This biographical slide show traces some of the influences of ENR's 2014 Award of Excellence winner Stephen E. Selkowitz.
Award of Excellence Winner Stephen E. Selkowitz Throughout the Years
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Late parents Ida and Israel gave Selkowitz strong values.
Photo Courtesy Stephen Selkowitz
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Selkowitz says he had a happy childhood.
Photo Courtesy Stephen Selkowitz
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Selkowitz (right) grew to love nature during time spent on an island off Maine.
Photo Courtesy Stephen Selkowitz
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Selkowitz (from left), wife Barbara, son Alex, daughter-in-law Alana and stepson Raafe pose for a 2013 photo.
Photo Courtesy Stephen Selkowitz
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R. Buckminster Fuller (circled, left) altered the career path of the 21-year-old Selkowitz (circled, right) during a 1969 workshop.
Photo Courtesy of the Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller
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For a junior-high science fair, Selkowitz built a model of a nuclear powerplant.
Photo Courtesy Stephen Selkowitz
April 2, 2014
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