick SchulerHS
2002Paula SnellgroveTB
2002Carl StrohmengerSC
2002Lee SubermanCF
2002Ronnie TraylorAC
2002Ted WilkinsFC
2002Ted & Trudy WinsbergLC
2003Linda BentonTB
2003Rick BinderTT
2003Harold & Juanita DemarestPC
2003Tony FlohreIR
2003Ted KmetFC
2003Donna KororaTT
2003Don NealeSU
2003Lynn & Mike ThompsonHH
2003Leslie WheelerTB
2004Tom ClementsTT
2004Tom DanielCH
2004Jim & Nancy EscoffierIR
2004Peggy GranthamWG
2004Joan & Bruce HobsonHI
2004Joan JarvisCF
2004Bob & Louise KeefeCF
2004Russ KlettCF
2004Nancy LaubenthalCF
2004Dell LoylessCF
2004Tom McLainHH
2004Charlie MonsonBC
2004Steve RajtarCF
2004Warren ResenLC
2004Bea RogersLC
2004Elizabeth VanMieropFC
2005Joe AllenIR
2005Lou & Rachael AugspurgCF
2005Jan EckerdAC
2005Helen GallopsBC
2005Jack & Liz HailmanTT
2005Louise HillenTT
2005Jack & Gerry HornerAA
2005Beth KelsoAA
2005Virginia LaneHH
2005Billy & Tammy LuperTB
2005Eric MedleyTB
2005Jan MeeksSC
2005Steve MeyersLC
2005Judy MinterCF
2005Rodney PoseyCF
2005Beth & Walter SchoenfelderSU
2005Rob Smith, JR.CF
2005Alton SnellgroveTB
2005Dale WeddleIR
2006Eve BarbourCF
2006Virginia BartonCF
2006Ian BrownCF
2006Roland BurrowsHH
2006Morena CameronIR
2006Phyllis DuenasCF
2006Pat HastingsAA
2006Gail IrwinLC
2006Mick KarolickIR
2006Gregory LaneHH
2006Richard LoudenIR
2006JoAnn LuceAA
2006Audrey MinnisTT
2006Bill PowerTT
2006Rosalind SuitOS
2006Mary TeedBC
2006Terry TenoldAC
2006Ken WilliamsHC
2006Catherine WinterCF
2007Bob CovenyFC
2007Gretchen DeweyTT
2007Kay FerraraHH
2007Frank GriecoAA
2007Joel KaiserTT
2007Esther MuramLC
2007Edythe PekinLC
2007Mike PisacanoTT
2007Roger RoseAA
2007Barbara SchumuckerTT
2007Kenneth SmithFC
2007Betty WilsonAA
2008Mitch AlmonSC
2008Margaret BrabhamLC
2008Jean BubAA
2008Lori BurrisTT
2008Brenda CarneriAA
2008Paul CummingsLC
2008Cheryl GardnerWG
2008Paul GuyonLC
2008Mary HalfertyHH
2008Janie HamiltonFC
2008Cate KearnsHH
2008Wallis MayoCH
2008Judy MinterCF
2008Candy & Frank RetterHH
2008Carol RoseAA
2009Lori DillonHH
2009Deanna FilkinsHH
2009Diana FitzpatrickHH
2009Charles HausladenCF
2009Gordon JohnsonLC
2009Wallis MayoCH
2009Chuck WilsonAA
2010Larry AlesiHH
2010Bill AllisonHH
2010Judy HarrisHH
2010Jerry HertingAC
2010Jay LevittTT
2010Andre MarcilSU
2010Dot MorrisonFC
2010Galen MosesAC
2010Teresa NewgentAC
2010Dan RieflerHH
2010Bob WallaceSU
2010Jean WilliamsonCF
2010Allan YoungHH
2011Eve BarbourCF
2011Wallis & Paul MayoCH
2011Susan CreelWG
2011Lou & Rachel AugspurgCF
2011Ruby TeboCF
2011Kim HimmelmanTT
2011Aubrey MinnisTT
2011Kay FerraraHH
2011Brown, ElizabethHH
2011Jacquelyn KelleyAA
2011Donna EllisSU
2011Ken WilliamsHC
2012Carl AngleseaCF
2012John & Pat CarrollTT
2012Howard LunsfordLC
2012Mike LevittLC
2012Mary MillerLC
2012Debra LawrenceLC
2012Alan CollinsLC
2012Randy CreelWG
2012Robert SchultzHI
2012Barbara BigbieWG
2012RJ & Stephanie SikoraSU
2012Linda PattonAC
2012Bonnie McLaughlinAA
2012Tom DanielCH
2013Marion FinchLC
2013Russell KletteCF
2013Bill & Mary Ellen MiltonHI
2013Betty PiperHC
2013Holly Porter-FairCF
2013Helen WigersmaWG
2014Kay FerraraHH
2014Deanna FilkinsHH
2014Kean EngieWG
2014Janet WalshCF
2014Tom WackendorfAA
2015Virginia BartonCF
2015Elaine FisherCF
2015John GrobHI
2015Gain IrwinLC
2015Joan JarvisCF
2015Doug KucklickCF
2015Scott LunsfordLC
2015Steve MeyersLC
2015Roy MooreLC
2015Shannon MooreLC
