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Alexis Harris Conservation Award

The Alexis Harris Conservation award recognizes individuals or groups who have achieved effective cave and karst protection or preservation while allowing for caver access in the southeastern United States. They might have also protected karst biological resources, historical, or archeological sites associated with caves. This individual or group should be from the southeastern United States or their efforts should have been in the interest of cavers in the southeast. The award intends not only to recognize previous contributions but also to encourage future accomplishments and contributions.

Criteria:

The Criteria for the Alexis Harris Conservation Award is as follows.

1. The Alexis Harris Conservation Award will be given to an individual or group from the southeastern United States or whose efforts are in the interest of cavers in the southeast .

2. The recipient will have achieved effective cave or karst protection while allowing for caver access; or

3. The recipient will have protected karst biological resources; or

4. The recipient will have protected historical or archeological sites or artifacts associated with caves.

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Award:

The Alexis Harris Conservation Award may be awarded on a merit basis at the annual SERA Winter Business meeting. The Alexis Harris Conservation Award will consist of the following:

1. A $50.00 Cash award to the recipient.

2. A Framed Certificate, which constitutes the Award itself.

3. A Plaque bearing the recipient's name shall be displayed in the NSS Office.

4. The recipient's name will be announced in the NSS News, and made available to regional, grotto and any other appropriate publications.

Past Alexis Harris Conservation Award Recipients:

Year	Recipient
1994	Southeastern Cave Conservancy
1995	John Hoffelt
1996	Chattanooga Grotto
1997	April Oberding
1998	Rob Robbins & Southport Chronic Cavers Grotto
1999	Mark Wolinsky
2000	Lynn Roebuck
2001	Nashville Grotto
2002	Pigeon Mountain Grotto
2003	Kingston Saltpeter Cave Preserve
2004	Jim Whidby
2005	John Noel
2006	Steve and Rosemarie MacDonell
2007	Not Awarded
2008	Kristen Bobo
2009	David McRae and the Birmingham Grotto
2010	Not Awarded
2011	Central Alabama Grotto

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