Examples of Awards and Recognition

  • Conservation Education Association Meritorious Service and Leadership Award, 1985
  • Award for Outstanding Contributions, Western Regional Environmental Education Council, 1985
  • Award for Outstanding Achievement in Outdoor Education, Lorado Taft Field Campus, 1988
  • Rudolph J. H. Schafer Award, Western Regional Environmental Education Council, 1988
  • Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Outstanding Wildlife Contributor, Professional of the Year, 1991
  • Award of Special Recognition, Province of Alberta, Canada, Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1991
  • Canadian Wildlife Federation, Award of Merit, 1991
  • President of the United States of America, President’s Environment and Conservation Challenge Award, Gold Medal for Education and Communications (to Project WILD, 1991, in a Rose Garden Ceremony, received by Cheryl Charles on behalf of the program and its sponsors)
  • L. B. Sharp Award for Excellence in Outdoor Environmental Education, 1993
  • Who Is Who in Service to the Earth, 1993
  • Paul F. Brandwein Distinguished Scholar, 1998
  • Who Is Who in the West, 1998 - Present
  • Who Is Who in America, 1999 - Present