Fellows
The NPSO Fellows Award recognizes individual members for their exceptional contributions to the Society. The guidelines for nomination are available online or by request from the Fellows Committee at fe*****@*******on.org.
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Jennifer Lippert
Last Updated on June 10, 2026 by Tom Pratum 2025 NPSO Fellows Award Jennifer Lippert Profile Leadership, collaboration, and innovations have been Jenny’s strengths and emphasis over her 40-year service at NPSO. Emerald Chapter has been the recipient of these endeavors that have elevated our Chapter’s presence locally and benefited NPSO state wide as is…
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Willow Elliot
Last Updated on June 9, 2026 by Tom Pratum WILLOW ELLIOTT– 2026 NPSO Fellow Willow’s early interest in plants began on a farm in Tennessee where she could observe nature alone for hours and started learning the names of plants and trees from her forest ranger father and homesteading mother. Her high school and college…
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Jason Clinch
Last Updated on June 9, 2026 by Tom Pratum Jason Clinch grew up on a rural farm outside of Castle Rock, Washington in the shadow of Mount St. Helens. He caught his first fish from a boat on Spirit Lake with his grandparents while camping at age three, then watched the mountain erupt at age…
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Gail Baker
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum Making botanical connections The move from California to Oregon in the early 1980s landed Gail in her ideal botanical landscape and climate zone, between the northeastern North America of her childhood, a place with distinct seasons, and California’s Mediterranean climate, where she was introduced to and…
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Tanya Harvey
Last Updated on March 21, 2024 by Tom Pratum Tanya grew up in New England, the daughter of avid gardeners. She’s been in love with nature, especially plants, as long as she can remember. As a child, she spent as much time out of doors as possible, driven to learn all she could about the…
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David H. Wagner
Last Updated on March 21, 2024 by Tom Pratum As the son of missionary parents, David Wagner spent his childhood in Landour, India, in the foothills of the Himalayas. There David attended Woodstock School, exploring the mountains and collecting specimens of all kinds, including beetles, butterflies, birds, mammals, and snakes. About the age of eleven,…