Posthumous Turtle Conservation Appreciation Awards

Turtle Conservation Appreciation Awards
Posthumous Honorees 2010 – 2024

2024 – 16th Posthumous Award
Mehmet K. Atatür
[1947–2024]
Turkey

For His Outstanding Longterm Contributions to
Ecology Studies and Conservation Efforts for Turtles and Tortoises of Turkey

2022 – 15th Posthumous Award
Linda J. Allison
[1961–2022]
USA

For Her Outstanding Contributions to the Study of the Ecology and Conservation
of the Tortoises of Arizona and the U.S. Southwest

2022 – 14th Posthumous Award
Cecil R. Schwalbe
[1942–2022]
USA

For His Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Education and the
Study of the Ecology and Conservation of the Tortoises of Arizona and the U.S. Southwest

2021 – 13th Posthumous Award
Chuck Schaffer
[1956–2021]
USA

For His Outstanding Contributions as Editor of the Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter
and work on the Conservation Biology of Manouria emys

2021 – 12th Posthumous Award
Philip C. Rosen
[1955–2020]
USA

For His Outstanding Contributions to the Study of the Ecology
and Conservation of the Turtles and Tortoises of Arizona and Northern Mexico

2021 – 11th Posthumous Award
Walter Sachsse
[1932–2020]
Germany

For His Outstanding Contributions to the Study of
Conservation Breeding and Physiology of Freshwater Turtles

2020 – 10th Posthumous Award
Roger Bour
[1947–2020]
France

For His Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Turtle and Tortoise Taxonomy and Research
in France, Greece, Madagascar, South America, the Mediterranean, and the Mascarenes

2020 – 9th Posthumous Award
Margaretha Hofmeyr
[1950–2020]
South Africa

For Her Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to
Tortoise Research, Conservation, and Education in South Africa

2019 – 8th Posthumous Award
Joseph C. Mitchell
[1948–2019]
USA

For His Outstanding Contributions to Turtle and Tortoise Conservation and
His Leading Role in Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC)
and His Seminal Book on the Reptiles of Virginia

2019 – 7th Posthumous Award
Olga A. Leontyeva
[1952–2019]
Russia

For Her Outstanding Contributions to
Tortoise Conservation and Education in Russia

2019 – 6th Posthumous Award
Carl H. Ernst
[1938–2018]
USA

For His Outstanding Contributions to Turtle and Tortoise Ecology,
Taxonomy, and Conservation as well as His Seminal Books on
the Turtles of the United States and of the World

2017 – 5th Posthumous Award
Henk Zwartepoorte
[1949–2016]
Netherlands

For His Major Lifelong Contributions to the Conservation and Biology of Turtles and Tortoises,
and in Honor and Appreciation of His Leadership and Commitment to
Turtle Survival Alliance Europe and the Turtle Conservation Fund

2016 – 4th Posthumous Award
Hans-Dieter Philippen
[1957–2016]
Germany

For His Major Lifelong Contributions to the Conservation and Biology of Turtles and Tortoises,
and in Honor and Appreciation of His Leadership and Commitment to
Turtle Survival Alliance Europe and the Turtle Conservation Fund

2015 – 3rd Posthumous Award
Subramanian Bhupathy
[1962–2014]
India

For Significant Contributions to the Conservation and Biology of Indian Chelonians,
and in Honor and Appreciation of His Leadership and Commitment to
Turtle and Tortoise Conservation

2010 – 2nd PosthumousAward
Ray E. Ashton
[1945–2010]
USA

For Significant Contributions to the Conservation and Restoration of the Gopher Tortoise,
and in Honor and Appreciation of Commitment to Turtle and Tortoise Conservation

2010 – 1st Posthumous Award
John B. Thorbjarnarson
[1957–2010]
USA

For Significant Contributions to the Conservation of Asian and South American Chelonians,
and in Honor and Appreciation of Commitment to Turtle and Tortoise Conservation