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CZS Life Trustee Howard B. Simpson with CZS President & CEO Dr. Stuart D. Strahl. Simpson
received the Corwith Hamill Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Conservation
Leadership Awards Dinner.
Kerry Luft accepts the Edith Rockefeller McCormick Partnership Award on
behalf of Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation at the Conservation Leadership
Awards Dinner.
CZS Trustee Barbara Levy Kipper presents Clive Stockil, Chairman of Lowveld Rhino Trust,
with the George B. Rabb Conservation Medal at the Conservation Leadership Awards Dinner.
Conservation Leadership Awards
The 2017 Conservation Leadership Awards showcased longtime Mr. Simpson has been a vital partner to Brookfield Zoo for
leaders in animal welfare and environmental conservation. more than 30 years. From conservation initiatives in Australia to
At the awards dinner on September 28, 2017, the George B. the construction of the Seven Seas Dolphinarium, his leadership
Rabb Conservation Medal was presented to Clive Stockil, and support for the expansion of the Animal Welfare Research
chairman of Lowveld Rhino Trust. Mr. Stockil has been program has enabled CZS to develop a top-notch scientific team
involved with conservation work in Zimbabwe – his native that is leading the field in animal welfare efforts.
country – for more than 40 years. He was one of the initial
driving forces behind protecting Africa’s endangered rhinos. Finally, the Edith Rockefeller McCormick Partnership Award
In 1992, he helped to create the Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, was presented to the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation and was
a private reserve in the Savé Valley, Zimbabwe, which is now accepted by Senior Vice President Kerry Luft. The Dundee-based
home to one of the largest rhino populations in Africa. Foundation, which is dedicated to conservation leadership and
wildlife research, was honored for its commitment to securing the
CZS Life Trustee Howard B. Simpson received the Corwith future of the environment through science, demonstration,
Hamill Lifetime Achievement Conservation Award. education, and communication.
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