Region
5
Leslie
McGoey
- Ms. McGoey and her students researched, developed, and produced a life
jacket video, and plan to create a series of water safety videos over the next
five years.
Region
6
Gary
Owen
- A Lead Conservation Officer with the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources, Gary has time ad time again gone above and beyond his normal duties
in sharing his vast knowledge of water safety throughout Region 6.
He has provided training in Minnesota, Iowa and many other local, state
and federal agencies within the region as well as with the public.
He was the catalyst behind Minnesota DNR’s water survival course,
providing the local DNR officers with their first formal water safety
instruction course in 1991.
He
has brought his knowledge and talent to the International Boating and Water
Safety Seminars, including a basic water survival class he taught in Las Vegas a
few years ago, which proved to be quite popular.
Gary has been instrumental in teaching ice rescue, shooting firearms from
a boat, watercraft maneuvers, and American Red Cross certified self-rescue
courses.
Gary has
traveled across the state of Iowa with the Midwest Water Safety Council
providing instruction on a variety of topics including fast water rescue, ice
rescue, and personal watercraft rescue.
Gary has taught local fire departments, sheriff departments and the State
Patrols.
In addition,
Gary has always been very humble of his military water survival career, where he
was a member of the elite Navy SEAL team. Gary
is a survivor and attempts to instill this survivor mentality to all he teaches.
Region
7
Personal
Watercraft Conflict Resolution Website
- A unique site specifically designed as a Web-based “Tool Kit” for
resolving PWC Conflicts and Issues. It contains a tool box, case studies, rules
& regulations, model acts, proposed actions etc. that have proven to be
successful in resolving PWC conflicts and providing links to numerous other
helpful sites. Any changes or actions involving PWC’s are immediately emailed
to 400+ other active web links.
The US Power Squadron and Kawasaki Motors Corp jointly developed the
site.
The site address
is www.USPS.org/national/PWC
Region
8
City
of Tucson, Arizona, Transportation/Planning and Stormwater Section
- The Tucson Department of Transportation, Stormwater Section recently
produced the
Desert Wash
Safety Activity Book for children.
In the activity book, Zack Rabbit and Lenny Lizard learn about the
dangers of playing near washes and how to be safe.
Following its debut at the Earth Day Festival 2001, the Desert Wash
Activity Book was mailed to over 100 elementary schools throughout Tucson.
The response was so over whelming that the Stormwater Section has
produced 60,000 copies in English and 5,000 in Spanish.
A downloadable version of the Desert Wash Safety Book is available in
English or Spanish on the City of Tucson web page.
National
Water Safety Congress
2002
Award of Merit Winners
Region 1 Frank
Trent, Region 1 Vice President
Brian
Sapp, Project Manager, Carter’s Lake, Mobile District, US Army
Corps of Engineers – Mr. Sapp has provided administrative support for Carters
Lake Water Safety programs. Brian
has assured that funding, staffing, or water safety items are provided as
needed. He has been very
instrumental in the success of the Buddy Beaver water safety program at Carters
Lake and throughout the Mobile district. His
concern for promoting water safety, his hard work, and support of Carters
Project has greatly influenced the promotion of public water safety that
contributed to Carters Lake experiencing no drowning in 2002, which had over
627,553 public visits during 2001.
Lu Ann Lackey
- Site Manager,
Carters Lake, Mobile District, US Army Corps of Engineers - Ms. Lackey has been
very instrumental in the success of the Buddy Beaver water safety program at
Carters Lake and throughout the Mobile District.
Her concern for promoting water safety, her hard work, and support of
Carters Project has greatly influenced the promotion of public water safety that
contributed to Carters Lake having no drowning on the lake in 2001 which had
over 627,553 visits for FY 2001.
United States Coast Guard
Auxiliary, Flotilla 2-5
- The U.S. Coast Guard, Flotilla 2-5 has been active in promoting safe
boating in Georgia and South Carolina for many years.
