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Maurice
K. Goddard
1912-1995
An Advocate for the Management of the Susquehanna River Basin
1962 - 1970
Maurice K. Goddard served on the Interstate Advisory Committee (IAC) on
the Susquehanna River Basin. In 1963, IAC members selected him as the
permanent Chairman of the committee. The IAC drafted the Susquehanna River
Basin Compact, which established the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
Goddard worked tirelessly leading up to the legislative enactment of the
compact. The compact, which was enacted on December 24, 1970, contains
the following language in the Preamble:
"The Interstate
Advisory Committee on the Susquehanna River Basin, created by action of
the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, on the basis of its
studies and deliberation has concluded that regional development of the
Susquehanna River Basin is feasible, advisable, and urgently needed, and
has recommended that an intergovernmental compact with Federal participation
be consummated to this end."
"The Interstate
Advisory Committee on the Susquehanna River Basin has prepared a draft
of an intergovernmental compact for the creation of a basin agency, and
the signatory parties desire to effectuate the purposes."
1972 - 1980
Maurice K. Goddard served on the Susquehanna River Basin Commission as
the alternate commissioner to the Governor of Pennsylvania.
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Born in Massachusetts.
Grew up in Kansas, and then made Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, his home.
- Earned a bachelor's
degree in forestry at University of Maine in 1935 and a master's degree
in forestry at the University of California-Berkley in 1938.
- Taught forestry
at Penn State University, where he was the director of the School of
Forestry. The university later named the director position as the Maurice
K. Goddard Chair.
- Served directly
under General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II. He left the
Army as a lieutenant colonel and received the Legion of Merit Award
and the Bronze Star.
- Served as Secretary
of the Pennsylvania Dept. of Forests and Waters from 1956 to 1971, and
then as secretary of the Dept. of Environmental Resources from the agency's
inception in 1972 until 1979. During his years with the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, Dr. Goddard:
• Worked vigorously to ensure the enforcement of the state's clean
stream and air pollution control laws.
• Served as Chairman of the Water and Power Resources Board, the
State Forestry Commission, and the Geographical Board, and as a member
of the Sanitary Water Board, the Governor's Executive Board, the Commission
on Interstate Cooperation, State Planning Board, Soil and Water Conservation
Commission, Land Reclamation Board, and numerous other boards and ad
hoc groups.
• Established a state park system that allowed every resident of
Pennsylvania to be within at least 25 miles of a state park.
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The
Goddard Award
N.G.
Kaul, 2001 Recipient
Michael
Smith and Michael Sprague, 2000 Recipients
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to Commission Awards page.
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