Audrey Rust
Audrey Rust
2000 Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal
Presented to Audrey Rust, Presdient of the Peninsula Open Space Trust, whose inspired leadership in the field of land preservation has permanently protected over 36,000 acres in the fast growing Silicon Valley.
Proposed by: Woodside-Atherton Garden Club, Zone XII
The Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement in environmental protection and the maintenance of the quality of life.
Cynthia Ann Pratt Laughlin (Mrs. William McKennan Laughlin: 1910–85) was a member of The Southampton Garden Club, Zone III. A former Awards Committee zone representative, known for club and community leadership and horticultural skill, she endowed the medal in 1979, which was first awarded in 1980. The medal was designed by sculptor Charles Parks.
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