2026 Environmental Awareness Award Nominations Due November 30
Contact: Susan Ferris Hill, (843) 953-2092 or susan.ferris.hill@scseagrant.org April Turner, (843) 953-2073 or april.turner@scseagrant.org
Charleston, S.C. (October 27, 2026)—The state of South Carolina is seeking nominations for an award to recognize individuals who are doing extraordinary work for the natural environment. Nominations will be accepted through November 30, 2026.
The S.C. Environmental Awareness Award was established by the S.C. General Assembly during the 1992 legislative session to recognize outstanding contributions made toward the protection, conservation and improvement of South Carolina’s natural resources. Nomination guidelines, the nomination form and a list of previous award winners are available at https://www.scseagrant.org/south-carolina-environmental-awareness-award/. Questions may be directed to April Turner at april.turner@scseagrant.org, (843) 953-2073 or Susan Ferris Hill at susan.ferris.hill@scseagrant.org, (843) 953-2092.
Each year the public is invited to submit nominations that are then reviewed by an awards committee. In judging nominees, the committee considers excellence in innovation, leadership and accomplishments that influence positive changes affecting the natural environment. Members of the awards committee represent the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium, S.C. Forestry Commission, S.C. Department of Natural Resources and S.C. Department of Environmental Services.
The 2025 Environmental Awareness Award winner, Melanie Ruhlman, president of Save Our Saluda, was honored for her leadership in water-quality protection and watershed planning in the Upper Saluda Watershed. She spearheaded the development of two watershed plans, engaged more than 22 community partners to address pollution in the watershed and led two successful Clean Water Act Section 319 grant implementation projects, with a third underway. These efforts prevent an estimated 5,650 tons of sediment from entering South Carolina waterways each year.
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