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AWARDS BANQUET
Alexis Park Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
Wednesday, May 16, 2003
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NATIONAL WATER
SAFETY CONGRESS AWARDS
Recognition of Award
of Merit/Commendation Winners
Regional Award
Winners
Region 1 – No award
this year
Region 2 – Steve
Dulin, Okoboji/Arnolds Park FD
Steve took the lead
in forming the Iowa Great Lakes Water Safety Council which
serves a 9 county area in NW Iowa.Steve has provided
exemplary leadership in water safety in the region.
Region 3 –
Bob
Smith, Director of Diving/Aquatic
Programs, Florida
Keys Community College
Bob has been
instrumental in training countless aquatic
instructors,
commercial, recreational, and military divers, and has made the
Florida Keys Community College nationally
recognized for its excellence in diving safety programs.
Region 4 – Mark
Clippinger, Arkansas State Parks
Superintendant of
Hobbs State Park Conservation Area, Mark has promoted water
safety and taught swiftwater search and rescue to over 2500
participants within 7 states and Puerto Rico over the past 18 years. As a
result of his efforts in Arkansas and throughout the U.S., the number
of well-trained first responders has significantly
increased.
Region 5 – Nevada
Division of Wildlife – Boating Safety Program
The Nevada Division
of Wildlife Boating Safety Program
combines education
with law enforcement to create an effective approach to
increasing boating safety of America’s largest and busiest collection
of recreational waterways.
Region 6 – Northwest
Coast Boating Safety Task Force
This interagency
team provided safety patrols, law enforcement, public information
and education efforts. The team made over 25,000 personal
contacts which resulted in a reduction of fatalities of salmon anglers
along the Washington and Oregon coastal waters.
President’s Award
To be announced
National Award
To be announced
AWARDS LUNCHEON
Alexis Park Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
Wednesday, May 16, 2003
Opening Remarks
Ron Riberich, President
National Water Safety Congress
National Water Safety Congress Award of Merit Ceremony
Bill Gossard, Executive Vice-President
National Water Safety Congress
Award of Merit Winners by Region
Region 1 Joan Samsel
Paul Eldridge, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
Spirit of America Foundation
Cleveland Metroparks Institute of the Great Outdoors
Region 2 Tom Plante
Tuttle Creek Lake Association
Region 3 Mac Wimbish
Veronica Floyd, Brunswick Corporation
Alton Pollan, USACE, Vicksburg District, Sardis Lake
John Whelen, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Maryland Natural Resources Police Reserve Officers
Lake Gaston Water Safety Council
Lt. Brenton M. Spivey, North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission
Region 4 Bobby Pharr
Laila Rodriquez, KLUZ-TV, Albuquerque, NM
Phil Martinez, USACE
Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse Consortium
Captain Gary Haupt, Missouri State Water Patrol
Millwood Park Ranger Team, USACE, Lake Millwood
Region 5 Paul Crawford
Cindi Dulgar, CSUS Aquatic Center
Phil Smith, USACE
Rodney T. Burr, Justice of the Peace, Nevada
Judge Wendell Turner, Searchlight Justice Court
Region 6 Ann Van Buren
Randy Henry, Oregon State Marine Board
Walt Monaghan, Store Manager, Big 5 Sporting Goods
Manuel “Sam” Aguiar, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Letters of Commendation
Region 1
Francine Barnett, Girl Scouts of Lake Erie Council, Ohio
Region 3
William R. Lathan, USACE, Sardis Lake, Mississippi
Carters Lake Marina, Georgia
Myers Hawkins III, USACE, Alabama Rivers Lakes
Jacqueline V. Ferrell, USACE, Enid Lake, Mississippi
Roger Davis, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Shelly A. McDowell, USACE, Louisiana Field Office
Region 4
Jim Fisher, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Steve Hayner, New Mexico State Park Volunteer
Flotilla #15-7, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Arkansas
John S. Brazzel, USACE, Louisiana Field Office
Water Safety Patrol Officers, District 2, MO State Water Patrol
Flotilla #53, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Missouri
Region 5
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department – Lake Sonoma Boating
Safety Unit, California
Lake Sonoma Staff, California
Region 6
Scott Belcher, Benton County Sheriff’s Department, Washington
Rick Schoening, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
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