Her love of wide open spaces began in her native Kansas and continued with her move to Colorado as a young adult. A rancher, philanthropist and mentor, Sue Anschutz-Rodgers has poured considerable time and resources into land conservation efforts in Colorado and beyond, something that was publicly celebrated when gave her its 2012 George E. Cranmer Award.
The honor was bestowed at a reception chaired by Joanne Sinclaire and H. Ben Duke III and held at the .
“Sue is a quiet but effective advocate for land conservation,” Duke noted. “Her steadfast approach to common-sense land preservation, particularly agricultural land, has helped save thousands of threatened acres across the state.”
Sinclaire cited a “practical and pragmatic approach … with a light touch” as reasons why Anschutz-Rodgers has had so much success in completing preservation projects “not only in Colorado, but throughout the West and as far away as Africa.” Sinclaire and Anschutz-Rodgers are both members of the board.
Anschutz-Rodgers is the chairman and president of the Anschutz Family Foundation and divides her time between Denver and her Crystal River Ranch near Carbondale.
She’s the first woman to be the sole recipient of the and the first female to be appointed to the nine-member executive committee of the , where she currently serves as first vice president. In September, tribute was paid to her philanthropic efforts when picked her to be one of four Women Who’ve Changed the Heart of the City.
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