Ron Gore, who was chief of the Air Division at the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) before his passing in 2024, was posthumously Air Conservationist of the Year by the Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF).
According to an announcement from ADEM, Gore's death was unexpected and happened on Nov. 15 in 2024 at the age of 72. He had been working for ADEM since 1974.
“Ron Gore served the people of Alabama with extraordinary dedication through his work over the course of 50-plus years,” said ADEM Director Edward Poolos. “He earned the respect of environmentalists, health professionals, businesses and the news media who appreciated his honest, straight-forward approach in dealing with environmental issues and with the public."
His wife, Allison, and son, Thomas, accepted the award on his behalf.
“Ron Gore not only promoted air improvement, he also shined the light on people and organizations in Alabama that were doing the right thing, for the right reasons, to improve air quality,” said AWF Executive Director Tim L. Gothard.
“During his tenure as director of the Air Division at ADEM, he nominated more people for the Air Conservationist of the Year Award than any other person in the history of the Awards. It is quite fitting, after years of Ron shining the light on others, to finally honor him with the 2025 Air Conservationist of the Year Award.”
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