The Flotilla has 39 members and is based out of Portman Marina in
Anderson, SC on Hartwell Lake. Flotilla
2-5 promotes boater education and water safety to many neighboring communities
around Hartwell Lake in both Georgia and South Carolina.
Boating, in the area they serve, is extremely popular due to the large
size of Hartwell Lake as well as the many smaller lakes located nearby.
Lake Hartwell Association
- The Lake Hartwell Association (LHA) is a volunteer organization that
promotes and encourages cooperation, assistance, and information exchange among
those concerned with Hartwell Lake and the Savannah River Basin.
LHA provides a forum to collectively represent members on issues that
pertain to the development, preservation, and comprehensive management of
Hartwell Lake. They maintain
liaisons and communications between governmental agencies such as the US Army
Corps of Engineers and Georgia and South Carolina Departments of Natural
Resources as ell as educational, scientific and other communities.
The association has taken an active role in promoting water and boating
safety at Hartwell Lake. LHA
currently has 1500 members.
Terry Lambert
- Terry is one of the founding members of the Spring Creek Water Safety
Task Force. The formation of water
safety councils is important, even more important is the support of volunteers
who give their time and effort to make this task force work.
John Fisher
- John is one of the founding members of the Safety Task Force. The formation and sustained effort of the task force is
evident in its planned events. This
award reflects the great value that others place on volunteerism.
J. Strom Thurmond Dam and
Lake Staff,
Savannah District-Thurmond Lake’s water safety plan continues its high level
effort to reach the public to spread its water safety message. In 2001, the program made over 5,00 contacts with the public.
During drought conditions, the Lake assisted with the development of
water safety tip cards.
Lake Lanier Water Safety
Task Force,
Mobile Distirct-This task Force formed in 1997 by the US Army Corps of Engineers
remains energized and active. It is
believed that the Task Force’s efforts have helped reduce the number of
fatalities from 14 in 1999 to 4 in 200
Region
2 Bill Gossard, Region 2 Vice-President
Barbara
Allen, Reserve Officer, Maryland Natural Resources
Police-Barbara reflects the best volunteer service. She teaches, she inspects, she spends her time serving the
public in advancing boating safety. Her
award acknowledges the need and value of volunteer service.
Robert L. Gloyd
- Robert has been involved in boating education for more than 20 years
and has served in the U.S. Power Squadrons for 37 years. He has contributed to the safety of the boating public making
a difference.
Region
3 Brenda Warren, Region 3 Vice-President
Chuck
A. Opet, Pittsburgh District-Chuck initiated an innovative
program to install signs for the bridges that cross Berlin Lake.
These new safety signs have improved recreational boating safety at this
lake.
Region
4 Keith Bryant, Region 4 Vice-President
Leslie
W. Brusse, Site Manager, Lake Seminole, Mobile District, US
Army Corps of Engineers - Mr. Brusse is nominated for an award of merit because
of his continued support of the Lake’s water safety efforts.
As the manager, Mr. Brusse provides the funding, allows the time,
provides support materials, and allows flexible scheduling to accommodate a wide
range of water safety efforts by his staff.
In 2001, more than 50 programs and events were conducted resulting in
over 16,000 contacts with the public in relaying the water safety message.
The water safety program at Lake Seminole is a great success and it would
not be possible without the full support of Leslie Brusse.
Benny Hull
- Benny Hull devoted six programs of his weekly radio talk show to water
safety and aired water safety tips in all programs.
Benny’s “Stump Bumbers Outdoors Live,” program has an audience of
32,000 listeners in east Tennessee, north Georgia and northeast Alabama.
Timothy W. Justis, Park
Ranger, Ten-Tom Waterway Project, Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- In addition to water safety responsibilities with the Corps’
Aliceville/Columbus site office; Mr. Justis was President of the Golden Triangle
Water Safety Council. He
contributed numerous volunteer hours in presenting water safety programs and
training, distributing water safety video hours to area schools, speaking to
organizations, etc. These efforts
reached over 5000 individuals throughout the area.
