Chapter Awardees for 2014
To be awarded at Banquet on May 3, 2015
The Angeles Chapter will honor its members at the Annual Awards Banquet May 3, 2015 at the
Brookside Country Club; Silvia Darie, Banquet Chair and Paul Cooley, Awards Chair.
LIST OF AWARDS AND AWARDEES
Phil Bernays Service Plaque
Weldon Heald Conservation Plaque
Chester Versteeg Outings Plaque
Elna Bakker Nature Interpretation
Plaque
Lifelong Service Plaque
Lori & Robin Ives Excellence in Media
Plaque
Political Service Plaque
Extraordinary Achievement Award
Public Policy Plaque
Donna Specht Fundraising Plaque
Linda Hoyer Staff Plaque
Irene Charnock Office Service Plaque
Special Award – Conservation
Special Award - Media
Certificate of Merit
Conservation Service Certificates
Outings Service Certificates
Special Service Certificates
MARY MORALES
NOT GIVEN
RON CAMPBELL
NOT GIVEN
DAN RICHTER
NOT GIVEN
HOWARD STRAUSS
STAG BROWN
BOB THOMPSON
JOE YOUNG
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JUDY CHU
JOHN LAJEUNESS
CHAPTER STAFF 2013-2014 - GEORGE
WATLAND, JENNIFER ROBINSON, JANE
MACFARLANE, MARY FORGIONE
NOT GIVEN
ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES NETWORK
NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
ELAINE TROGMAN, DAVID CAMPBELL,
KATHLEEN NORMA SMITH, EVA CICORIA
ANN PEDRESCHI SHIELDS, CHRISTIAN
LATUNOS, JASON HASHIMOTO, PATRICIA
BARNES, SCOTT CLOSSON, STEPHANIE
GROSS, SYLVIA STEVENSON, ED LUBIN,
SID & JOYCE ALPERT, PRISCILLA “PIXIE”
KLEMIC
JIM ULMER, AL SATTLER, CAROLE
SCURLOCK, EVELYN ALEXANDER,
GRANT RIGBY, JOEL ORTMANN, KAREN
BUEHLER, MARTY KLUCK, NANCY LE,
PENNY ELIA, TOM POLITEO, WAYNE
NORMAN, MARGEE HILLS, DAVID HYMAN
Membership & Fundraising Service
Certificate
20'S & 30’S SECTION
ORANGE COUNTY SIERRA SINGLES
SECTION
PALOS VERDES SOUTH BAY GROUP
WEST LOS ANGELES GROUP
WILDERNESS TRAINING COMMITTEE
Each year the Angeles Chapter requests the names of those individuals who deserve
recognition for exemplary service to the Chapter in the fields of Conservation, Outings,
Leadership, Interpretation of Nature, and Service. Each Group, Section, Committee and Task
Force is asked to recommend recipients for the listed Chapter awards based on the following
criteria. No elected at large member of the Angeles Chapter Executive Committee and no
member of the Awards Committee is eligible for a Chapter award. Any group representative on
the ExComm who will be proposed for an award will be asked to leave the room while the list of
proposed awards is presented to the ExComm and voted on.
The EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE is awarded upon accomplishing a
major goal of the Angeles Chapter that is widely recognized within the Chapter and the Club as
well as in the community at large. Generally, the focus of accomplishment is within or near the
Angeles Chapter area. It can, however, be given for a major accomplishment outside that area if
the predominant leadership comes from within the Chapter membership. The award will not be
given annually, but it can be awarded in successive years if warranted. Usually the award will be
made to a group of people (group, section, committee, task force, or ad hoc organization), but
exceptional accomplishment by an individual can be recognized.
The WELDON HEALD CONSERVATION PLAQUE is the highest conservation award
conferred by the Angeles Chapter. It is awarded to a Sierra Club member who has provided
long-term and outstanding service to the Angeles Chapter in the field of conservation.
The CHESTER VERSTEEG OUTINGS PLAQUE is the highest outings leadership award
conferred by the Angeles Chapter. It is awarded to a Sierra Club member who has provided
long-term and outstanding leadership in furthering the enjoyment and safety of the outings
program
The PHIL BERNAYS SERVICE PLAQUE is the highest service award conferred by the
Angeles Chapter. It is awarded to a Sierra Club member who has provided long-term and outstanding service to the Angeles Chapter in fields other than conservation and outings, such as
administration and political activism.
The IRENE CHARNOCK OFFICE SERVICE PLAQUE is awarded to a Sierra Club member
who has provided long-term and out-standing service to the Angeles Chapter by serving as a
Chapter office volunteer.
The ELNA BAKKER NATURE INTERPRETATION PLAQUE is awarded for outstanding
achievement in the interpretation of nature, using the written word, photography, graphic art or
field demonstration. Candidates for this award must display unusual creativity and depth in the
communication of knowledge and appreciation of the natural world. This award is not intended
as a reward for merely conducting many nature walks. Because of the high qualifications
needed for an award candidate, it would be expected that this honor would not be awarded
every year.
The LINDA HOYER CHAPTER STAFF PLAQUE is awarded for extraordinary contributions, far
beyond the normal call of duty, to the Sierra Club and the Angeles Chapter from an employee of
the Angeles Chapter. It would be expected that this honor would not be awarded every year.
The LIFELONG SERVICE PLAQUE is given to a senior member who has provided consistent
long-term service to the Angeles Chapter.
The LORI AND ROBIN IVES EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA PLAQUE for Conservation Activism is
awarded for the best newsletter, or website, series of articles, radio or television spot, or
campaign in any media that promotes conservation action in the Angeles Chapter.
The POLITICAL SERVICE PLAQUE Is awarded for long time exemplary political service.
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES FOR CONSERVATION SERVICE, OUTINGS SERVICE, AND
SPECIAL SERVICE are given to Sierra Club members who deserve special recognition for
noteworthy service they have rendered to the Angeles Chapter.
A CITATION OF MERIT is awarded to an Angeles Chapter entity for its help and support in
Angeles Chapter activities and achievement of goals.
A SPECIAL AWARD may be conferred upon those individuals who have performed outstanding
conservation work outside the Sierra Club regardless of Sierra Club membership. Included in
this category are the Media Award, given to an individual professionally employed in a
communications media field who has consistently displayed concern for environmental,
conservation, and wilderness values and the
Public Policy Award, given to an elected public official who has made outstanding
contributions to advancing the environmental cause.