14 ILLINOIS AUDUBON BULLETIN 
THE DR. R.M. STRONG AWARD 
FOR 1975 
AWARDED TO TERRY & JAN PRIMAS 
The R.M. Strong Award is given in recognition for outstanding 
contributions in the fields of conservation and ornithology. Nominations 
are made by organizations affiliated with the Illinois Audubon Society 
and must be signed by the President or Secretary of the Organization. 
Any citizen of the State of Illinois is eligible except professionally paid 
naturalists or ornithologists. The Board of Directors of the Illinois 
Audubon Society selects the Award winner based on the nominations 
received. 
Jim Fralish presenting the 1975 Dr. R.M. 
Strong Award to Jan & Terry Primas. 
This year the recipients of the Award are Terry and Jan Primas of 
Alton, Illinois.* These young people are both elementary-level teachers 
in the Wood River area. Their participation in environmental education is 
voluntary, outside their professional duties and has become almost a 
full-time avocation. Terry & Jan sponsor a Ranger Rick Club for fourth 
grade age children. The club’s purpose is to actively involve youngsters in 
educational and service projects in the environmental field. Activities 
include field trips for wildlife study and trips to science museums and 
other related institutions. Educational-informational projects such as 
presenting programs on use and misuse of chemical herbicides, and 
poster projects for National Wildlife Week are examples of community 