Ernest Lentz,
Park Ranger, Arkabutla Lake, Vicksburg District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Ranger Lentz developed an annual water safety coloring contest for all
Tate County first graders, with winners receiving PFDs; sponsored the Corps
“Safe Passage” program for area third graders; presented a water safety
do’s and don’ts program for area fifth and sixth graders and coor4dinated
Arkabutla Lake’s beach safety demonstration program.
He also participated in the filming of 19 boating and water safety
segments which aired weekly on Mid-South Outdoors on WREG Channel 3 in Memphis,
TN, to a market of 640,000 households in parts of Tennessee, Mississippi and
Arkansas.
Tadd Potter,
Park Ranger, Cheatham Lake, Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Ranger Tadd Potter’s quick efforts helped save Mike May’s life
after Mays fell overboard from a boat in front of the Cheatham Dam powerhouse
intake. Ranger Potter was on his
way home when he saw a man and woman struggling to get back onto a boat, while
fighting the flow of water into the intake.
He ran to the lock operator and had him call 911, then ran back across
the dam, slid around a locked gate and crawled along a cable to reach the
floating trash boom where Mays now was struggling to hold on to a trash boom
pontoon. Ranger Potter held Mays
until rescuers from the Dickson County Sheriff’s office and the Harpeth Ridge
Volunteer Fire Department arrived.
Michael D. Robinson,
Park Ranger, Enid Lake, Vicksburg District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -
Noting that drownings on Enid Lake involved mostly local residents, Ranger Mike
Robinson produced water safety television commercials filmed at Enid Lake with
rangers and local public participating to address PFDs, alcohol, personal
watercraft safety, etc. The
messages were aired more than 5100 times from May to Labor Day by three local
cable franchises, reaching 95,00 potential visitors within 30 miles of the lake.
The messages also reached individuals who visit three other nearby Corps
lakes, Arkabutla, Grenada and Sardis.
Region
5 Carl Garner, Region 5 Vice-President
Paul
D. Dyer, Dallas Park and Recreation Department
- Made a production of a water safety video in English and Spanish to be
aired on Dallas/Forth Worth television and radio stations, as well as local
independent school districts.
United
States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Division 15-8 WR,
Greenbrier,
AR - For outstanding service to the State of Arkansas in the implementation of
mandatory boating Education in the year 2001.
Jerry Westmoreland
- Jerry Westmoreland, News and Sports Director, KDEL/KVRC AM-FM Radio
Arkadelphia has provided professional broadcasting expertise in the field of
water safety for the US Army Corps of Engineers at De-Gray Lake. This expertise helps make DeGray a safer place to work and
visit.
Belinda Byrnes,
Lake Dardanelle, Little Rock District, US Army Corps of Engineers - Belinda
Byrnes was the first chair of Little Rock Corps of Engineers Water Safety
Committee. She is a true leader for
water safety.
Trooper Mark Brown,
Oklahoma Highway Patrol - Mark designed and implemented Oklahoma’s new boating
education program now available in all counties by internet, home study and
classroom. He trained volunteers and troopers, and implemented boating
safety in Highway Patrol Academy.
Mark Pitts,
Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Bentonville, AR - Mark made very outstanding
efforts working with several different agencies conducting several hundred boat
safety checks on Beaver Lake.
Region
6 Kathy Meadows, Region 6 Vice-President
USACE
Kansas City District Water Safety Committee
- This Water Safety Committee initiated a vigorous water safety
program which last year reached out to the approximately 10.5 million visitors
at boat ramps, beaches and campgrounds in the region.
Radio Station KPWB,
Piedmont, Missouri
- This radio station has been dedicated to promoting water safety
education through prime-time PSA broadcasts in a rural region of southeast
Missouri which otherwise lacks in structured water safety education.
Reed Sanderson,
Park Ranger, Oahe Project, Omaha District, US Army Corps of Engineers - Reed
Sanderson has demonstrated outstanding initiative and resourcefulness in
implementing new water safety programs in response to specific community safety
concerns, particularly among the Native American population in the area.
