-----Original Message----- From: Mixon Bill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 6:03 PM To: Cavers Texas Subject: [Texascavers] NSS awards nominations wanted
Just a reminder that the deadline for nominating candidates for NSS awards to be announced at the banquet at the end of the 2014 NSS convention in Huntspatch is November 15. See the September NSS News, page 21, for information about all the awards and to whom nominations should be sent for each. There is also information about the awards, including lists of previous recipients, hidden away in the NSS web site. I don't know what's so secret, but some idiot has put it in the members-only area. On the home page at caves.org, click on members page, and sign in with your NSS number and ZIP code, which some idiot has labeled name and password. Depending on your browser, you may have to click a box to persuade it to remember you. Way down at the bottom of the resulting menu is a link to the awards information. I'm particularly interested in nominations for the NSS's two highest awards, the William J. Stephenson Outstanding Service Award and the Honorary Membership. Nominations for those awards are sent to me, and the NSS Board of Governors selects the recipients at its spring BOG meeting. The Outstanding Service Award is given to one NSS member per year "in recognition of outstanding service to the Society and its goals." The Honorary Membership is given to one person per year, not necessarily an NSS member, for "outstanding contributions to the field of speleology"; cave scientists from anywhere in the world are eligible. Nominating letters for either of those awards should be sent to me at the e-mail address below (or the one this message came from) or by mail to 14045 North Green Hills Loop, Austin, Texas 78737, and should reach me by the deadline of November 15. I will be out of reach until November 11, but after that will promptly acknowledge any letters received..--Bill Mixon Please forward this note to other relevant lists. ---------------------------------------- Work is the curse of the drinking class. ---------------------------------------- You may "reply" to the address this message came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: [email protected] AMCS: [email protected] or [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] _______________________________________________ SWR mailing list [email protected] http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr _______________________________________________ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
