Arthur Marshall Foundation Accomplishments

1984

September 1
Art Marshall is named “Florida Conservationist of the Decade” by the Florida Wildlife Federation.

September 6
Art Marshall is presented with a resolution drafted by Gov. Bob Graham and the Florida Cabinet expressing appreciation for a lifetime of work to protect the Everglades.

Art Marshall and Bob Graham

“I’ve probably received 20 awards from different organizations. This award is the summation of all the rest.”
- Art Marshall

2001
July 19 - Marshall Foundation CEO John Marshall named “Conservationist of the Year” by the Florida Wildlife Federation after helping to spearhead a 15-year reforestation plan at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

Conservationist of the Year John Marshall and Junior Conservationist of the Year Jeff Prill

April 3 - The Audubon Society of the Everglades presents a conservation award to John & Nancy Marshall commending them “For public outreach and the trees to plant in the historic wetlands of Palm Beach County.”

2003
February 25
John Marshall is awarded the title of “Conservationist of the Year” again by the Henry Morrison Flagler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
January 11
Art Marshall is posthumously inducted into the “Everglades Hall of Fame” at the 18th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference. John and Nancy Marshall accept a plaque on his behalf, which will be displayed at the new Visitors’ Center at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in 2008.

2004
September 9
The Marshall Foundation receives an Education Award from the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Florida Association of Environmental Professionals. The award commemorates the success of the Foundation’s various education programs, including “Ambassadors of the Everglades,” a tree-planting program for school-aged children, and the Summer Intern Program, a rigorous, 10-week summer internship for college and graduate students interested in careers in the environmental sciences.

2006

May 8

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service names the Marshall Foundation as a recipient of its prestigious U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Regional Director’s Conservation Award. This nationwide award is given based on the Foundation’s “commitment and dedication to fish and wildlife conservation,” according Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Regional Director Sam D. Hamilton.

Marshall Foundation Vice President Nancy Marshall and Executive Director Josette Kaufman accepted the prestigious USFWS Regional Director’s Conservation Award at a ceremony in Atlanta.

December 9
John Marshall receives the “Cypress Award” from the Sierra Club’s Loxahatchee Group. According to Group Chairwoman Kay Gates, the award was given to honor Mr. Marshall’s tremendous contributions to the public’s awareness of environmental issues in Palm Beach County.

John Marshall shows off his Cypress Award

2007

April The Marshall Foundation’s Annual Cypress Harvest & Student Photography Project is honored as an outstanding “Make a Difference Day” event by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The event involved hundreds of volunteers who helped collect cypress seeds from native trees at the Refuge, while amateur student photographers documented their efforts. The seeds were later germinated and planted to help restore the Everglades, while photos from the day were made into a traveling exhibit. The Make a Difference Day awards program, spearheaded by USA Weekend Magazine, recognizes outstanding service projects around the country.

Overcast weather didn’t stop the 2006 Marshall Foundation Cypress Harvest & Student Photography Project from being named an outstanding “Make A Difference Day” event by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.