His successes include the development of a “Kids don’t Float”
program through partnerships with local tribes.
Ken Lucius,
Park Ranger, Stockton Lake Park, Little Rock District, US Army Corps of
Engineers - has coordinated with the Bass Pro Museum of Springfield, Missouri in
developing and coordinating the Interactive Bass Pro Fish and Wildlife Museum
Water Safety Program for the last three years.
His successful coordination has resulted in a total of 271 programs being
presented during this period.
Missouri
State Water Patrol – District 5, This
group went above and beyond the typical scope of their organization’s work in
ensuring water safety in the Mark Twain Lake area.
Their partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers in an area-wide
water safety campaign helped provide water safety courses, courtesy boat
inspections and water safety special events which significantly increased
community water safety awareness in the Mark Twain Lake area.
Region
7 Bill Hagdorn, Region 7 Vice-President
Tidewater
Barge Lines - This
company developed two 30 second video based PSA boat safety education program,
linked to 3 web sites, aimed at boaters operating in the navigational lanes of
the Columbia, Snake and Willamette Rivers.
These timely PSA’s significantly helped to improved safer boating on
these rivers throughout the year.
Bingham County Sheriffs
Marine Division
- As part of their 2001 Boating Education Program, the four officer
marine division trained local middle school kids to teach their peers
interactive lessons. Using the
“kids to teach kids” approach has proven successful in getting water safety
messages to 450 students. With the
teachers acting as spotters, officers helped “student instructors” make the
lessons memorable for all 450 students. Initial
reviews indicate that this has developed into the most comprehensive water
safety program in the Idaho school district.
Kake Injury Prevention Team
- The team developed a local water safety education drowning prevention
program area of Alaska where the boat is the primary mode of transportation.
The team of 11 partners, covering a broad geographic area, developed,
implemented and established a monitoring program to track the accomplishments of
students and of the program itself.
McDonald’s Restaurant
Owners of Alaska
- The restaurant chain established a boater outreach program that
rewarded kids for wearing PFDs. McDonald’s, using the assistance of park rangers, state
troopers, Coast Guard boarding officers, harbor masters and USCG auxiliaries,
issued free “Ice Cream Cone Coupons” to kids under 16, caught in the act of
wearing their PFDs while on boats. Almost
10,000 coupons were issued in 2001. The
spin off to these “coupon citations” was that they were given to kids in the
presence of adult witnesses so the message reached nearly 10,000 adults as well.
Riverview Community Bank
- The Riverview Community Bank became an active partner with US Corps of
Engineers-Portland District during National Safe Boating Week.
The bank distributed over 20,000 3 ½ x 7 ½ water safety message
stuffers in May bank statements to customers.
This message covered BUI, the value of wearing PFDs, drowning statistics
and basic water safety guidelines.
Region
8 Paul Crawford, Region 8 Vice-President
David
R. Harris - David
Harris is the Utah State Parks and Recreation’s Boating Area Manager at Lake
Powell. He has been dedicated to
promoting and providing boating and water safety through his educational,
managerial and law enforcement efforts.
Andy Burr
- Deputy Sheriff Andy Burr administers and participates in water safety
and boating enforcement program for Nevada County’s 35 plus lakes.
Deputy Burr’s positive approach to boating safety and enforcement
enables him to achieve a level of compliance from visitors and reduced the
number of boating accidents last summer.
Robert Moreno
- Since 1996 Robert Moreno has made an enormous contribution with
multilingual education throughout the US Army Corps of Engineers and beyond.
He has done voice over and acting for Spanish video PSA’s as well as
water safety programs for fairs, festivals and schools.
Phil Smith
- Phil Smith took a proactive approach to water safety which included,
bi-lingual radio and television public service announcements, mini billboards,
water safety ads, fairs, McDonald’s coupons, school programs and a water
safety toolbox to be used by other agencies.
