Pugsley Medal
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The Pugsley Medal was created by Cornelius Amory Pugsley
in 1928. The award honors champions of parks and conservation. Until 1952 there was a gold, silver, and bronze award, and in 1953 it was switched to national, state, and local.
Cornelius Amory Pugsley
Cornelius Amory Pugsley was the Democratic Congressman from New York's 16th congressional district from 1901 to 1903. He was also the President New York State Bankers Association in 1913. He created the Pugsley Medal in 1928.-Biography:He was born in Peekskill, New York on July 17, 1850 to Gilbert...
in 1928. The award honors champions of parks and conservation. Until 1952 there was a gold, silver, and bronze award, and in 1953 it was switched to national, state, and local.
Pugsley Medal winners
- 1928 Stephen T. Mather, the first director of the National Park ServiceNational Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
, gold medal - 1928 Duncan McDuffieDuncan McDuffieDuncan McDuffie was a real estate developer, conservationist, and mountaineer based in Berkeley, California, USA.-Visionary developer:...
, silver medal - 1929 Mary Williamson AverellMary Williamson AverellMary Williamson Averell was born in New York City into a prominent New York family. The only daughter, she was tutored at home and completed her education at a finishing school with the “…expectation that one day she would become a fine wife and mother for some young man of equal or greater social...
, gold medal - 1929 Nathaniel Lord BrittonNathaniel Lord BrittonNathaniel Lord Britton was an American botanist and taxonomist who founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York. Britton was born in New Dorp in Staten Island, New York...
, silver medal - 1931 Richard LieberRichard LieberRichard Lieber was a German-American businessman who became the father of the Indiana state parks system. At his death, he could be considered the most powerful spokesman in the United States for the conservation of natural resources.-Early life:He was born into privilege in Düsseldorf, Germany,...
, gold medal - 1932 Peter NorbeckPeter NorbeckPeter Norbeck served as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, and as a United States Senator. Norbeck was the first Governor of South Dakota to have been born within the borders of the state.-Biography:...
, silver medal - 1936 Robert MosesRobert MosesRobert Moses was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, Rockland County, and Westchester County, New York. As the shaper of a modern city, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of Second Empire Paris, and is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of...
, gold medal - 1938 Arno B. CammererArno B. CammererArno Berthold Cammerer was the third director of the U.S. National Park Service.Cammerer was born in Arapahoe, Nebraska in 1883. He was the son of a Lutheran pastor. He went to Washington, D.C in 1904 to work as a civil service bookkeeper, and earned a Bachelor of Law degree at Georgetown Law...
, gold medal - 1940 Newton B. DruryNewton B. DruryNewton Bishop Drury was the fourth director of the American National Park Service and the executive director of the Save-the-Redwoods League.-Early life and career:...
, silver medal - 1942 Harold L. IckesHarold L. IckesHarold LeClair Ickes was a United States administrator and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and the second longest serving Cabinet member in U.S. history next to James Wilson. Ickes...
, gold medal - 1947 Conrad L. Wirth, gold medal
- 1947 Thomas J. Allen, silver medal
- 1948 Percival Proctor Baxter, gold medal
- 1949 Waldo Leland, gold medal
- 1950 Newton B. DruryNewton B. DruryNewton Bishop Drury was the fourth director of the American National Park Service and the executive director of the Save-the-Redwoods League.-Early life and career:...
, gold medal - 1953 Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. was an American landscape architect best known for his wildlife conservation efforts. He had a lifetime commitment to national parks, and worked on projects in Acadia, the Everglades and Yosemite National Park. Olmsted Point in Yosemite and Olmsted Island at Great Falls...
, gold medal - 1954 Harold C. Bryant, national award
- 1954 Russell ReidRussell ReidRussell Reid is a retired consultant psychiatrist who specialized in sexual and gender-related conditions. He is particularly known for his work with gender identity disorder patients. Richard Curtis took over his practice after his retirement. Reid grew up in New Zealand and worked privately in...
, state award - 1955 Loring McMillenLoring McMillenLoring McMillen was Staten Island's official historian who preserved the works of Alice Austen and worked to restore Historic Richmond Town.-Biography:...
, local award - 1956 Gilbert Hovey GrosvenorGilbert Hovey GrosvenorGilbert Hovey Grosvenor , the father of photojournalism, was the first full-time editor of National Geographic Magazine, serving from 1899 to 1954. Grosvenor is credited with having built the magazine into the iconic publication that it is today...
, national award - 1959 Alfred A. KnopfAlfred A. KnopfAlfred A. Knopf, Inc. is a New York publishing house, founded by Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. in 1915. It was acquired by Random House in 1960 and is now part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group at Random House. The publishing house is known for its borzoi trademark , which was designed by co-founder...
, national award - 1963 Conrad L. Wirth, national award