Roger Lyon has been elected an honorary Board Member Emeritus. A highly successful environmental attorney and MAI advisor, Lyon was killed while flying his private plane to Mexico to set up a free health clinic for the Flying Samaritans.  Lyon left a considerable mark on environmental matters in California. An avid surfer, he was lead negotiator for the preservation of a 21-mile stretch of California coastline south of Big Sur.  Lyon focused his practice on negotiating complex land conservation projects and founded the Cayucos Land Conservancy, which has protected four miles of California coastline. He received the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award in 2009.  Roger’s wife Susan and their family own and operate Cottontail Creek Ranch in Cayucos, California (www.cottontailcreek.com).