Greenwich Historical Society will present Susie Baker with the 2024 David Ogilvy Preservation Award for exemplary dedication and commitment to environmental causes in Greenwich at the Historical Society’s Annual Meeting to be held, Wednesday, September 18 at the Belle Haven Club.
Anne Ogilvy will present the award on behalf of the Historical Society’s Landmarks and Awards Committee and conduct a fireside chat with Baker on her accomplishments and vision for environmental preservation in Greenwich.
A staunch environmentalist and founding member of the Greenwich Point Conservancy, Baker has for decades dedicated her time and energy to promoting and preserving the Greenwich waterfront.
Her legacy was formalized with the naming in 2014 of the Sue H. Baker Pavilion at Greenwich Point.
Baker’s love affair with the environment began in college where she studied biology and later marine biology, leading to a 25-year teaching career in marine biology and oceanography at Greenwich High School.
She serves on the board of Greenwich Point Conservancy and was a previous board member of SoundWaters, a non-profit dedicated to providing educational enrichment and access to Long Island Sound. Baker is also an active, supporting member of Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Greenwich Botanical Center and Greenwich Historical Society.
The David Ogilvy Preservation Award is Greenwich Historical Society’s highest individual honor, awarded when merited, for special achievement in recognition of major accomplishments or lifetime work dedicated to the advancement of preservation in Greenwich and beyond.
Past awardees include David F. Ogilvy (posthumously 2020), Deborah and Chuck Royce (2022) and Russ and Debbie Reynolds (2023).
Awardees of the 2024 Landmarks Recognition Program also will be announced at the Annual Meeting.
Belle Haven Club: 100 Harbor Drive, Greenwich
Reception: 5:45 – 6:30 pm
Annual Meeting and Program: 6:30 – 8:00pm
Presenting Sponsor: Charles Hilton Architects
For more information and to purchase tickets: https://greenwichhistory.org/annual-meeting/