NSS Award Recipients

[Mike Hood]

2006 NSS Awards

Peter M Hauer Spelean History Award:
Tom Lera, NSS 14821

James G Mitchell Award
Robin Reger -
Diversity Comparisons between Microbial Mats and Endosymbiont Gut Communities Associated with the Cave-dwelling Androniscus dentiger (Isopoda: Oniscidae) from the Frasassi Caves, Italy

NSS Fellow:

Gordon Birkhimer, 42778
Kristine Deveny, 32821
Dr. Malcolm Field, 26915
Dave Gerboth, 23551
William Hunt, 37109
Lawrence Ireland, 43399
Jon Jasper, 33710
Cheryl Kayes, 11104
David Larson, 13906
Eleanor Burns Larson, 14907
Doug McCarty, 46205
Harry Moore, 7638
Allen Mosler, 12940
William Orndorff, 28413
William Rennaker, 29030
Lynn Richardson, 38259
Robert Schroeder, 10819
Beverley Shade, 39894
Bob Vandeventer, 28054
Ron Zuber, 14283

Certificate of Merit:

1) Virginia Region: The Regions efforts at Grand Caverns in Grottoes VA.

2) Germany Valley Karst Survey (GVKS) and Gordon Brace: For their remarkable work in Germany valley in reestablishing land owner relationships and involving many cavers in the continued exploration of this historic karst area.

Spelean Arts and Letters:
Urs Widmer, #21702

Science Award:
Dr Ira D. Sasowsky #19531

Victor A. Schmidt Conservation Award
John George Vargo, JR. #27872

Lew Bicking Award:
Mike & Andrea Futrell. (#25101 & #18484)

Honorary Member:
John Gunn

Outstanding Service:
Steve Hudson #11444

Congratulations to all the award recipients!

[Sharon Faulkner]

Congratulations all!

Thanks for posting the list of award recipients Mike.

[Karstscience]

Group Cave Conservation - Cave Management Award
The Texas Cave Conservancy was awarded the 2006 Group Cave Conservation - Cave Management Section Award at the NSS Banquet, August 11, 2006, in Bellingham, Washington. The Texas Cave Conservancy was represented at the NSS Banquet by over fifty Associates from around the country. Thanks goes out to all of the 200 TCC Associates in Texas and around the country that helped us to receive this conservation award. Look for an article in the next Texas Caver. The money that comes with the award will be applied to the purchase of Punkin and Deep Caves. Look for even greater things in the future.

[Lyonz]

Yes congratulations to all award recipients. Does anybody have an e-mail address or any contact info. for the James G.Mitchell award recipient (Robin Reger) Being that I am working on the documentary in regards to JGM - I just wanted to get this persons thoughts (if any) on what it means to be awarded this honor. For that matter - I would be interested in chatting with any previous winners as well. Thanks.

Christian Lyon

[Sharon Faulkner]

Hi Christian,

Here is a list of past recipients of the Mitchell Award:

1970 Peter Hauer
1971 David R. DesMarais
1972 Not Given
1973 J. Michael Queen, Jr.
1974 Albert E. Ogden
1975 Not Given
1976 Not Given
1977 Not Given
1978 Not Given
1979 Kevin Downey
1980 Michael Barden
1981 Not Given
1982 Michael Barnes
1983 Not Given
1984 Stephen Attaway
1985 Mark Turner
1986 John Ganter
1987 Not Given
1988 Jane Mulkewich
1989 Nancy Holler
1990 Kass (Ernst) Kastning
1991 Not Given
1992 Nancy Holler
1993 Jean K. Krejca
1994 Kevin Simon
1995 Kevin Simon
1996 Annette Summers Engel
1997 Eric Anderson & Philip Rykwalder
1998 Megan Porter
1999 Bryan Crowell
2000 not given
2001 Molly Jean White
2002 T. J. Friend
2003 Katie Schneider
2004 (not given)
2005 Lindsay N. Walker

www.caves.org/nss-business/bog/mitchell.html

Does anybody have an e-mail address or any contact info. for the James G.Mitchell award recipient (Robin Reger)

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