Staff Awards and Recognitions
Ellen Tohn and Scott Sklar Dedicated Service Award
This award recognizes members of our community who have displayed exemplary dedication to Cornell Outdoor Education. Given in honor of Ellen Tohn '81 and Scott Sklar '80, whose service to COE as instructors and co-chairs of the advisory board spanned decades.
| 2022 Alice Henshaw | |||
| 2023 Jeff Deutsch | |||
| 2024 John Udall |
David Moriah Student Leadership Awards
David Morrisey Moriah, the first Director of Cornell Outdoor Education, founded an “Oasis of Madness” which continues to develop teamwork, leadership, and growth through outdoor experience. In this spirit, the Moriah Award honors those student leaders who best exemplify the qualities that give life to COE’s mission: initiative, contagious enthusiasm, commitment to service, and pursuit of excellence in experiential education.
| 2003 Lindsay Watkins | 2010 Robert Moore | 2018 Jason Gurtman |
| 2003 Carrie Wang | 2011 Eric Przybyszewski | 2019 Liana Margolese |
| 2004 Anthony Suppa | 2011 Anna Knight | 2019 Dora Tan |
| 2005 Luke Mohlman | 2012 Julien Wilson | 2021 Caroline Campbell |
| 2006 Sara Abelson | 2013 Charlotte Ambrozek | 2022 Sophia Roshal |
| 2006 Becky Selling | 2014 Kristina Ceres | 2023 Chris Lawson |
| 2007 Amanda Magee | 2014 Francie Jaffe | 2023 Claire Bladeau |
| 2007 Keith Luscinski | 2015 Marino Leone | 2024 Kyra Watts |
| 2008 Erika Knight | 2016 Emily Shertzer | |
| 2008 Greg Billing | 2016 Seth Martin | |
| 2009 Devin Cowan | 2017 Zoe Maisel | |
| 2010 Chelsea Powell | 2018 Nicole Smaranda |
Spirit Award
Cornell Outdoor Education Spirit Award recognizes outdoor leaders and staff whose extraordinary energy, inspiration, and community spirit make COE a better place to learn and grow.
| 2003 Brian Todd | 2011 Dan Birman | 2020 Sandy Gregorich |
| 2004 Mark Henderson | 2011 Allison Ong | 2020 Drake Linscott |
| 2004 Matt Steven | 2012 Emily Ruzbarsky | 2021 Lilly Woodward |
| 2005 Jeff Deutsch | 2012 Tammy Klock | 2022 Warrick Ma |
| 2005 Laura Robert | 2013 Sean Augustino | 2023 Oliver Moura |
| 2006 Chris Arthur | 2014 Tara Ostock | 2024 Sylvan Martin |
| 2007 Lauren Florack | 2015 Bob Chiang | |
| 2007 Rob Andrejewski | 2016 Grace Livermore | |
| 2008 Jess Butwin | 2017 Becca Stamp | |
| 2008 Devin Cowan | 2017 Cathy Han | |
| 2009 Mike Zupancic | 2018 Clare O’Connor | |
| 2010 Beth O’Malley | 2019 Josh Sadinsky |
Golden Koosh Award
For Excellence in Service in Cornell Teambuilding
| 1995 Duane Grego | 2012 Norm Pure |
| 1998 Shawn Berkowitz | 2016 Ben Lillard |
| 1999 Ella Lynch | 2017 Amy Kohut |
| 2000 Charles Matheus | 2018 Matt Cowburn |
| 2000 Alice Henshaw | 2019 Matt Kager |
| 2003 Dave Ackerson | 2020 Amanda Wittman |
| 2004 Jim Volckhausen | 2021 Sandy Gregorich |
| 2005 Dan Tillemans | 2022 Sarah Highland |
| 2006 Bill Ireland | 2023 Marcus Brooks |
| 2009 Karl Johnson | |
| 2009 Heidi Tinnes | |
| 2009 Paul Louis | |
| 2010 Sylvie Froncek | |
| 2011 Andrew McLaughlin |