2015Mary NixonCF
2015Bill RoyFC
2015Connie ScottCF
2015Judy TrottaFC
2015David WaldropHC
2015Jean WilliamsonCF
2016Bill TurmanCF
2016Jackie WarrenCF
2016Karen HilemanCF
2016Elaine FisherCF
2016Patrick RollinNA
2016Howard PospeselHI
2016Carmen PospeselHI
2016Diane RoeschHI
2017Bill AlexanderIR
2017Jim CouillardTT
2017Shannon MooreLC
2017Tom McDanielHH
2017Ed WilliamsonWG
2017Gene & Terry BouleyHI
2017John McArdleTT
2017Pam SwansonCF
2018Rita BlackLC
2018Kathleen BonvouloirHH
2018Kay FerraraHH
2018Joe GardnerBB
2018Barb HallsBB
2018Barbara JohnstonHH
2018Kathy LambHI
2018Eric LewisPC
2018Randy MadisonTB
2018Patty RiskoskyBB
2018Chelsey StevensCF
2018Chris StevensCF
2018Wade WillistonHI
2019Rene BonvouloirHH
2019Robert GrosswaldHH
2019Carl KepfordAA
2019Bill & Ginger LeachHI
2019Karen SmithHH
2019Darryl UpdegrovePC
2019Jackie WarrenCF
2020Richard (Dick) WardHH
2020Steve GriegerCF
2020Brenda CarneriAA
2020Ernie LynkBC
2021Richard WarrenBC
2021Kay FerraraHH
2021Debra TaylorAA
2021Susan Bennett MannsBC
2021Helen WigersmaWG
2021Christine HaleWG
2021Cheryl GardnerWG
2021Barbara RossAA
2021James FaitAA
2021Bill AlexanderIR
2021Janet MillerLC
2021Mary Helen MillerLC
2021Jennifer Jones-ReynoldsLC
2022Bruce ZollnerHI
2022Mike BarnettHI
2022Alan HoldsworthHH
2022David MaltbyIR
2022Karl ByarsWG
2022Jim PeaksIR
2022Darryl UpdegrovePC
2022Cody PeacockBC
2022Janet MillerLC
2022Jerry RogersCF
Presented to members who have made extraordinary efforts and are highly qualified as Activity Leaders or Activity Coordinators using activities as a means to introduce the public to the Florida Trail. The nominee should have a history of successful and innovative activity leadership, displaying a knowledge of the Activity Leader Guidelines, and possess skills such as first aid, map reading, and engage in environmental education including the knowledge of local flora & fauna, or culture and history. This award is considered a high honor for the Activity Leaders and Activity Coordinators, and as such, the award will be limited to at most one recipient per chapter per year. Nominations are submitted to the Awards Committee for consideration and approval.
Year Recipient Chapter
2009 Lou & Rachael Augspurg CF
2009 David Denham HC
2009 Peggy Grantham WG
2009 Mickey Miller AA
2009 Bea Rogers LC
2010 Sam Bigbie SU
2010 Paula Miller TT
2010 Nancy Needs HC
2010 Rodney Posey CF
2011 Bea Rogers LC
2011 Rose & Jim Kellerman HC
2011 Steve Rajtar CF
2011 Esther Muram HH
2012 Judy Minter CF
2012 Bea Rogers LC
2013 Peggy Grantham WG
2013 Liane Plumhoff HC
2013 Tom Regan CF
2013 Joseph Rosenberg LC
2015 Alan Collins LC
2015 Mary Slater Linn CF
2016 Dawn Griffin AC
2017 Margaret Brabham LC
2017 Jim & Nancy Escoffier IR
2017 Tony Flohre IR
2017 Dawn Griffin AC
2017 Valerie Johnson LC
2017 Howard Lunsford LC
2017 Mary Miller LC
2017 Bill & Mary Ellen Milton HI
2017 Roy Moore LC
2017 Jackie Warren CF
2018 Rachael Augspurg CF
2018 Lenny Chew SC
2018 Ryan Lusk LC
2018 Mike Thompson HH
2019 Pam Swanson CF
2020 Chuck & Betty Wilson AA
2020 Ed Williamson WG
2021 Melissa Updegrove PC
2021 Carmel Hind HH
2021 Dennis Hardy HI
2021 Melodie Hardy HI
2021 Alan Collins LC
2022 Don Valcheff HI
2022 Andy J. Niekamp WG
2022 David Griswold HH
2022 Gary Wasserman IR
2022 Rachel Augsperg CF

