NASCAR ACHIEVEMENTS:
- 1995 winner, AC Delco 400 in Rockingham, North Carolina
- 2000 winner, Mall.com 400 in Darlington, South Carolina
- 2001 winner, Southern 500 in Darlington, South Carolina
- 2002 winner, Daytona 500
- 2002 winner, New England 300 in Loudon, New Hampshire
- Who's Who of drivers at Darlington Raceway for multiple track wins
- Seven Bud Pole awards
- 2000 second year in a row finishing in the top 10 in the final NASCAR Winston Cup point
ACHIEVEMENTS IN CONSERVATION:
- Founder of the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation
- Recipient of the Governor's Award for Clean Air Champion
- USDA radio spokesman
- Key note speaker at the White House's Cooperative Conservation Conference
- 2006 Fundraiser of the Year
- Recipient of the Virginian Award from the Virginia Broadcasters' Association
- National spokesperson for the U.S.F.W.S. Wildlife Refuge Centennial, 2003-04
- National spokesperson for the NRA
- Spokesperson for the Virginia Park System
- Involved with the 4-H clubs in Alabama and Virginia through PSAs and assisting 4-H clubs to conduct wildlife enhancement programs on Foundation land
- Capital campaign chairman for the Conservation Education Center at the Appomattox 4-H Camp, Appomattox, Virginia - this $15 million campaign requires many meetings with donors, state leaders, and related fundraising events.
- 2004 Spokesperson for the Capital Christmas Tree Campaign in Washington, DC
- Partner with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to create awareness for the need to protect and create additional wetlands in America
- Spokesperson for the 2004 Save Our Salmon campaign - an alliance of six fishing organizations in the Pacific Northwest organized to create spawning habitat for salmon and steelhead for recreational and commercial fishing
- Spokesperson and celebrity draw to an annual fundraiser for Return to Nature, Inc., a non-profit conservation educational organization that takes the conservation and stewardship message into the elementary schools reaching over 210,000 students nationwide
- Spokesperson for National Hunting and Fishing Day
- Spokesperson for National 4-H Shooting Sports
- Promotional work for Ducks Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, and Wildlife Forever for membership drives and animal re-introduction
- PSAs for the Alabama DNR and the West Virginia DNR to promote their work in conservation, hunting safety programs, and Hunters for the Hungry
- PSAs for Wildlife Mississippi for membership drives and events
- Former board member of Wildlife Forever
- Assisted the Hoosier Heritage Youth Foundation to establish an organization providing conservation education to youth
- Hosted hunting and fishing events with ill and terminally ill children from the United Special Sportsmen Alliance and Carilion Health System
- Honorary co-leader of the Virginia Natural History Museum in Martinsville fundraising efforts
- Life member of the National Rifle Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Quality Deer Management Association, and the National Wild Turkey Federation
- Partnerships with Beretta, VASF Chemical Company, and ACF Foresters
- Through his efforts, Ward has been afforded such opportunities and accolades as key note speaker at the White House's
- Cooperative Conservation Conference, 2006 Fundraiser of the Year, recipient of the Governor's Award for Clean Air Champion, spokesperson for the Virginia Park System, and won the 2008 Environmental Leadership Award from Environment Virginia.
- On November 1, 2005 then Virginia Governor Mark R. Warner appointed Burton to the Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries. Ward assumed the seat on the board for Virginia's 5th Congressional District.
- 2008 The Governor's Environmental Excellence Award
- 2008 Leadership Award
- 2006 Fundraiser of the Year
- Conservation Education Center at the Appomattox 4-H - capital campaign chairman
- White House Cooperative Conservation Conference - Key note speaker
- Governor's Award for Clean Air Champion - Recipient
- 2006 Federal Duck Stamp judge
- 2006-2007 nature Conservatory spokesperson
- 2006-2207 USDA Radio spokesperson
- Cooperative Conservation program with Disney, Inc.
- Former board member of Wildlife Forever
- Board member, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Capital campaign chairman for the Conservation Education Center at the Appomattox 4-H Camp
- Partner of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Honorary co-leader of the Virginia Natural History Museum in Martinsville fundraising efforts
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