Preparing Your Entry Click here to view the recipients of the 1999 Awards. Innovation, resourcefulness, leadership and a commitment to balancing the human use of America's coastal and ocean resources with the needs of the resources themselves - these are the hallmarks of the Walter B. Jones Memorial and NOAA Excellence Awards. In 1990, as part of the reauthorization of the CZMA, the late Congressman Walter B. Jones provided NOAA with the authority to honor the people and organizations of America for their dedication and outstanding contributions in helping the Nation maintain healthy coastal and ocean resources and balance the needs of these resources with human use. NOAA later added additional categories to recognize the broad spectrum of contributions made by this country's many motivated, caring individuals and organizations. The awards program is open to individuals, organizations, and state and local government agencies and their employees.
Candidates can receive an award in a category only once.
Federal employees and officials are not eligible for the Walter B. Jones Memorial Awards, and are not eligible for the NOAA Excellence Awards, except for the category of Excellence in Marine Sanctuary Management. Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study - recognizes graduate students whose academic study promises to contribute materially to the development of new or improved approaches to coastal or ocean management. Up to 10 awards will be given in 2001. Up to five awards will be given in 2001. Resource Management - bestowed in honor of the late U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown.