The William Hoeferlin Award for Exemplary Leadership
Honors volunteers who have contributed long-time exemplary service in a leadership capacity by supporting other volunteers and/or spearheading a major project. They embody our value of celebrating volunteers and recognizing that they make the trails and protection of the lands we love possible.
William Hoeferlin dedicated himself to leading his hiking group of 40+ people to engage with the trails. He devoted countless hours to discovering, developing, clearing, and marking trails in the New York metropolitan area and in 1934 he even began making his own trail maps that quickly became the key source for most hikers and volunteers.
To nominate someone for this award, click here.
Past Awardees:
2019
Alan Abramowitz - Trail Supervisor & Maintainer, NJ Waywayanda East
Nick McKenna - Trail Supervisor & Maintainer, NJ Waywayanda State Park West
Keith Scherer - Trail Supervisor & Maintainer, NJ Waywayanda State Park East; Policy Council
Christopher Connolly - RTC Chair, NJ; LTC Chair, North Jersey & Northeast Jersey; Policy Council
Jane Daniels - RTC Chair, East Hudson; Trail Supervisor, Yorktown; Trail Crew Leader, East Hudson; Volunteer Committee; Publications Committee
Richard Jobsky - RTC Chair, West Hudson; Trail Supervisor, Sterling Forest