DD Rick Hamlin.
Division Secretary Donna McGraw.
Report of the Section Chief's Meeting by Bob Bernatos.
The Treasurer's Report by Alex Edwards.
OEC Committee Chair John Shipman.
Avalanche Supervisor Phil Galka.
MTR Supervisor Butch MacQueen.
PR Committee Chair Don Cavallo.
Trail Sweep Committee Chair John Kane.
Senior Committee Chair Bob André.
Alumni Advisor Al Pels.
Archivist Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
Historian Ellie Jessum.
Memorial Scholarship Fund Chair David Nelson.
Nordic Advisor Greg France.
Young Adult Patroller Advisor Gerry Hyson.
Certified Advisor David Walker.
Industry Representative Dave Esty.
New MTR Supervisor J. C. Cowell.
New S&T Supervisor Bob Bluff.
A standing ovation for rick Hamlin as he concludes 6 years as DD.
Webmaster/Photographer Bill Gamble (photo by Bill Cline).
New National Chair Bela Musits, with his "protection detail" from the National Board (Burt Mitchell and Jim Decker).
National Awards Advisor Myer Avedovech.
Discussion of By-laws Amendments.
Presentation of the Budget by Finance Committee Chair Rick Knight.
The Saturday Cocktail Hour and Awards Banquet
NOTE: There are no pictures of awards for outstanding patrols or for which the recipient was not present. The webmaster will post these and/or pictures of actual presentations received from the regions when advised by the responsible officers.
Chris Jacquith (You betcha - Northern Vermont!).
DD Rick Hamlin.
Memorial/Scholarship Fund Chair Dave Nelson.
The Memorial Plaques.
The Pete Snyder Outstanding Nordic Patroller Award was presented to Butch MacQueen (Holimont, WNY).
The George F. Wesson, Jr. Outstanding Professional Patroller Award was presented to Jerry Sherman (Bristol Mountain and Hunt Hollow, GVR).
The T. Tyler Davis Outstanding Instructor Award was presented to John Topping (Hunt Hollow, GVR).
The Donald F. Page Outstanding Administrative Patroller Award was presented to Gerit Lewisch, (RD, Camelback, EPA).
Our nattily-attired (male) mascot "990" was presented to Finance Committee Chair Rick Knight for successfully managing the Division's finances.
A new (female) mascot was introduced by Rick Hamlin, named "501c3", ........
..... and she was presented to Division Treasurer Alex Edwards for his contributions to the successful management of the Division's finances.
The Eastern Division Patrollers for Patrollers Award was presented to Jerry McGraw (Royal Mountain, ENY), for his support of the Division in organizing and coordinating the Spring Officers' Meeting for many years.
The Jerry Sherman Eastern Division Director's Award was presented to (local boy makes good!) newly-elected National Chair Bela Musits (Gore Mountain, ENY).
And then the fun began ..........
A little light reading from Chris Jaquith.
A special, finely-tuned writing instrument from Assistant Division Legal Advisor Bill Cline for the new National Historian.
In response to a potential tort case .......
....... a little obfuscation regarding the real location of respondent Rick Hamlin.
All present and past RD's assembled......
...... for a presentation by RD/ADD John Shipman .......
...... of a beautiful knife collection to knife-guru Rick.
Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.
Presentation of a very special memento quilt sewn by Wendy Aarnio (Bromley, SVT).
National/Division Telecommunications Advisor Dick Woolf.
Parliamentarian Don Page conducting the election of the new Division Director.
DD Candidate Gerit Lewisch, EPA.
DD Candidate John Shipman, EMARI.
DD Candidate Joseph "Butch" MacQueen, WNY
And the winner is - John Shipman! The passing of the gavel.
