2020 Ray Zillmer Award Recipients

The Ray Zillmer Award

The Ray Zillmer Award is named after Raymond T. Zillmer, founder of Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation (now the Ice Age Trail Alliance). The award recognizes individuals whose work exemplifies the ideals that inspired the establishment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Nominees shall have performed at least two of the following:

• Served the Ice Age Trail for at least 20 years.

• Markedly elevated public awareness of the Trail.

• Secured significant funding.

• Significantly advanced the IATA’s mission in some other way.

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Ray Zillmer Award: David Phillips

By Sevie Kenyon, volunteer writer for the Ice Age Trail Alliance
David Phillips (pictured above) is a recipient of the prestigious Ray Zillmer Award. Photo by Elena Mederas.
David Phillips (pictured above) is a recipient of the prestigious Ray Zillmer Award. Photo by Elena Mederas.
The Ray Zillmer Award recognizes individuals whose work exemplifies the ideals that inspired the establishment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. This year, the award recipients are David Phillips and David Kinnamon, both of whom have steered the course of the Ice Age Trail Alliance’s history.

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