The Atlantic Salmon Federation presented the Roll of Honor to Charlie Kelley of Ellsworth on Saturday, March 27, at the Union Salmon Association’s annual dinner.

The Roll of Honor is presented annually to people who exhibit outstanding commitment to salmon conservation at the grass-roots level.

Kelley has been active in salmon conservation for more than 20 years. In 1982, he helped unite Maine’s fishing clubs under the Maine Council of the Atlantic Salmon Federation and served as the council’s first vice president.

Kelley was a charter member of the Union Salmon Association, founded in 1992. He served as a board member from 1994 to 1997, vice president from 1997 to 1999, and as president from 1999 to the present.

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Adrianne Graves of Hancock was awarded the 2004 Distinguished Chapter Officer Award from the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society on April 3 at the International Convention in Minneapolis, Minn.

Distinguished Chapter Officers are selected on the basis of the recipients’ demonstration of leadership, involvement in chapter programs, friendship with fellow scholars and enthusiasm for the society’s hallmarks.

Graves has served as president of the Beta Beta Omicron Chapter of Eastern Maine Community College, northern vice president for the New England Region, and was a candidate for international vice president for Division 1.

Graves is majoring in early childhood education and will graduate in May. She is the daughter of Carol Graves and Joe Paganucci of Hancock.