{"id":188,"date":"2021-03-09T06:35:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T11:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2025-08-15T10:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:51:15","slug":"fundador","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/es\/about\/people\/founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundador"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  ep-lazy-loaded avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   avia-section-fwd container_wrap fullsize' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; --epBGImgDesktop: url(https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/founder-1920x640-1.jpg);--epBGImgTablet: var(--epBGImgDesktop); --epBGImgMobile: url(https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/founder-mobile-720x540-1.jpg);;background-attachment: scroll; background-position: bottom center;   '   data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' ><div class='container' style=><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units' ><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-188'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div   class='hr hr-invisible  hr-responsive   avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling ' ><div style='height:300px' class='hr-desktop '><\/div><div style='height:300px' class='hr-tablet '><\/div><div style='height:150px' class='hr-mobile'><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  ep-lazy-loaded avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #fcfaf5; background-repeat: no-repeat; --epBGImg: url(https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Brown-Topo-Map-1.png);;background-attachment: scroll; background-position: center center;   '  data-lazy-bg data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units' ><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-188'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div   class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1   blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling     ' ><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '   itemprop=\"headline\"  >ADKX Founder<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style='  '   ><div class='container' style=--containerWidth:1150px;max-width:1150px;><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units' ><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-188'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div   class='flex_column_table  ep-lazy-loaded   av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable flex-column-table-1 '  ><div  class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top ep-lazy-loaded first  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  \" ><div class=\"flex-column-inner\"><p><div  style='height:20px' class='hr hr-invisible   av-desktop-hide  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first ' ><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div   class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2   blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last     ' ><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '   itemprop=\"headline\"  >Harold K. Hochschild and His Legacy<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div   class='flex_column_table  ep-lazy-loaded   av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable flex-column-table-2 '  ><div  class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding ep-lazy-loaded first  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  column-top-margin\" ><div class=\"flex-column-inner\"><p><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"  ><div class='avia_textblock   av_inherit_color    '  style='font-size:30px; color:#789d4a; line-height:1.43; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>History is powerful. History can capture the imagination and inspire great events \u2013 including the founding of a regional history museum. Although many would play a role in creating the institution we now call the Adirondack Experience, it was the vision, dedication, and benevolence of one man \u2013 Harold K. Hochschild \u2013 that brought this museum into being.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"  ><div class='avia_textblock      '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Harold K. Hochschild (1892 \u2013 1981) was a corporate leader and philanthropist who played a pivotal role in the history of the Adirondacks. He leveraged his fascination with local history and his personal fortune to create the Adirondack Museum, now known as the Adirondack Experience. Hochschild also engineered the creation of the Adirondack Park Agency, the state entity charged with ensuring a responsible balance between conservation and development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder' ><\/div><div  class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top ep-lazy-loaded   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" ><div class=\"flex-column-inner\"><p><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-      avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"   ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12493 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12493 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/APA-Act-Signing-Lake-George-Mirror-Wands-scaled.jpg\" alt='Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signs the Adirondack Park Agency Act on June 22, [sic] 1971 as commissioners (left to right) Fred O\u2019Neal, Peter Paine, Stewart Kilbourne, Henry Diamond, Robert Hall, Richard Lawrence and (seated) Chairman Harold Hochschild look on. New York State photo from the collection of the Lake George Mirror' title='Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signs the Adirondack Park Agency Act on June 22, 1971 as commissioners (left to right) Fred O\u2019Neal, Peter Paine, Stewart Kilbourne, Henry Diamond, Robert Hall, Richard Lawrence and (seated) Chairman Harold Hochschild look on.' height=\"2062\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/APA-Act-Signing-Lake-George-Mirror-Wands-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/APA-Act-Signing-Lake-George-Mirror-Wands-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/APA-Act-Signing-Lake-George-Mirror-Wands-1030x830.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/APA-Act-Signing-Lake-George-Mirror-Wands-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/APA-Act-Signing-Lake-George-Mirror-Wands-1536x1237.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/APA-Act-Signing-Lake-George-Mirror-Wands-2048x1650.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/APA-Act-Signing-Lake-George-Mirror-Wands-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"  ><div class='avia_textblock      '  style='font-size:16px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Harold K. Hochschild\u00a0 (seated at left) looks on as Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signs the Adirondack Park Agency Act on June 25, 1971. Hochschild\u2019s fellow members of the Temporary Study Commission (standing left to right) include Fred O\u2019Neal, Peter Paine, Stewart Kilbourne, Henry Diamond, Robert Hall, and Richard Lawrence. New York State photo from the collection of the Lake George Mirror.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div   class='flex_column_table  reverse-order ep-lazy-loaded   av-equal-height-column-flextable av-break-at-tablet-flextable flex-column-table-3 ' style='margin-top:0px; ' ><div  class=\"flex_column av_one_full  no_margin av-break-at-tablet flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding ep-lazy-loaded first  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" ><div class=\"flex-column-inner\"><p><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"  ><div class='avia_textblock      '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In 1904 the Hochschild family acquired a share in a large property known as Eagle Nest in Blue Mountain Lake. Harold spent summers there and gained a lifelong passion for the Adirondack region. He became particularly interested in the Adirondacks\u2019 history, collecting documents and interviewing local residents. In 1952 he published a mammoth, illustrated book, <em>Township 34<\/em>, about the area immediately surrounding Blue Mountain Lake.