The member of Friends designated Most Inspirational by our President, awarded each March. Also known as the Willie McCool Award, in memory of its first awardee, who was lost in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster before he could receive the award.
2003 Willie McCool (NASA Space Shuttle Columbia pilot, hiker) 2004 Jim Whittaker (mountaineer, author) 2005 David Morris (ONP retired Superintendent, Peace Corps volunteer) 2006 Ray Lovely (ONP Volunteer Coordinator) 2007 Barb Maynes (ONP Information Officer) 2008 Dr. Paul Gleeson (archeologist, ONP Chief of Cultural Resources) 2009 Ross Hamilton (noted local photographer) 2010 Backcountry Horsemen of Washington (volunteer trail maintenance) 2011 Neil & Lisa Turnberg (plant nursery volunteers)
Most Inspirational ONP Employee Award Recipient
Park employee designated Most Inspirational by our President, awarded each September, as a separate award beginning in 2009.
