May 24, 2021, Cash received the Agency Leadership Award from the Public Lands Alliance. On October 21, 2021, Cash received the National Park Conservation Association's 2021 Stephen Tyng Mather Award. Cash received the award for his creation of the Smokies Hikes for Healing program in 2020. References 1968 births Living people African-American government officials Great Smoky Mountains National Park People from Memphis, Tennessee National Park Service personnel University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff alumni 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people