 As a member of the Class of XV, she won peer-awarded Burl Long Award, presented annually to the classmate who demonstrated the most growth and use of the tools learned in the program.In 2015, Thurlow-Lippisch was awarded the Everglades Coalition's "John V. Kabler Award" for grassroots activism for her work educating the public on Everglades restoration, the St. Lucie River, and Indian River Lagoon.Thurlow-Lippisch is married to Dr. Ed Lippisch, an oral surgeon and owner of Lippisch and Engebretsen