<\/p>\n<p>A group of dedicated Blue Mountain Lake residents organized The Adirondacks Historical Association in 1947. Their ambition was to build a local history museum. They acquired a site in the center of the Hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake and commissioned drawings for a modest building to house operations. Those early plans never moved forward. Hochschild subsequently assumed control of the association in 1953. He purchased a much larger property for the project, the former Blue Mountain House resort, located about 1.5 miles from the hamlet\u2019s center. On that elevated spot with sweeping views of Blue Mountain Lake, he built the original Adirondack Museum, which opened its doors to the public in 1957. Hochschild personally subsidized the museum\u2019s operations and led its board until his death in 1981.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his involvement with the Adirondack Experience, Hochschild pursued many other civic and philanthropic interests. He served on the boards of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkalmanack.com\/2017\/04\/nysha-defunct-new-york-state-historical-association-is-no-more\/\">New York State Historical Association<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ias.edu\/about\/mission-history\">Institute for Advanced Study<\/a> at Princeton, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionalassociation.org\/our-history\">Correctional Association of New York<\/a>, among other organizations. In 1970 Governor Nelson Rockefeller tapped him to chair the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondackexplorer.org\/stories\/the-roots-of-modern-day-adirondack-park-took-shape-50-years-ago\">Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks<\/a>, which was charged with making recommendations for the Adirondack Park\u2019s long-term conservation and management. While the park was officially established as early as May 20, 1892 (coincidentally the day Hochschild was born), it enjoyed few legal protections. After what turned out to be a contentious behind-the-scenes struggle, Hochschild successfully managed to push through legislation authorizing the creation of the regulatory <a href=\"https:\/\/apa.ny.gov\/about_agency\/index.html\">Adirondack Park Agency<\/a>. Governor Rockefeller signed the legislation into law on June 25, 1971.<\/p>\n<p>The personal wealth that enabled Hochschild to establish the Adirondack Experience and support his other philanthropic interests derived from his interests in a company known as American Metal. He joined the company in 1913 at a time when his own father, Berthold Hochschild, was chairman. Harold eventually became president, then chairman. While he was chairman, American Metal merged with another company and became American Metal Climax. In 1957, Hochschild stepped down as chair but continued to serve on the board until 1974.<\/p>\n<p>The Adirondack Experience is mindful that from the 1930s through the 1950s, American Metal\u2019s profits, and the Hochschild family\u2019s wealth, were largely derived from mining operations in the Copperbelt of what later became Zambia. Low wages paid to thousands of African workers in what was then a British colony contributed to the company\u2019s high profitability. Working and living conditions in company-owned housing could be harsh and even brutal. For much of this period, prejudicial work rules prevented Black people from holding supervisory and executive-level positions. These unfortunate realities are at odds with the values of the Adirondack Experience and our nation today. The museum recognizes that Hochschild\u2019s philanthropy and the Adirondack Experience\u2019s current financial strength were, at least in part, facilitated by harm done to others, which is regrettable.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023 the Adirondack Experience commissioned a report about American Metal\u2019s business practices from <a href=\"https:\/\/duncanmoney.wordpress.com\/\"><u>Duncan Money, PhD<\/u><\/a>, a historian specializing in the subject of copper mining in Africa. His report can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Harold-K.-Hochschild-and-the-Copper-Industry-in-Central-Africa-Final.pdf\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>. Money observed that for much of its history, American Metal supported the status quo in colonial Africa. He also noted that American Metal, under Hochschild\u2019s leadership, eventually shifted its position to encourage anti-colonial leaders in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) as it transitioned towards independence and did so \u201cbefore any other section of big business.\u201d Hochschild additionally became chair in 1957 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaionline.org\/who-we-are\/history\/\">African American Institute<\/a>, now the Africa-America Institute, whose purpose was to provide opportunities for African students in both United States and Africa. In 1960 he also hosted an important anti-colonial nationalist, Kenneth Kaunda, at Eagle Nest and helped introduce him to elected officials and the World Bank. Hochschild provided support for political prisoners in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia during the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his life, Harold K. Hochschild continually deployed his capacity for hard work, political influence, and generosity to create change and further important causes. The Adirondack Experience is grateful to him for his dedication to preserving the stories and material culture of the Adirondacks as well as the landscape itself. In this, Hochschild leaves behind a legacy that remains central to the mission of the Adirondack Experience.<\/p>\n<p>Information about the Adirondack Experience\u2019s current work in the area of Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theadkx.org\/about\/mission\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>More about Harold K. Hochschild\u2019s life, which included serving as an American intelligence officer during WW II who interrogated German prisoners of war, can be found in two books. The first was edited and the second was written by his son, Adam Hochschild. The first, <\/em>Harold K. Hochschild 1892-1981<em>, was privately printed in 1982. The second<\/em>, Half the Way Home: A Memoir of Father and Son<em>, was published by Houghton Mifflin and is still in print. Both are available for review in the library of the Adirondack Experience. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style=' margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:30px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center   hr-icon-no    avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading ' ><span class='hr-inner   inner-border-av-border-fat' style=' width:800px; border-color:#719430;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div   class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2   blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock     ' ><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '   itemprop=\"headline\"  >The H.K.H. Award<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"  ><div class='avia_textblock      '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Adirondack Experience\u2019s Harold K. Hochschild Award honors the memory of the museum\u2019s founder, whose passion for the Adirondacks, its people, and its environment inspired the creation of this institution, which is dedicated to understanding and promoting the unique regional identity of the Adirondack Park. Through the\u00a0Harold K. Hochschild\u00a0Award the Adirondack Experience seeks to recognize, support, and strengthen intellectual and community leaders throughout the Adirondack Park, and to highlight their contribution to the region\u2019s culture and quality of life. It also hopes to encourage others to appreciate that the region\u2019s leadership comes in many forms