Judging. Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior (2005-2009) Lynn Scarlett, one of five esteemed judges, had the difficult task of selecting this year's winner from 192 entries. Scarlett's fellow judges included: Ira Cotton, H. Dale Hall, Gary Kramer, John Neal Mullican and Christine Thomas (alternate).

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