Each year during our Annual Dinner, Calvert SCD recognizes a family or individual that demonstrates their commitment to conservation. By adapting new best management practices to protect soil and water resources, keep the nutrients out of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and by not using herbicides on your property, you are setting a fine example of a farm to save the Bay as well as good conservation for the environment. For your exemplary stewardship of the land, the wildlife that inhabit it, and the animals in your care, we thank you.
2019 Cooperator of the Year
James and Jennifer Dowell of Tyverne Creek Farm received their 2019 Cooperator of the Year Award at the March 16, 2023 annual dinner hosted at the Calvert County Fairgrounds. The event is incredibly special as the Dowell’s have waited 3 long years to receive their prestigious awards.
We would like to commend your commitment to conservation over the past several years. By adapting to new practices and protecting the soil and water resources on your farm, you have built a sustainable farming operation to be proud of. By fencing your cattle out of the waters to keep the nutrients out of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and by not using herbicides on your property, you are setting a fine example of a farm using Best Management Practices to save the Bay as well as good conservation for the environment. For your exemplary stewardship of the land, the wildlife that inhabit it, and the animals in your care, we thank you.











History of Outstanding Cooperators of the Year:
1961 Billy Bowen
1962 Alvin King
1963 Benjamin Parran
1964 Gilbert Chaney
1965 Dennis Monnett
1966 William M. Phipps
1967 Young D. Hance
1968 Edwin Ward
1969 Raymond Garrity
1970 Kennard Ward
1971 Malcolm Gordon Grahame
1972 Leroy B. Williams
1973 James Bourne
1974 Thomas I. Weems, Jr.
1975 Clifton Whittington
1976 Raymond Hutchins
1977 Edward J. Allen
1978 Robert Hance and Benjamin Hance
1979 Daniel W. Gibson
1980 J. Kenneth Hutchins, Jr.
1981 Richard Horsmon
1982 Thomas Cullember
1983 Timothy Gott
1984 Allen Swann
1985 Robert Carter
1986 Thomas Weems
1987 Walt and Susie Wells
1988 Cassandra Briscoe
1989 No one chosen
1990 John Crane
1991 No one chosen
1992 John D. Briscoe
1993 John A. Prouty
1994 Richard Smith
1995 Leroy Bowen
1996 David Cox
1997 Spencer Howes
1998 Phillip Jones
1999 Wilson Freeland
2000 Frankie Woods
2001 Howard Anderson
2002 Paul Sellers
2003 Jim Bourne
2004 Donald T. Gott
2005 Parran Briscoe
2006 Walt Wells & Susie Hance-Wells
2007 William Dowell
2008 Mary Jean Ridgley
2009 Judy Leavitt
2010 Mark & Bonnie Spicknall
2011 S.L. Brady
2012 Lester Holland
2013 Josef Seidel
2014 Tiralla Family, Monnett Farm
2015 J.R. Cosgrove Family, Horsmon Farm
2016 Eddie Smith
2017 Kathy Bowen, Legacy Farm
2018 Donny Bowen, Patuxent Overlook Farm
2019 James & Jennifer Dowell, Tyverne Creek Farm
2020-2022 No one selected