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NSS Awards
FAQ
Awards Process
Committee Members

 

 

Nominate a Member

E-mail is the preferred method of submitting award nominations.  However, nomination letters may also be mailed to the appropriate award contacts.

Most of the NSS Award pages discuss how to write a good nomination letter; please be sure to refer to the NSS Awards pages.

Below are the award sub-chairs and their e-mail addresses; please email your nomination to the award contact and also send a carbon copy (CC) of all nominations to awards@caves.org. USPS submittals can be sent to the Awards Committee chair at the address below

THE DEADLINE FOR ALL NOMINATIONS IS NOVEMBER 15 OF EACH YEAR


AWARD AWARD CONTACT E-MAIL
The William J. Stephenson Award for Outstanding Service Gary Moss award-stephenson@caves.org
Honorary Member Award Geary Schindel award-honorarymember@caves.org
Lew Bicking Award Bill Steele award-bicking@caves.org
Victor A. Schmidt Conservation Award Val Hildreth-Werker award-schmidtconservation@caves.org
Science Award Dr. Kathy Lavoie award-science@caves.org
Spelean Arts and Letters Award Linda Starr award-artsletters@caves.org
Certificate of Merit Bert Ashbrook award-certificatemerit@caves.org
Fellow of the Society Carol Tiderman award-fellow@caves.org
Peter M. Hauer Spelean History Award Carolyn Cronk award-hauerhistory@caves.org
James G. Mitchell Award Dr. Kathy Lavoie award-mitchell@caves.org
Steve Hudson Award for Cave Rescue Don Paquette  award-hudson@caves.org
Outstanding Landowner Award Julie Schenck-Brown and Adam Weaver award-landowner@caves.org
Group Conservation Award Val Hildreth-Werker and Kathy Lavoie award-groupconservation@caves.org
Comments and suggestions on the nomination process and operation of the Awards Committee are always welcome. Please email the chair at awards@caves.org
 
This page was last updated on October 18, 2022
Contact Award Committee webmaster Tony Canike for comments or suggestions.
 


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