Awards and News
Karla Smith, Chair, NRPA Environmental Education Committee and Founding Member receives
2020 the Mid-Atlantic Marine Education Association Information Educator Award.
Cindy Pinell, Environmental Education Volunteer received the 2019 Award.
NRPA is pleased to announce that In July 2020, Cindy Pinell joined the NRPA staff as K-12 Environmental Education Manager.
The Mid-Atlantic Marine Education Association (MAMEA) is an organization of people whose common goal is
to improve education about all aspects of marine and aquatic environments.
The Mid-Atlantic Marine Education Association is proud to honor these individuals for their outstanding efforts
in making the world of water known.
October 2020 Karla Smith Informal Educator Award
November 2019 Cindy Pinell Informal Educator Award
NRPA receives 2019 Garden Club of Virginia Dugdale Award
First awarded in 1974 and named in 1989 for Mrs. Arthur A. Dugdale of the Ashland Garden Club, an outstanding member of the GCV who originated the Conservation Forum. It is presented to an organization, industry or an individual who is not a GCV member for outstanding work in conservation. NRPA was nominated by the Nansemond River Garden Club.