2008 SERA WBM Award Nominations Sought

[Sharon Faulkner]

6) SERA AWARDS
By: Martha Mills (Sewanee, Tennessee)

Hello SERA Cavers,

As the current Chairman of SERA I would like to encourage everyone to think about nominating a deserving caver for one of the SERA Awards. Each year at the Winter Business Meeting five awards are presented. Four of them require nomination in advance. They are the Francis McKinney Award, the Richard Schreiber Award, the Alexix Harris Conservation Award, and the Larry S. Adams Landowner Appreciation Award.

There is another award, the SERA Meritorious Service Award, but this one is nominated at the meeting.

The criteria for the awards and the process for nominating is on the SERA Website. The website address is www.caves.org/region/sera/SERAAwrd.htm


The following process for nominating is copied from the website and post ed here. "Nominations for SERA Awards will be accepted in writing by the Awards Committee Leaders (Chair and Vice Chair) from any SERA caver or SERA organization on a year round basis. These nominations will be forwarded to the Awards Committee members for review. The nomination must be completed on an award form available on
the SERA web site (http://www.caves.org/region/sera/SERAAwrd.htm ) or by mail from the Awards Committee Leaders. The Awards Committee Leaders must receive nominations for awards one month before the SERA Winter Business Meeting."

This year the deadline for submissions will be January 16, 2008 because the Winter Business Meeting will be on February 16, 2008 in LaFayette GA and hosted by DCG. More information on thie meeting will be coming from Jane Morgan of the DCG closer to the meeting date.

If you wish to send your nomination by e-mail please send it to both me and John Attaway the Vice-Chair. Our e-mail addresses are [e-mail] and [e-mail]. YOu may also snail mail it to either of us. We are both listed in the 2007 NSS Members Manual (John's address is correct but his e-amil is incorrect - please use the e-mails listed above).

Thanks,

Martha

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[Sharon Faulkner]

6) SERA Awards - Francis NcKinney Award
By: Martha Mills (Sewanee, Tennessee)


A week or two ago I posted asking for nominations for the SERA Awards. Over the next few weeks I will post about the individual awards one by one. Nominations must be received by Jan 16, 2008 to be considered for 2008. Nominations received after that date will be held over for consideration in 2009.

Francis McKinney Award www.caves.org/region/sera/mckinney.htm

The Southeastern Regional Association (SERA) Francis McKinney Award is named in honor of Francis E. McKinney, whose enthusiasm for all aspects of caving was an inspiration for all who knew him. This award recognizes those SERA cavers who have made meritorious contributions to caving in the Southeast. The nominee will have been actively involved in several types of caving, be it mapping, horizontal, vertical, etc. for more than ten years and will have contributed to organized caving by holding grotto or regional office. It is hoped that this award will encourage the recipient toward further accomplishment and contribution.

Criteria:

The Criteria for the SERA Francis McKinney Award is as follows:
1. The Francis McKinney Award will be given to a caver with more than 10 years caving experience.

2. The nominee will be a sport caver, that is, caving is not a part of his or her professional life.

3. The nominee will be one who has contributed to organized caving by holding grotto or regional offices, given talks and led trips for scouts, etc.

4. The recipient will have been active in several types of caving including but not limited to: mapping, horizontal, vertical,
history, conservation, photography etc.

5. The nominee will be one who has openly made their work available to the general caving population via published material. Examples of that material include grotto, regional, section or national publications, as well as other publications.

6. The nominee will be an NSS member in good standing.

7. The nominee will be a SERA caver.


Nomination forms are available at the link above.

You may send by e-mail to both me [e-mail] and John Attaway [e-mail]. Or send to me by snail mail: Martha Mills PO Box 682 Sewanee TN 37375.

Thanks,

Martha Mills (SERA Chairman)

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[Sharon Faulkner]

4) SERA Awards - Richard Schreiber Award
By: Martha Mills (Sewanee, Tennessee)


This is the second in my series of messages asking for nominations for the SERA Awards. Nominations must be received by Jan 16, 2008 to be considered for 2008. Nominations received after that date will be held over for consideration in 2009.

Richard Schreiber Award www.caves.org/region/sera/schreiber.htm

The Southeastern Regional Association (SERA) Richard Schreiber Award is named in honor of Richard W. Schreiber, who made many contributions to caving in the Southeast from the 1960's through the 1980's. Richard was a natural and enthusiastic teacher, as well as a project leader and mapper, who encouraged many to take a more active role in caving. This award recognizes those SERA cavers of less than ten years experience, and who have been openly involved with cave projects or studies in the Southeastern United States. This award intends not only to recognize previous accomplishment, but also to encourage future accomplishment and contribution. Criteria

The Criteria for the SERA Richard Schreiber Award is as follows.