and from many different communities within the Adirondack Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Award may be given to organizations as well as individuals. Although residency within the Park is not required, the Award is presented in recognition of achievement or service having an obvious connection to or impact on the Adirondack region. The recipient of the Award receives an original copy of\u00a0Hochschild\u2019s\u00a0authoritative tome, Township 34, and is honored at the Adirondack Experience\u2019s Benefit Gala in the summer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_section  el_before_ep_template_part   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #4a7729;   '   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units' ><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-188'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div   class='flex_column_table  ep-lazy-loaded   av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable flex-column-table-4 '  ><div  class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top ep-lazy-loaded first  avia-builder-el-20  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  \" ><div class=\"flex-column-inner\"><p><div  style='color:#fcfaf5;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2  custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-21  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first     ' ><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '   itemprop=\"headline\"  >Past Recipients of the Harold K. Hochschild Award<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#fcfaf5'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"  ><div class='avia_textblock      '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Formerly called the Founder\u2019s Award<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div   class='flex_column_table  ep-lazy-loaded   av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable flex-column-table-5 '  ><div  class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top ep-lazy-loaded first  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" ><div class=\"flex-column-inner\"><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"  ><div class='avia_textblock   av_inherit_color    '  style='color:#fcfaf5; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Francis B. Trudeau<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Physician<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard W. Lawrence<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Historian<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Craig Gilborn<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Former Director of Adirondack Experience<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frances Seaman<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Local Historian<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Jamieson<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clarence Petty<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Conservationist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Rugge<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Physician, Health Care Pioneer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warder Cadbury<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Historian<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbara McMartin<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Author, Historian<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harold A. Jerry, Jr.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Conservationist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Timothy L. Barnett<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Conservationist, Ecologist, Naturalist<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder' ><\/div><div  class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top ep-lazy-loaded   avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" ><div class=\"flex-column-inner\"><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"  ><div class='avia_textblock   av_inherit_color    '  style='color:#fcfaf5; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Janet Parker Decker<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Philanthropist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arthur V. Savage<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Renaissance Man<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellen Nadia Maroun<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Disabilities Advocate<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WSLU<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>North Country Public Radio<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth (Betsy) Folwell<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Writer, Historian, Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meredith Prime<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Conservationist, Non-profit Leader<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard Merrill<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Educator, Historian, Community Leader<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter S. Paine, Jr.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Founding Father, Adirondack Park Agency<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jerry Jenkins<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Writer, Naturalist, Teacher<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John &amp; Margot Ernst<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Community and Environmental Leaders<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joan K. Davidson<\/strong><em><br \/>\nPhilanthropist, Public Servant, Civic Leader<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder' ><\/div><div  class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top ep-lazy-loaded   avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" ><div class=\"flex-column-inner\"><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"  ><div class='avia_textblock   av_inherit_color    '  style='color:#fcfaf5; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Frances Beinecke<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Environmental Leader, Philanthropist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave Mason &amp; Jim Herman<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Community Leaders, Philanthropists<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bill McKibben<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Environmental Leader, Writer, and Advocate<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Jefferson Project, a joint effort of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM Research, &amp; the FUND for Lake George<\/strong><em><br \/>\nEnvironmental preservation and research initiative<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Adirondack Forty-Sixers, Inc<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Conservation and Preservation Leaders<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbara Glaser<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Environmental Conservationist, Historic Preservationist, and Community Advocate<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Linda and Sarah Cohen<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Philanthropists and Community Leaders<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ross Whaley<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Educator and Non-profit Leader<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edward McNeil<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Conservation and Preservation Leader<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Lee and Nancy Keet and the Cloudsplitter Foundation<\/strong><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><em>Community Leaders, Philanthropic Organization<\/em><\/div>\n<p><strong>Cali Brooks and the Adirondack Community Foundation<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Community Leader, Philanthropic Organization<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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