Awards

The Foundation celebrates these innovative individuals working in field biology, craft and food.

2026 Awards in Craft
Hong Hong
Multidisciplinary Artist
Tulsa, Okla.
2026 Awards in Craft
Loretta Pettway Bennett
Gee’s Bend Quilter
Huntsville, Ala.
2026 Awards in Craft
Melissa S. Cody
Weaver
Long Beach, Calif.
2026 Awards in Craft
Paul Andrew Wandless
Ceramist, Sculptor, Printmaker
Chicago, Ill.
2026 Awards in Craft
Roberto Benavidez
Sculptor
Los Angeles, Calif.
BJ Dennis
2025 Awards in Food
BJ Dennis
Chef
Charleston, S.C.
Dune Lankard
2025 Awards in Food
Dune Lankard
Founder and President, Native Conservancy
Cordova, Alaska
Imani Black
2025 Awards in Food
Imani Black
Founder and CEO, Minorities in Aquaculture
Chesapeake Bay, Md.
Maria Gonzalez & Rudy Jimenez
2025 Awards in Food
Maria Gonzalez and Rudy Jimenez
Partners, Green Thumb Farms
San Juan Bautista, Calif.
Raimundo Espinoza
2025 Awards in Food
Raimundo Espinoza
Executive Director, Conservación ConCiencia
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Valerie Erwin
2025 Awards in Food
Valerie Erwin
Chef and Social Activist
Philadelphia, Pa.
2025 Awards in Field Biology
Anusha Shankar
Assistant Professor
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
2025 Awards in Field Biology
Fidisoa Rasambainarivo
Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
Greenville, N.C.
2025 Awards in Field Biology
James Stroud
Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Ga.
2025 Awards in Field Biology
Natalia Llopis Monferrer
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Scholar, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute/Station Biologique de Roscoff
Moss Landing, Calif. and Roscoff, France
2025 Awards in Field Biology
Rachel Malison
Assistant Research Professor, Flathead Lake Biological Station/University of Montana
Polson, Mont.
artist with pottery
2025 Awards in Craft
Kevin Aspaas
Weaver
Shiprock, N.M.
artist with baskets
2025 Awards in Craft
Neal Thomas
Basket Maker
Wendell, N.C.
artist with mask
2025 Awards in Craft
Robert K. Mills
Visual Artist
Kake, Alaska
artist at worktable
2025 Awards in Craft
Teri Greeves
Beadworker
Santa Fe, N.M.
artist with sculptures
2025 Awards in Craft
Jolie Ngo
Multimedia Artist
Santa Barbara, Calif.
2024 Awards in Food
Ankita Raturi
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Informatics Lab; Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
2024 Awards in Food
Crystal Manuel
Whole Food Educator and Founder / Co-Owner, Cream of the West and Gruff Grains
Havre, Montana
2024 Awards in Food
Femeika Elliott
Founder, The Lotus Program Experience and Rooted East Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
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