1. The Richard Schreiber Award will be given to a caver with less than 10 years caving experience.

2. The nominee will be a caver who is or has taken on, participated in, or supported a project or study on at least one cave or cave system in the Southeastern Region.

3. The nominee will be one who has openly made their work available to the general caving population via published material. Examples of that material include grotto, regional, or section publications, and other publications.

4. The nominee will be an NSS member in good standing.

5. The nominee will be a SERA caver.

Nomination forms are available at the link above.

You may send by e-mail to both me [e-mail] and John Attaway [e-mail]. Or send to me by snail mail: Martha Mills P.O. Box 682 Sewanee TN 37375

Thanks,

Martha Mills (SERA Chairman)

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[Sharon Faulkner]

2) SERA AWARDS
By: Martha Mills (Sewanee, Tennessee)

This is the third in my series of messages asking for nominations for the SERA Awards. Nominations must be received by Jan 16, 2008 to be considered for 2008. Nominations received after that date will be held over for consideration in 2009.

Alexis Harris Conservation Award www.caves.org/region/sera/consrvtn.htm

The Alexis Harris Conservation award recognizes individuals or groups who have achieved effective cave and karst protection or preservation while allowing for caver access in the southeastern United States. They might have also protected karst biological resources, historical, or archeological sites associated with caves. This individual or group should be from the southeastern United States or their efforts should have been in the interest of cavers in the southeast. The award intends not only to recognize previous contributions but also to encourage future cooperation and contributions.

Criteria: The Criteria for the Alexis Harris Conservation Award is
as follows.
1. The Alexis Harris Conservation Award will be given to an individual or group from the southeastern United States or whose efforts are in the interest of cavers in the southeast .
2. The recipient will have achieved effective cave or karst protection while allowing for caver access; or
3. The recipient will have protected karst biological resources; or
4. The recipient will have protected historical or archeological sites or artifacts associated with caves.

Nomination forms are available at the link above.

You may send by e-mail to both me [e-mail] and John Attaway [e-mail]. Or send to me by snail mail: Martha Mills P.O. Box 682 Sewanee TN 37375

There are 4 awards. In November I posted criteria for the Francis McKinney and Richard Schreiber Awards. Information about the Larry S. Adams Landowner Appreciation Award will be posted soon.

Thanks,

Martha Mills (SERA Chairman)

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[Sharon Faulkner]

6) More SERA Awards
By: Martha Mills (Sewanee, Tennessee)


This is the fourth in my series of messages asking for nominations for the SERA Awards. Nominations must be received by Jan 16, 2008 to be considered for 2008. Nominations received after that date will be held over for consideration in 2009.

Larry S. Adams Landowner Appreciation Award www.caves.org/region/sera/adams.htm


The Southeastern Regional Association (SERA) Larry S. Adams Landowner Appreciation Award is named in honor of Larry Adams, who provided leadership and served in various capacities for SERA and local grottos. Larry organized and helped host several SERA Summer Cave Carnivals and
Southeastern Regional Association (SERA) Winter Business Meetings; assisted with planning and organizing the 1989 NSS Convention, and served as Nashville Grotto Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Safety and Rescue Committee Chair. Larry was a caver role model for good cave landowner relations. His ability to communicate and establish relationships with landowners provided cavers access to caves with sensitive owner relations. He helped other cavers develop their own
landowner relation skills. This award recognizes individuals or groups who are landowners or land managers in the Southeast United States whose efforts have been in the interest of SERA cavers. These people have demonstrated that they care not only about their caves and their property, but about cavers as well. And by their nomination, cavers obviously care about them. The award intends not only to recognize previous contributions but also to encourage future cooperation and contributions.

Criteria: The Criteria for the SERA Larry S. Adams Landowner
Appreciation Award is as follows.
1. The Larry S. Adams Landowner Appreciation Award will be given to an individual or group who owns land or manages land in the Southeastern United States or whose efforts are in the interests of SERA.
2. The recipient has been friendly to cavers.
3. The recipient will be protective of caves, karst, and all resources therein.
4. The recipient will have made contributions to caving through continuing good relations and cooperation with the caving community. Nomination forms are available at the link above.

You may send by e-mail to both me [e-mail] and John Attaway [e-mail]. Or send to me by snail mail: Martha Mills P.O. Box 682 Sewanee TN 37375

There are 4 awards. I have previously posted posted criteria for
the Francis McKinney, Richard Schreiber, and Alexis Harris
Conservation Awards.

Please take a few minutes to nominate a deserving caver you know for one of these awards. Information about all the awards can be found at www.caves.org/region/sera/SERAAwrd.htm

Thanks,

Martha Mills (SERA Chairman)

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