Texas Women in Conservation

The Texas Women in Conservation award supports conservation education, notably Audubon’s Conservation Leaders Program, which provides opportunities for high school students to become more involved in environmental science.

Great Blue Heron Photo: Kenneth Lassman / Audubon Photography Awards

The Terry Hershey Award

The award was established in 2015 in honor of the late Terry Hershey, who dedicated much of her life to ecological conservation efforts in Houston and throughout Texas. Mrs. Hershey was a former member of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and a founding board member of Bayou Preservation Association, Houston Audubon Society, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Research Center, The Park People, and Urban Harvest. She was also a past board member for Audubon Texas, the National Audubon Society, National Recreation and Park Association, and The Trust for Public Land.

Click the arrows below to view Texas Women in Conservation award honorees over the years, 2015 - 2024.

Terry Hershey Photo: Audubon Texas
Barbara Doolin - 2024 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Josie Gutierrez - 2024 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Helen Drummond - 2023 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Virginia Rose - 2023 Honoree
Betty Bueche - 2022 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Jeanette Honermann - 2022 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Anne Brown - 2020 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Janette Monear - 2020 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Julie Shackelford - 2020 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Gail Thomas - 2020 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Valerie Bristol - 2019 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Carolyn Chipman - 2019 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Susan Kaderka - 2019 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Dianne Wassenich - 2019 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Claire Peterson Caudill - 2018 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Maxine Johnston - 2018 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Linda Shead - 2018 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Blair Fitzsimmons - 2017 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Karen Hixon - 2017 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Susan Hughes - 2017 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Ruth Lofgren - 2017 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Janice Bezanson - 2016 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Deborah Clark - 2016 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Ann Hamilton - 2016 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Marty Leonard - 2016 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Carol Dinkins - 2015 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Mary Anne Piacentini - 2015 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Susan Rieff - 2015 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas
Ellen Temple - 2015 Honoree Photo: Audubon Texas

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News & Updates

Audubon Texas Announces 2024 Terry Hershey Award Winners
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Audubon Texas Announces 2024 Terry Hershey Award Winners

Audubon Texas is pleased to announce Barbara Doolin and Josie Gutierrez as the 2024 Texas Women in Conservation Terry Hershey Award Honorees.

Audubon Texas Announces 2023 Terry Hershey Award Winners
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Audubon Texas Announces 2023 Terry Hershey Award Winners

— Conservation organization celebrates 100-year legacy of women leaders; provides environmental science opportunities for high school students.
Texas Leaders in Conservation - TLC
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Texas Leaders in Conservation

Career-focused conservation science and service for high school students. TLC for the Planet.

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Audubon Texas Names 2022 Terry Hershey Award Honorees
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Celebrating Our 2022 Texas Women in Conservation Honorees! Learn more about these two amazing women...

Audubon Texas Names 2022 Terry Hershey Award Nominees. The Texas Women in Conservation Luncheon was held on April 19, 2022 in San Antonio. Honorees were presented with the Terry Hershey Award honoring the role that Texas women have played in conservation.

Video: Audubon Texas Women in Conservation Virtual Event, featuring the 2020 Terry Hershey Awards
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Video: Audubon Texas Women in Conservation Virtual Event, featuring the 2020 Terry Hershey Awards

"Needless to say, we're celebrating a bit differently than we have in past years!"

Video: 2020 Terry Hershey Award Honorees Preview
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Video: 2020 Terry Hershey Award Honorees Preview

Congratulations to Anne Brown, Janette Monear, Julie Shackelford, and Gail Thomas

2020 Terry Hershey Award Honorees
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2020 Terry Hershey Award Honorees

Congratulations to Anne Brown, Janette Monear, Julie Shackelford, and Gail Thomas

Four Honored with the 2019 Terry Hershey Award
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Four Honored with the 2019 Terry Hershey Award

The Honorable Valarie Bristol, Carolyn Chipman Evans, Susan Kaderka, and Dianne Wassenich honored at the fifth annual Texas Women in Conservation Luncheon

2019 Terry Hershey Award Honorees
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2019 Terry Hershey Award Honorees

Congratulations to Valarie Bristol, Carolyn Chipman Evans, Susan Kaderka, and Dianne Wassenich

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