Charles Goodwin "Cap" Sauers (1894-1970) received the Pugsley Bronze Medal in 1930. He was one of the most colorful fugures in the parks field of his era. He graduated from high school in Lawrenceburg, Indiana in 1911 and from Purdue Universuty in1915 with a B.S. inAgriculture ( Horticulture). He attended Harvard University in 1916 and 1917 for graduate study in landscape and park design, plant materials and topographical map making. He was recruited by Richard Lieber ( Pugsley Medal 1931) to be his assistant when the state of Indiana established its pioneering Department of Conservation in1919. Sauers brought a broad perspective and professional knowledge of conservation methods to the new agency. He also worked in the Division of Forestry. He became Lieber's right hand man from 1919 to 1929.
In 1929, Sauers left his Indiana position to become Superintendent of Cook County Forest Preserve District. In 1929, the District's holdings totaled approximately 31000 acres, which had been acquired since its establishment in 1915 and county's population was four million. His tenure at Cook County was marked not only by increases in acreages but also by fierce resistance to the efforts of the other governmental entities at all levels to usurp Cook County lands for the multitude of other uses.