Marine Education Award

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The NMEA Marine Education Award recognizes distinguished performance in marine education at the local, regional, or national level by professionals who are not classroom teachers. 

Eligibility: Nominees must be NMEA members in good standing and an informal educator..

Award Considerations: Nominees should have documented contributions to the furthering of marine science through education programs, legislation, and/or leadership. Nominees will be assessed in the following areas:

  • Leadership in advancing marine science initiatives

  • Creativity and/or Innovation in introducing marine science into materials, activities, and/or projects/programs

  • Scale of impact
2025 Timna Mahaly Varela (Honduras)
2024 Tina Miller-Way (AL)
2023 Susan Wood (WA)
2022 None
2021 Amelia Rodgers (MO)
2020 Kasey Gaylord-Opalewski (FL)
2019 Kyle Troy (NY)
2018 Dawn Miller-Walker (FL)
2017 Dena Deck (CA)
2016 Evie Copejans (Belgium)
2015 Roberta Dean (CA)
2014 Linda Chilton (CA)
2013 None
2012 Alan Rammer (WA)
2011 Barb Bruno (HI)
2010 Harry Breidhal (Australia)
2009 Lou Siegel (NY)
2008 JoAnne Powell (NC)
2007 Gary Kreamer (DE)
2006 Katrina Barrett (CT)
2005 Craig Strang (CA)
2004 Linda G. Livolsi (CT)
2003 Margaret Davidson (SC)
2002 Leslie R. Sautter (SC)
2001 Ann Reid (NH)
2000 Fanya Paouris (SC)
1999 Sharon H. Walker (MS)
1998 Veronique Robigou (WA)
1997 James Kolb (WA)
1996 Anita Freudenthal (NY)
1995 Pam Stryker (TX)
1994 None
1993 Captain Dave Mattingly
1992 Laurie Dumdie (WA) and Mary Cerullo (MN)
1991 Gary Hafner (CA)
1990 None
1989 Eugene Kaplan