Lloyd G. Schermer

Lloyd is the former CEO of Lee Enterprises, Davenport, Iowa. He is a former publisher of the Kewanee Star Courier, Kewanee, Illinois, and the Missoulian, Missoula, Montanta. The Kewanee Star Courier was responsible for passage (1958) of the first strip mining legislation in Illinois. The Missoulian was responsible for the passage of the first air and water pollution legislation (1969) in Montana. As a result, the sterile Clark Fork River of the Columbia River became a blue ribbon trout stream. The Missoulian was responsible for establishing the Great Bear Wilderness (300,000 acres) and the Scapegoat Wilderness (120,000) being added to the existing 1 million acre Bob Marshal Wilderness. In a second career, his antique wood type sculptures have been added to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and four other museums. Boards include honorary or life memberships in the Smithsonian National Board, the Aspen Institute, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, and the World Wildlife Fund.