Heinz Center Elects R. Philip Hanes, Jr. to Board

The Heinz Center announced that R. Philip Hanes, Jr., Owner, River Ridge Land and Cattle Co., LLC, and CEO Emeritus of Hanes Company, has been elected to the Centers Board of Trustees.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 18, 2004 -- The Heinz Center announced that R. Philip Hanes, Jr., Owner, River Ridge Land and Cattle Co., LLC, and CEO Emeritus of Hanes Company, has been elected to the Centers Board of Trustees.

Mr. Hanes said, I am deeply honored to be elected to the Board of The Heinz Center. I have always believed that the best solutions arise when all involved parties are at the table, which is why I am so excited about the Heinz Centers four-sector approach. I hope my experiences with environmental initiatives-specifically sustainable farmland and the conservation of the New River-will be of value in assisting the Center as it helps shape national environmental policy."

G. William Miller, chair of the Heinz Centers Board, said: It is a pleasure to welcome Philip Hanes as a trustee of The Heinz Center. With his remarkable credentials as an active leader in conservation and environmental activities, he will be a great resource for the Center. His broad experience in pursuing a host of projects to protect our environment is in keeping with the philosophy of Senator John Heinz, who is the inspiration for the Center. Philip Haness work with the National Committee for the New River, the worlds second oldest river after the Nile, illustrates both his commitment and his practical approach to protecting and enhancing the life support system of our planet Earth."

Thomas E. Lovejoy, the Heinz Centers president and a member of the Board of Trustees, said, Phil Hanes brings us invaluable experience in integrating environmental concerns into business activities-his distinguished record in both environment and industry will strengthen the Center."

Mr. Hanes brings to The Heinz Center a long and distinguished record of local, regional, and national involvement and pioneering accomplishment in industry, the arts, and the environment. He has served on countless boards and has received many awards and honors. He was appointed by President Johnson to the founding board of the National Endowment for the Arts and by President Ford to the Board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; he has served on the boards of the National Audubon Society, the Isaak Walton League of America, and the American Land Trust, among many others. Mr. Hanes was a founding board member and vice president of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, co-founder of the North Carolina Nature Conservancy, and initiator of the New River (Virginia) Blueway. Besides the National Medal of Arts, presented to him by President George H. W. Bush, and the National Governors Association Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts, Mr. Hanes has received the Gulf Oil and Isaak Walton League of America Conservation Award and the North Carolina and National Wildlife Federation Award for Preservation of Natural Areas; he was also named an Honorary North Carolina Park Ranger.

The Heinz Center, established in 1995 in memory of Senator John Heinz, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution dedicated to improving the scientific and economic basis for environmental policy and to developing innovative solutions to environmental problems.

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