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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.Award: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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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:Past Alexis Harris Conservation Award Recipients: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.
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 2012 Jim Wilbanks 2013 Maureen Handler & Sewanee Mountain Grotto 2014 Cheryl Pratt 2015 Bill Putnam 2016 no nominees 2017 no nominees 2018 Annette Reynolds 2019 no nominees 2020 no nominees 2021 Mike Moser 2022 Alan and Cassie Cook 2023 NOT AWARDED 2024 NOT AWARDED