Patrick Noonan

Patrick F. Noonan (born 1943) is an American conservationist and was president of The Nature Conservancy from 1973 to 1980,[1] and the Conservation Fund.[2][3] He was a recipient of the Lady Bird Johnson Environmental Award.

He graduated from Gettysburg College with BS Business Administration, (1965), from American University with an MBA, and from Catholic University of America, with a MS in City and Regional Planning. He has served on three Presidential Commissions: the Commission on Americans Outdoors; Commission on Environmental Quality; and the Commission on White House Fellows.[4] He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society and is Vice Chairman of the Society's Education Foundation.[5] He is also on the Board of Advisors of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and was previously a board member of the Chesapeake Conservancy.[6]

He had a daughter, Karen Elizabeth Noonan (December 26, 1967 - December 21, 1988) who was killed in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.[7][8]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "About the Nature Conservancy - Former Presidents". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
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  3. ↑ "Patrick Noonan". nndb.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Blaschke, Jayme (13 March 2009). "Conservationist Patrick Noonan to deliver Grosvenor Lecture". Office of Media Relations. Texas State University. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "National Geographic Education Foundation Board". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Brockett, Megan (19 December 2016). "Chesapeake Conservancy announces new board members". Capital Gazette. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "8 Marylanders died on Pan Am Flight 103". The Baltimore Sun. 23 December 1988. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "The Lockerbie Memorial Cairn, Arlington National Cemetery". arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Patrick F. Noonan". American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Patrick Noonan Receives 2009 George Bird Grinnell Memorial Award". American Deer & Wildlife Alliance. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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