Art Grueneberger
- Art Grueneberger is the voice and life of Splasher the Frog.
Splasher is the mascot of Cal Boating’s aquatic safety curriculum.
Art has used his talent to produce an engaging and informative puppet
show that teaches kids to be safe in and around water.
National
Water Safety Congress
Awards
2002
Letters of Commendation
Region
4
John
H. Hankerson, Park Ranger, Arkabutla,
Vicksburg District, US Army Corps of Engineers-Ranger John Hankerson’s efforts
to make drowning a thing of the past range from the beach to the classrooms.
His personal contacts with more than 4.300 visitors this summer at the
South Abutment Beach included water safety games and activities for children,
and instruction on water safety and rescue topics for adults.
Pamela
Samuels, Park
Ranger, Sardis Lake, Vicksburg District, US Army Corps of
Engineers-Pam
Samuels presented the Safe Passage Water Safety Course to more than 700 third
and fifth grade students at five area schools near Sardis, MS.
The six-week program covered topics of swimming safety, boating safety
and rescue techniques, and included films, experiments, games and other
demonstrations to reinforce discussions.
Thomas
M. Norton, Tom
Norton participated as a member of the executive committee for the Thunder on
Water Safety boating Festival. In
addition to providing water safety expertise, Mr. Norton volunteered many hours
in planning, organizing and promoting the highly successful even, which educated
some 148,000 visitors on recreati9onal and water safety.
Wayne
Sanders & Clint Smith,
Officers, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency - To reduce the number of boating
accidents on Tims Ford Lake in Franklin County, Tennessee, officers Sanders and
Smith planned, organized and participated in various events to promote boater
safety in 2001. Through their
efforts, banks, merchants and others across the county donated prizes and helped
arrange boating safety activities in Franklin County schools and the Tims Ford
Boating Even on May 12. This event
alone attracted more than 900 participants to a variety of boating and water
safety demonstrations, instruction and inspection activities.
Andrew
I. Strickland,
Vicksburg District, Andrew Strickland helped develop, organize and present the
2001 Aqua Fair at Sardis Lake on October 24 and 25.
Sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, the
Aqua Fair is a cooperative effort by more than 30 federal, state and local
agencies. Approximately 2,000 fifth
grade students in north Mississippi learned about water safety, water quality
and water resource protection during the Aqua Fair.
Region
5
Robert
Holder, Comal County Sheriff, New Braunfels,
TX - Sheriff Holder has dedicated his time and efforts to help keep water
recreation in Comal County a safe and enjoyable experience.
US
Coast Guard Auxiliary Div 5 8WR,
For outstanding service to the State of Arkansas in the implementation of
Mandatory Boating Education in the year 2001.
Millwood
Project Office,
US Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, Implemented Millwood Lake Boat
Lane Safety Project.
Kathy
Shalbeck, US
Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District - Kathy developed an outstanding
water safety program which was presented to 50 schools-three slides of the
program have been shown in movie theaters over 40,000 times to 1,280,00 viewers
in New Mexico, and in over 40,000 Spanish households.
Eric
D. Garner,
Park Ranger, Canyon Lake, Ft. Worth District - Developed an outstanding water
safety program, which was presented to thousands on television and in theaters
(including in Spanish). In addition
to being a water safety officer, he is also a representative of Ft. Worth
District Safety Council.
Region
6
Brad
Barta, Boy Scout Troop 84 - As part of an
Eagle Scout project, this member of Ellsworth Boy Scout Troop 83 organized a
team of eight scouts to work a total of 117 hours on holiday weekends
distributing water safety information to 1,073 visitors in three parks.
SEMO
Regional Water Safety Council,
This newly incorporated Southeast Missouri water safety council diligently works
to develop proactive water safety programs that reach out to the public.
This has been demonstrated through the council’s development,
publishing and distribution of water safety materials, free educational water
safety programs and water safety special programs in the region.
Lake
Oahe Project,
In response to an increasing number of water-related accidents involving members
of a local Indian tribe, the Oahe Project provided water safety programs or
children on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
Park Rangers did an excellent job in planning and carrying out these
programs.
