Preston hall on the Elisabeth Haub School of Law campus in White Plains NY

Nicholas A. Robinson Award for Distinguished Environmental Achievement

The Nicholas Robinson Award for Distinguished Environmental Achievement was established in 2005 to recognize alumni of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University who have made significant contributions to environmental law. The award was created in honor of Professor Nicholas A. Robinson, founder of the Law School's environmental law program, who has made outstanding contributions in the field of environmental law both in the U.S. and abroad since 1969. In 2007, Professor Robinson appointed the Pace Environmental Law Alumni Association (formerly the Pace Environmental Alumni Council (PEAC)) to assume responsibility for bestowal of this annual honor.

Past Recipients

2022

Jessica Steinberg Albin, Adjunct Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law

Jessica Steinberg Albin, JD '07

NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY)

Samuel J. Capasso III, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Samuel J. Capasso III, JD '10, LLM '12

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

 Jeshica Patel, New York State Executive Chamber

Jeshica Patel, JD ‘17

New York State Executive Chamber

2019

Janice Dean, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Janice Dean, JD '05

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2018

Laura Jensen, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maine

Laura Jensen, JD ’11, LLM ’12

Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maine

2017

Marc Yaggi, Executive Director, Waterkeeper Alliance

Marc Yaggi, JD ’97

Waterkeeper Alliance

Dan Estrin, Waterkeeper Alliance

Dan Estrin, JD ‘93

Waterkeeper Alliance

2015

Robyn Hanson, Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)

Robyn Hanson, JD '06

Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)

2014

Emily Collins, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services

Emily Collins, JD '04

Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services

2012

Basil B. Seggos, New York State Governor's Office

Basil B. Seggos, JD '01

New York State Governor's Office

2011

William J. Cahill, W.J. Cahill & Associates

William J. Cahill, JD '95

W.J. Cahill & Associates

2010

James R. May, Widener University School of Law

James R. May, LLM '91

Widener University School of Law

2009

 Marla Wieder, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Marla Wieder, JD '93

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

2008

Robert J. Goldstein, United States Military Academy

Robert J. Goldstein, LLM '92, SJD '01

United States Military Academy

2007

 

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Waterkeeper Alliance

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., LLM '87

Waterkeeper Alliance

2006 

 Brendan O’Neill, The Vineyard Conservation Society

Brendan O’Neill, JD '85

The Vineyard Conservation Society

2005

Maya van Rossum, Delaware Riverkeeper

Maya van Rossum, JD '92

Delaware Riverkeeper