
THE WILLIAM J. STEPHENSON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Sub-chairman,
Gale Beach (rjr3922 (at) sbcglobal (dot) net)
488 Oak Ct, Menlo
Park CA 94025-2843
The single annual recipient of the
William J. Stephenson Outstanding Service Award shall be selected by the Board
of Governors from candidates submitted by the Awards Committee, which shall be
responsible for and limited to soliciting nominations and supporting material
for the board’s consideration. As stated in the
membership bylaws, the Outstanding Service Award is for contributions to speleology and the National Speleological Society in particular. For the
Outstanding Service Award, the committee shall submit only candidates who have
been members of the NSS for at least the past two years. If the recipient of the
award is not already a life member, the Society will pay to the Life Membership
Fund the current life membership fee to support the life membership privileges
received by the recipient. The recipient will receive a certificate signed by
the members of the Board of Governors.