Steve
Schutte, As a
primary instructor and team leader of the Iowa DNR’s Swiftwater and Ice Rescue
Training team he has provided valuable training to members of the DNR and other
agencies throughout the state.
Samantha
N. Walker,
Samantha has demonstrated professionalism and dedication to water safety through
her contributions to the Tuttle Creek summer water safety ranger program. Through her various contributions, she has helped build a
firm foundation for this program.
Region
7
Portland
District, USACE, US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District - Portland
District has significantly expanded its water safety program throughout the
Vancouver-Portland area by using eight different methods to promote water safety
in 2001. These included using bank
statements for distributing 64,500 water safety stuffers; placing electronic
water safety messages on billboards/signs; redesign & distribution of “How
to Lock Through”; creation of water safety tattoos for kids; distributing
messages at fairs and community gatherings; expanding water safety display at
the office during water safety week; developing funding tow PSAs; and placing
ads in the Oregon Sport Fishing
Regulations that reached over 600,000 anglers.
Many of these efforts were successfully implemented through partnerships
with entities in the area.
Sherman
County Sheriff’s Department,
Oregon, Over the past two years, the department has significantly stepped up its
water safety program to expand community safety workshops and boat inspection
efforts during the heavy use season. They
took the lead with three other County Sheriff’s Departments, to organize a
weekend coverage plan over 4th of July activities on their joint
waters. The emphasis was to reduce
water violations and unsafe practices and to step up their alertness to alcohol
abusers. The resulting “County
Coordinated Sheriff Water Safety Team,” lead by Sherman County, made over
15,000 contacts over the two years.
Clackamas
Sheriff’s Marine Patrol,
Oregon, Over the past two years, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol
has excelled in promoting water safety in the county.
They have received Oregon marine Board’s recognition for their efforts
in public education, boating alcohol enforcement, marine theft investigation,
fiscal management, program supervision and most improved water safety program in
Oregon. This resulted in their
recognition as “Program of the Year” for their year around water safety
program. Much of the success of
other programs in Oregon is due to the instruction offered by the Clackamas
County Marine Patrol Unit to other Marine deputies.
Robert
B. Spensor, Spokane Power Squadron,
Washington, Mr. Spensor has been an active member of the Spokane Power Squadron
for almost 30 years. He has served
as Squadron Commander, Education Officer and currently as Squadron Safety
officer. He has taught or assisted teaching boat safety, introductory boating,
advanced boating and navigation courses to between 100 to 150 people in the
eastern Washington-northern Idaho region every year.
He has been an active member of the “Inland Northwest Drowning
Prevention Coalition,” a group that co-sponsors the “Loan a PFD to
Boaters” program. Mr. Spensor,
along with the coalition, annually distributes water safety information to
boaters and is an active promoter in the participatory demonstration of putting
on the PFD at family events, kids carnivals, etc.
Willamette
Valley Ranger District,
Oregon, Over the past four years, the district ranger staff has significantly
expanded their public water safety education program. In 1998, they presented
their program to 2,500 students (kindergarten to fifth grade).
This expanded to over 6,700 students in 2001, which also had a spin off
effect of reaching 20,000 people. This
interactive outreach program resulted in an “All Hands Effort” from
mid-March through mid-June (5 programs a day, 5 days a week). The focus of the program was to have kids wear their PFD when
on the water. The elementary school
teachers of Linn and Marion counties have praised the program for its
age-appropriateness, pace of instruction and effectiveness because the kids
participate.
Amy
Rigby, Amy
expanded the California Accident Report to include information that describes
Department programs dealing with boating safety.
She also provided analysis on the accident statistics that guide the
direction of each program to better serve California boaters.
Gloria
Sandoval,
Gloria has brought fresh ideas and endless enthusiasm to the Department’s
educational unit. Her bi-lingual
skills in Spanish have been well used in getting water safety messages to
California’s large Hispanic population the media in radio, television and
print.