This award is presented to members with twenty-five years of continuous membership to the FTA.

Leslee Heller
Walker Banning
Dee Dalrymple
Candis Harbison
Debbie Levi
Ben Ellis
Gerald Wald
Ann Rodgers
JoAnn Miller
Larry Warren
Bill Hofman
Michael Kelly
Debra Akin
Jean Williamson
Anna Dorsey
Hector Vargas
Kathy Besbekos
Dorothy Morrison
Robert Dodrill
Eve Barbour
S. Aaron Laden
Gary Sisco
Marsha Certain
Steve Meyers
Carmel Hind
Alan Collins
Jon Hillen
Robert Daniels
John Buchholz
Jeff Ernst
Mitch Almon
Alan Roddy
James Fait
Janie Hamilton
Greg Lane
Jean Powell
Don Lauher
Inge Ackerman
Jan Blue
William Byczek
Susan and Charles Creel
Tom and Anne Daniel
Fred Davis
Kris Dougherty
Holly Genzen
Joseph Gildone
Liqing Hart
Bob Herring and Gaye Ciesinski
Monika Hoerl
Kevin and Cheryl Hogan
George Hoover
Michael Kane
Norman “Bob” Kerckel
Hai-Toh Lim
Grace Linn
Peter Lund
Thomas McDaniel
Henry McElreath
Bonnie McLaughlin
Audrey and Marc Minnis
Mary Lou Rethman
Richard Robbins
George Stewart
Phillip Stonwater
Charles Tabscott
Mike @ Travel Country Outdoors
Michael and Betsy Tucker

This award is presented to members with fifty years of continuous membership to the FTA.

David Forman
Terrence Mahoney
George Stovall
Ruth Black
Mary Anne Freyer
Judy Otto
Bob Warren

Partnership Awards

Presented to non-members or organizations that have made significant contributions to the Florida Trail Association. This may be to a land owner or land manager who has been of noteworthy assistance, or to a monetary donor. The person may incidentally be a member of the FTA but the assistance was made “outside” the organization. Nominations are submitted to the Awards Committee for consideration and approval.
Year Recipient
2010 Brasington’s Adventure Outfitters
2011 David Butcher
2012 Stephen Stipkovits
2013 Blackwater River State Forest Gary
2013 Werner
2014 Amy Conyers
2014 Warren Poplin
2014 Steve Elkinton, National Park Service
2015 Hazen Mitchell
2016 Nels Parson
2016 John Strayer
2017 Jim Blush
2017 Jeff McLemore
2017 Hidden Valley Park, Schuler Family
2018 Robert Brooks, Wekiwa Springs SP
2018 Jason Ballard, FWC
2018 Jim Duby, Seminole County
2018 Michelle Hoffman, Orianne Center
2018 Mark Jenkins, FWC
2018 Dean Prescott
2018 Ralph Risch, Seminole State Forest
2019 Anastasia Dieter, REI
2019 Matt Favero, Z-Packs
2019 Monrad Chandler
2020 Chris Johansen, Eglin Air Force Base
2020 Bijaya (BJ) Kattel, South Florida Water Management District (retired)
2021 Loisa Kerwin
2022 Reverend Arlen & Mrs. Lana Payne – Big Cypress New Testament Baptist Church
2022 Sean Blanton – Run Bum Tours
2022 FTthruHIKE
This award is presented to a member of the media (newspaper, magazine, television, radio) who has promoted the goals and objectives of the Florida Trail Association and has highlighted the health benefits of backpacking, hiking or walking. Nominations are submitted to the Awards Committee for consideration and approval.
Year Recipient
2014
Troy Moon, Kimberly Blair, John Blackie, Pensacola News Journal
2016 Megan Digeon
2017
Greg Stanley & Katie Klann, Naples Daily News
2018 Sandra Friend, Florida Hikes
2019 Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel
2020 Misit Little, Orange Blaze Podcast
2021 Jessica Mills, Homemade Wanderlust
2021 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel
2022 Chris and Chelsey Stevens “Sunshine State Seekers”

Florida Trail Program Awards

This annual statewide award is presented to a member who has conducted outstanding volunteer service as measured by having the most FNST maintenance hours submitted and entered into the FTA hours reporting database within the year. This award is coordinated and presented by the Staff.

YearRecipientChapter
2016Ed WilliamsonWG
2017Paul MayoCH
2018Abe ChristianBB
2019Mike HankeyTB
2020Margaret NonnemacherBB
2021Perry KoussiafesAP
2022Eugene StoccardoCF

This annual statewide award is presented to a partnership group who has conducted outstanding volunteer service as measured by having the most collective volunteer hours submitted and entered into the FTA hours reporting database within the year. This award is coordinated and presented by the Staff.

YearRecipient
2016REI
2017Florida Alternative Breaks
2018UF Engineers for Sustainability
2019Groundwork Jacksonville
2020Girls Who Hike Florida

This annual statewide award is presented to a member who has conducted outstanding volunteer service as measured by having the most administrative hours submitted and entered into the FTA hours reporting database within the year. This award is coordinated and presented by the Staff.

YearRecipientChapter
2020Bill TurmanCF
2021Debra TaylorAA
2022Lynn ThompsonHH
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