The 29th annual Thomas Jefferson Awards were held March 24 at the Wayne Theatre in Downtown ...

March 28, 2016

The 29th annual Thomas Jefferson Awards were held March 24 at the Wayne Theatre in Downtown Waynesboro. This year's awardees include:

Thomas Jefferson Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Natural Science:
Oliver S. Flint, Jr., Ph.D., Curator Emeritus, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Thomas Jefferson Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Natural Science Education
Lisa Robinson Deaton, Forester, Gloucester Region, Virginia Department of Forestry

William Barton Rogers Corporate Award
Virginia Chapter of Trout Unlimited

Thomas Jefferson Award for Conservation
James N. Galloway, Ph.D., Sidman P. Poole Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia

Matthew Fontaine Maury Distinguished Service Award
Sammy Redd, former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Virginia Museum of Natural History