Nancy
Shephard, Nancy
Shephard has consistently contributed to the efforts of Cal Boating by promoting
boating and aquatic safety with kindergarten children.
NATIONAL
WATER SAFETY CONGRESS
National
Award
John
M. Malatak
Mr. Malatak began his public
service career in 1970 with a staff appointment as director of safety and
disaster services for the American Red Cross in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
He rose to the position of National Safety Representative for the middle
Tennessee area, then assumed that same position for the European Area
Headquarters, Stuttgart, West Germany. During
his Red Cross career he served as special delegate to the International Red
Cross Society, taking on special assignments to Africa, Greece, Crete, Turkey,
France, Holland, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, and the Azores.
John has served in numerous positions at both the regional and national
headquarters level with the American Red Cross.
His final position with the American Red Cross was as Assistant National
Director/Senior Manager, Health and Safety.
Mr. Malatak
assumed the position of Chief, Program Development and Implementation for the
United States Coast Guard after his employment with the Red Cross.
As Chief of the PD&I Division he is responsible to ensure total
coordination and collaboration of all organizations and agencies relating to
matters concerning recreational boating safety. This includes education, outreach, and awareness program, as
well as all technical, educational, systematic and fiscal aspects of the
Recreational Boating Safety Program.
Mr. Malatak has
received numerous awards for his work in water and boating safety. He has been: recipient
of the TIFFANY AWARD, vice-presidential award for employee excellence; a 1981
biographee of Who’s Who in America; recipient of the 1982 National Certificate
of Educational Excellence from the Professional Association of Diving
Instructors (PADI); recipient of the 1991 National Honor Award presented by the
Council for National Cooperation in Aquatics (CNCA); recipient of the American
Red Cross Lifesaving Award of Merit, signed by President of the United States,
Jimmy Carter, awarded for saving the life of another individual; 1991 inductee
in to the High School Sports Hall of Fame; a 1992 Inductee into the Lifesaving
and Water Safety Hall of Fame, and International Association of the Golden
Whale; a 1997 and 1999 recipient of “Who’s Who In Aquatics”; a 1998
inductee into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, recipient of the
prestigious “Paragon Award”; recipient
of the 1998 National Safe Boating Council’s Chairman Award; 1999 recipient of the National Association of State Boating
Law Administrators Special Recognition Award; 1999 recipient of the Aquia Harbor
Yacht Club Commodore’s Trophy; 2000 recipient of the prestigious “Silver
Schooner” Award (number 6 of 25) presented by the National Safe Boating
Institute; 2000 recipient of the coveted “Light Ship” Award, presented by
the National Safe Boating Council; 2001 recipient of the prestigious “Chapman
Safety Award”, presented by Motor Boating Magazine and the United States Power
Squadron; and is a 2002 Inductee into the State of Pennsylvania Swimming Hall of
Fame.
Mr. Malatak is
currently an active member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and the
U.S. Power Squadron. He serves as
the Coast Guard representative to the board of directors of the National Water
Safety Congress, the National Safe Boating Council, and the National Association
of State Boating Law Administrators. He
also serves as an officer, chair, or member of numerous service, charitable, and
non-profit organizations.
Mr.
Malatak is an authorized Red Cross Instructor Trainer in Lifeguard Training,
Water Safety, Swimming, Canoeing, Sailing, First Aid, and CPR.
John also teaches various boating safety specialty courses such as
weather navigation, communications, GPS, and search and rescue, and is a Boating
Safety Master Instructor.
John Malatak
served on the Board of Directors of the National Water Safety Congress for many
years, and has been a good friend of the NWSC both in his tenure with the
American Red Cross and the United States Coast Guard. He
has supported the National Water Safety Congress through both the good times and
the hard times. He successfully
bridges the boating safety and water safety fields, and continues to make
significant contributions to both fields. There
is no individual more deserving of the 2002 National Award presented by the
National Water Safety Congress.
