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2005
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Dr. Mae Jemison
Space Shuttle Astronaut
Dr. J. Michael Fay
National Geographic Conservationist in Residence |
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2004 |
Jodi Cobb
National Geographic Photographer |
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2003 |
Dr. John Kuglin
Former Director of NASAs Earth Observing System (EOS) Education Project |
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2002 |
Dr. Wade Davis
National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence |
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2001 |
Dr. Sally Ride
Astronaut and Author
Professor of Physics, University of California at San Diego |
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2000 |
Erik Larson
Author: Isaacs Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History |
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1999 |
Dr. Jane Goodall
Anthropologist and Scientist
Founder of The Jane
Goodall Institute
Author: Reason for Hope |
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1998 |
Dayton Duncan
Author and Co-Producer of Film Series: Lewis and Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery; The West; Lewis and Clark; The Missouri; Miles from Nowhere; People of the West.
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Ann Bancroft
Explorer: First woman to travel to both the North Pole and the South Pole; first woman to cross the Antarctic continent. |
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1997 |
Dr. Robert Ballard
Explorer and Discoverer of RMS Titanic Founder
of the Institute for Exploration and the JASON Foundation
Author: Lost Liners; Explorations
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Kenneth C. Davis
Author: Dont Know Much About Geography |