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SERA Meritorious Service AwardAt the 2001 SERA Winter Business Meeting, The SERA Meritorious Service Award was created. It was felt that the four existing awards are very specific in nature. Therefore this award was created as a more general, non-specific award. The Merit award is simply for meritorious service to the Southeastern caving community. There are no requirements or qualifications. The award is designed to fill in the gaps left by the four primary awards. There is no cash award and it is not framed since there is no way to predict the number awarded.
This award is to be motioned and voted by the governing committee at the SWBM. Therefore no written nominations will be accepted and you must be present at the meeting to nominate.
Past SERA Meritorious Service Award Recipients:
Year Recipient Service 2001 Jeff Dilcher Runs TAG-Net, a valuable resource for Southeastern cavers. 2001 Jim and Gail Wilbanks Ran and hosted the Fox Mountain survey for the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. 2003 Dr. Thomas C. Barr, John Noel, Chuck Manglesdorf, Joe McCaleb, Dr. Julian Lewis, Bill Overton, Dr. Sid Jones, Chris Anderson, Tennessee Environmental Council, The Sierra Club, Tennessee PEER, Tennessee Scenic Rivers Assoc., Save Our Cumberland Mountains, The "Rumblers": Marion O. Smith, John Swartz, Gary Chambers, Jack Thomison, Bill Walter, Debby Johnson, Misty Chambers, Gerald Moni, Don Reid Hunter & Cara Chambers. Helped to save Rumbling Falls Cave, Spencer TN. 2003 Dan Twilley SKTF Projects-Preparation Work 2003 Lonnie Carr, Dr. Hal Love, Bill Overton Gating-Blue Spring Cave 2003 Bill Torode 25+ years of Service to the NSS Library 2005 Brent Aulenbach Fricks Cave Resurvey 2005 Andy Zellner Maintaining closed cave list and cave directions booth at TAG Fall Cave-In 2005 Chuck Henson Providing new site for the TAG Fall Cave-In 2006 Avis Moni For years of service to the NSS 2006 Carl Bishop For dedication to the region’s cave resources 2006 Mark Murrell For dedication to the region’s cave resources 2006 Peter Michaud For outstanding service and hospitality to the caving community 2007 Don Hunter For his continuing support of SERA and the SERA photo Salon 2007 Brent Aulenbach
For founding and running the SERA map Salon 2007 Dan Barnick
For founding the SERA Photo Salon 2007 Jay Clark For legal advice and assistance to NSS Cavers 2007 Sewanee Mountain Grotto For conservation and recycling efforts
2007 Bill Torode For tireless support of the NSS
2008 Jim Wilbanks For nine years of service as the Secretary/Treasurer 2008 Maureen Handler For the Orme Mountain Road cleanup