Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts

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PACD Honors Award Recipients during Annual Meeting

Conservation district staffs, state officials, and legislative partners convened in State College to honor conservationists during the PACD and State Conservation Commission’s 69th Joint Annual Conference. The awards luncheon took place July 27 at the Ramada Conference Center in State College, PA.
PACD President Glenn Seidel presents the Legislator Leadership Award to Representative Tommy Sankey during the PACD/SCC Awards Luncheon on July 27, 2016 in State College. Representative Sankey was nominated by the Clearfield County Conservation District.

PACD President Glenn Seidel presents the Legislator Leadership Award to Representative Tommy Sankey during the PACD/SCC Awards Luncheon on July 27, 2016 in State College. Representative Sankey was nominated by the Clearfield County Conservation District.

The 2016 PACD honorees are as follows:
  • Legislator Leadership Award

Representative Tommy Sankey (Clearfield)

  • President’s Award

Christopher Thompson (Lancaster)

  • Ann Rudd Saxman Conservation District Director Excellence Award

Kenneth Meck (Lancaster)

  • Conservation District Employee Excellence Award

Karl Kerchner (Lebanon)

  • Auxiliary Scholarship

Leah Wenhold (Lehigh)

Conservation District Employee Service Recognition Program Awards
  • 30 Years of Service

Donna Fisher, District Manager, Blair

Maryruth Wagner, District Manager, Columbia

  • 35 Years of Service

Ed Magargee, District Manager, Delaware

Greg Phillips, District Manager, Westmoreland

  • 40 Years of Service

Barry Travelpiece, P.E., Resource Conservationist, Columbia

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