Eco champion, philanthropist receives honorary degree in Rhode Island

Eco champion, philanthropist receives honorary degree in Rhode Island


Sarasota Mayor Liz Alpert was the keynote speaker at the Military Officers Association Sarasota Scholarship Luncheon on May 8. Five JROTC and 12 merit scholarships ($3,000 each) were awarded to Sarasota County seniors based on leadership and community service. Attending the ceremony with Alpert, from left, were Addy Domian, Lizzy Mopps, Marco Vegh, Hayden Wilding, Nishalle Uthuppan, Ayla Edwards, Ethan Hylwa, Margaret Toth, Danielle Vassos, and scholarship chair Susan Warmington. Visit sarasotamoaa.com.

Local conservationist honored by Roger Williams University

Elizabeth Moore, a Sarasota conservationist and philanthropist whose contributions have advanced environmental efforts and science education in the Gulf Coast, was honored by Roger Williams University during commencement exercises on May 17 in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Sarasota conservationist and philanthropist Elizabeth Moore.

Moore, a founding member of the Sarasota-based Climate Adaptation Center, received an honorary degree to recognize her work uniting science, the arts, and entrepreneurship. Moore serves on the boards of Mote Marine Aquarium, Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, Gulf Shellfish Institute, Florida Wildlife Corridor, New College Foundation, and Lemur Conservation Foundation.

Moore, from Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., helped Mote open the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration in the Florida Keys in 2017. She also was instrumental in establishing the Marine Science Center at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Bradenton and creating an 1,100-acre conservation easement, Triangle Ranch, near Myakka River State Park.



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