Senator Coons was proud to learn that Bill D’Alonzo of Greenville, DE was honored for his decades of dedication to environmental conservation with the 2012 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year award.
D’Alonzo was selected in recognition of his more than twenty years of work with Ducks Unlimited, as a volunteer and member of the board of directors. The award comes with a $50,000 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant, which D’Alonzo has requested benefit the Chesapeake-Delaware Bay conservation area.
“I’m proud of Bill for serving as a role model when it comes to conservation and contributions to the outdoors. Protecting our natural resources is a responsibility we all must take seriously,” said Chris. “Ducks Unlimited is fortunate to have such a dedicated advocate representing them both locally and nationally.”
D’Alonzo is president and CEO of Friess Associates. He has served on DU’s development committee, finance committee and investment sub-committee. He also serves on the board of directors for DU’s Wetlands America Trust and DU’s national board of directors. He picked up his award at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas this month.
DU is the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America’s continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, DU has conserved more than 12 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent.