AMC Volunteer Awards
At the AMC annual business meeting last month, AMC announced this year's trail committee volunteer awards. Recipients from the Western MA Chapter have been marked with an asterisk. We offer our heartfelt gratitude to these dedicated volunteers for their commitment to preserving and maintaining our beloved trails!
Warren Hart Award
The Warren Hart Award bears the name of a volunteer who was AMC Councilor of Improvements (Trails) from 1908-1910. Hart was a stellar example of the spirit of trail volunteerism. He spent 28 days in 1908 creating trails in the Great Gulf Wilderness and inspired other members to join in the effort by his personal example. By 1910, Hart lead "working sections" of 40 people in summer trail building expeditions. This award goes to volunteers who record over 224 hours in one or more qualifying categories in a calendar year.Hart Awardees are:
- Gary Adamson*
- David Agneta
- John Bergacs
- Greg Bernet
- Dave Boone
- Warren Buhl*
- Cosmo Catalano*
- Dave Coderre*
- David Cohen*
- Phil Coyne
- Jim Fergione*
- Bob Goldsmith
- James Greaney
- Jim Liptack
- Ted Loukides*
- Gregg Nolting
- Jim Pelletier*
- Frank Polito
- Ruel Rene
- Kerry Robinson
- Peter Roderick
- Guay Scott
- Richard Silverberg
- Russ Skelton*
- Frederickson Skip
- Spencer Sprecker
- John Swanson
- Chip Ward
Marian Pychowska Award
The Marian Pychowska Award is named after a volunteer who stood out for her diverse activities. In the 1880s Pychowska helped build trails, created a trail map of the Northern Presidential Range, discovered the Pinnacle in Huntington Ravine, and may have been the first AMC-affiliated person to look at the impact of recreation. When a shelter was proposed near treeline she wrote, "we all fear if the public are invited to it the surroundings will become [littered]."
Recipients of the Pychowska Award have recorded over 96 hours of volunteer time in one or more qualifying categories in a calendar year. They receive a $20 AMC gift card code, which can be used through AMC's online store. Recipients can also opt to receive a printed certificate on award paper. The Pychowska Awardees are:
- Ron Archambault
- Josh Barlow
- Bill Barrett
- Mies Bastille
- Gary Brigham
- Gale Carey
- Shaffer Cassandra
- Tony Chernasky
- Susan Cottle
- Bonnie Cramp*
- Rob Cramp*
- Garry Crane
- Steve Crowe
- Terry Delaney
- Wayne Desroches*
- Colleen Doshna
- Mary Eaton*
- Nancy Eaton*
- Christoph Geiss
- Rick Glatz
- Lou Graham
- Pat Grimm
- Cathy Hambleton
- Monty Harris
- Cassandra Haskell
- Joann Healey
- Terry Knuttunen
- Laura Lane
- Jeanine Libby
- Tim Linehan
- Adam Lippman
- Pete Malinowski
- Roy Marc
- Larry McAnallen
- Emily Merlino
- Judd Mora
- Peter Moulton
- Peter Nash
- Reder Paul
- Holly Riehl
- Knott Rota
- Phyllis Rubenstein
- Brian Sisko
- Ed Sokolnicki
- Sue Sorrow
- Janice Tassinari*
- Paul Thoma
- Judith Watson
- Josh Weeks*
- Debra Weisenstein*
- Doug Wilson
Congratulations to all the award recipients!
