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Eaddy Williams Hayes
1924 – 2011
Palmetto
Conservation Foundation was saddened to learn that Spartanburg, SC
resident, Eaddy Williams Hayes, a longtime supporter and contributor
to the organization had died on May 16, 2011. Mrs. Hayes, an ardent
conservationist, was an avid outdoors woman who enjoyed hiking, fly
fishing, bird hunting, river rafting and many other sports. In
1999, Mrs. Hayes was honored by Palmetto Conservation Foundation as
the recipient of their annual BMW Conservation Award.
In addition to
PCF, Mrs. Hayes was a founding member of the Nature Conservancy of
SC and was designated a Conservation Hero by that group. She also
was very well-known in Spartanburg for her many civic involvements
and charitable acts. Palmetto Conservation Foundation has lost a
true friend and extends its deepest sympathy to Mrs. Hayes’ family
and friends.
2010 BMW
Conservation Award
Ann Jennings
Called the "grande dame of conservation in our state ... the best
example of citizen-conservationist" Ann Jennings of Columbia is this
year's recipient of the BMW Conservation Award. Ann was recognized
for her contributions in protecting the state's natural resources
through her very successful leadership at the helm of the Congaree
Land Trust, her efforts to preserve Congaree Swamp, and her ongoing
work to protect Fort Jackson with buffer properties and educating
young and old about the importance of land conservation.
This annual award honors a lifetime of
outstanding achievement in the field of conservation. The recipient
is someone who has made lasting impacts in
protecting South
Carolina’s natural resources through conservation,
environmental
education, and/or
preservation.
Past
recipients of the BMW Conservation Award include:
2009 L.B. and
Peggy Adams, Greenwood
2008 Anne Rainey
of Columbia, Camden
2007 Murray
White of Fort Mill
2006 Tom Kohlsaat of Columbia
2005 Lindsay Pettus of Lancaster
2004 John Drummond of Greenwood
2003 Thomas Wyche of Greenville
2002 Dale and Judy Thiel of Camden
2001 Mary and Edmund Taylor of Columbia
2000 Anne Springs Close of Fort Mill
1999 Eaddy Hayes of Spartanburg
1998 Harry Dalton of Rock Hill |
