Sierra Club: John Muir Award

Sierra Club John Muir Award (established 1961)

"The Sierra Club's highest award. Honors a distinguished record of leadership in national or international conservation causes such as to continue John Muir's work of preservation and establishment of parks and wilderness. Is considered the most prestigious honor after that of Honorary President. (Executive Committee of the Board of Directors; may be awarded annually)."


 * 1961 William E. Colby (Sierra)
 * 1962 Olaus J. Murie
 * 1963 Ansel A. Adams
 * 1964 Walter A. Starr
 * 1965 Francis P. Farquhar
 * 1966 Harold C. Bradley
 * 1967 Sigurd F. Olson
 * 1969 Henry M. Jackson
 * 1970 George Marshall
 * 1971 John P. Saylor
 * 1972 Edgar Wayburn
 * 1973 Richard M. Leonard
 * 1974 John B. Oakes
 * 1975 William O. Douglas
 * 1976 Jacques Cousteau
 * 1977 David R. Brower
 * 1978 Phillip Berry
 * 1979 J. Michael McCloskey
 * 1980 Paul Ehrlich
 * 1981 Brock Evans
 * 1982 Wallace Stegner
 * 1983 Margaret E. Murie
 * 1984 Brant Calkin
 * 1985 Denis A. Hayes
 * 1986 Horace Albright
 * 1987 John A. McComb
 * 1988 John Seiberling
 * 1989 Paul Brooks
 * 1991 Celia Hunter
 * 1992 James C. Catlin
 * 1993 Martin Litton
 * 1994 William E. Siri
 * 1995 Joseph B. Fontaine
 * 1996 Elden Hughes
 * 1997 Doug Scott
 * 1998 Jim Dodson
 * 1999 Judy Anderson
 * 2000 Carla Cloer
 * 2001 Gaylord Nelson
 * 2002 James Jeffords
 * 2003 Vivian Newman
 * 2004 Vicky Hoover
 * 2005 Howard Booth
 * 2006 Larry Melhalf
 * 2007 Al Gore