Susan Schroeder Seacrest

(1953- ) born at Lincoln. Educator, foundation executive, known as founder in 1985 of Groundwater Foundation, which has served as a proponent of groundwater protection through education and citizen involvement and partnerships in agriculture, government, industry, and non-governmental organizations, she has made an impact in providing factual information nationally and internationally through children's groundwater festivals, publication, recognition, forums, and advisory committees; chaired a panel on world water issues at the United Nations in 1999, and among several honors are the John Wesley Powell Award for Citizen Involvement from the U.S. Geological Survey in 1995, the Woman of Conscience Award from the National Council of Women in the U.S., and designation as one of the "Heroes for the Planet" by Time in 1999. Consult National Geographic, March 1993, pp. 80-109 and Nebraskaland, March 1994, pp. 8- 15 and Time, August 2, 1999, p. 80 and The Aquifer, Vol 15 (September 2000) 5 and Vol 17 (Spring 2003) 5 and Omaha World Herald, October 29, 2005, pp. B-1, B-2.

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