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Award Recipients

A.O. Wheeler Lecgacy Award	Honorary Membership	President's Award
Silver Rope Award for Leadership	Distinguished Service Award	Eric Brooks Leader Award
Don Forest Service Award

A.O. Wheeler Legacy Award

"For Outstanding and Varied Contributions to The Alpine Club of Canada over Many Years."

The Club's highest honorary award for outstanding service to the ACC; the A.O. Wheeler Award is given by the Board of Directors of the ACC, upon the recommendation of the Awards Committee, requiring at least a three-quarters majority vote of the Board.

Recipients:

Bell, F.C.	1995	Fuhrmann, Peter	1996	Mortimer, Heather	2001
Bendell, Beverley	1996	Guy, Richard and Louise	1997	Mortimer, Mike	2001
Brooks, Eric C.	1995	Hewitt, Ken	1997	Munday, Phyllis	1995
Dornian, David	2010	Hind, Robin C.	1995	Stefanick, George	1995
Fisher, David R.	1995	Lomas, Eric	1995	Tewnion, John	1995
Forest, Donald J.	1995	Matthews, Ronald	1995	Toole, David	2006

Honorary Membership

"An Honour for Contributions in Canadian Mountaineering"

This award is given for extraordinary activities in Canadian mountaineering under the above guidelines. The names of prospective recipients will be presented to the Board of Directors by the Awards Committee. At least a three-quarters majority vote by the Board is required to bestow this award.

Recipients:

Beckey, Fred	1983	Guy, Louise	2008	Scott, Chic	2000
Boles, Glen	1996	Guy, Richard	2008	Serl, Don	2008
Brooks, Eric C.	1969	Hall Jr., Henry S.	1975	Shipton, Eric E.	1953
Bryce, James	1908	Harrison, William	1976	Smythe, Frank	1947
Carter, Neal M.	1974	Henshaw, Mrs. J.W.	1931	Talbot, Malcolm	2007
Clarke, John	1987	Hind, Robin C.	1969	Tarrant, Jim	2007
Coleman, A.P.	1930	Jones, David	2008	Thorington, J. Monroe	1945
Collie, J. Norman	1906	Laussedat, Aime	1907	Walcott (Vaux), Mary	1914
Culbert, Dick	1987	Lomas, Eric	2005	Wallis, Roger	2008
Deville, E.	1906	Ledingham, W. Cam	1976	Warrack, Allan	1972
Evans, R. Charles	1957	MacCarthy, A.H.	1925	Washburn, Bradford	1967
Fay, Charles E.	1906	March, Wm. (Bill)	1985	Westmorland, H.	1947
Feuz, Edward Jr.	1980	Mortimer, Mike	2005	Wheeler, Arthur O.	1922
Forest, Donald J.	1991	Munday, Phyl	1938	Wheeler, John	2006
Fuhrmann, Peter	1998	Neave, Roger	1979	Whymper, Edward	1906
Gabet, F.	N/A	Odell, Noel E.	1930	Wiessner, Fritz	1985
Gardiner, Kate	1945	Outram, James	1908	Wilcox, Walter D.	1909
Gmoser, Hans	1986	Parker, Mrs. H.J	1906	Wood, Walter A.	1967
Green, W.S.	1906	Putnam, William L.	1985	Woolley, Hermann J.	1921

President's Award
Since 1984 (renamed in 2005, formerly Special Awards)

The Club's recognition of extraordinary service to the ACC. Available to members and non-members.

Recipients:

Armitage, Linder	1988	McTighe, Don	1999	Stefanick, George	1989
Clay, Dave	1995	Morrow, Pat	1988	Talbot, Malcolm	1987
Congdon, Dwayne	1996	Morrow, Pat	1996	Toft, Murray	1999
DeMarsh, Leslie	1998	Powter, Geoff	2008	Verrall, Dan	1995
DeMontigny, Dennis	1984	Scott, Chic	1991	Vroom, Bill	1988
Harrison, Brad	1998	Shackleton, Wayne	1995	Wackerle, Johnny	1988
Lajuneusse, John	1987	Skreslet, Laurie	1996	Wood, Sharon	1996
Lajuneusse, John	1989

Silver Rope Award for Leadership
Since 1933

"A Mountaineering and Ski Mountaineering Award for Excellence in Leadership and Technical Ability."

The Silver Rope for Leadership is awarded to ACC members in good standing under the above guidelines by a favourable vote of not less than three-quarters of the voting members of the Board of Directors.

Recipients:

Aitchison, Peter	1989	Grave, H.J.	1934	Prescott, Polly	1941
Andrews, Ron	1995	Haden, Mike	1991	Reader, Roly	1988
Arbuckle, Dugald	1963	Haring, Klau	1978	Richardson, C.A.	1934
Baird, Patrick	1973	Hickson, J.W.A.	1934	Rode, Howard	2002
Beattie, Canfield	1935	Hind, Robin C.	1935	Roe, Cam	1999
Bell, F.C.	1934	Hopkins, Eric	1960	Roe, Dick	1980
Bidwell, David	1956	Huybers, John	2009	Rowlands, Peter	1999
Blumer, Leon	1980	Jordan, Bob	1978	Sampson, H.E.	1934
Boles, Glen	1971	Kariel, Herb	1976	Saul, Marg	1997
Brett, John	1948	Kato, Jo G.	1954	Scholes, Robert E.	1966
Bridgland, M.P.	1934	Kramer, Andrew W.	1937	Serl, Don	2001
Briggs, Sandy	2001	Kruszyna, Robert	1964	Shackleton, Wayne	1990
Brolsma, Masten	1999	Larlee, Ken	1995	Sharpe, D.R.	1934
Brooks, Eric C.	1937	Lash, Alfred W.	1958	Shokoples, Cyril	1988
Bruce-Robertson, Alan	1955	Lindsay, L.H.	1934	Sibbald, Andrew S.	1934
Cade, Jack A.V.	1962	MacCarthy, A.H.	1934	Smith, Gertrude L.	1971
Camire, Felix	2008	MacPherson, A.D.	1938	Smith, Wayne	1969
Clay, Dave	1994	Main, Allan	2000	Sparling, Walter	1956
Cleveland, W.H.	1934	Marchand, Roger	2004	Spear, Peter B.	1975
Cook, Judy	1976	Matthews, Ronald	1982	Stirling, Bob	1997
Cox, Ken	2009	Mattice, Jim	1979	Stoliker, Paul	1988
Creore, Jo Ann	1978	McCoubrey, A.A.	1934	Struck, Bruno	1972
Cuthbertson, R.J.	1935	McIntosh, William	1975	Tarrant, James	1950
Dornian, Dave	2003	McTavis, D.N.	1934	Tewnion, John	1967
Dowling, Phil J.	1970	Melville, Alan	1948	Thompson, Mike	2001
Drinnan, A.W.	1934	Merler, Scipio	1961	Thomson, H.F.	1934
Embacher, Uwe	1975	Miskiw, Orvel	1985	Varnam, Russell I.	1980
Faberge, Alex C.	1954	Moffat, T.B.	1934	Wallis, Roger	1991
Fairly, J.J.	1960	Morrison, Donald	1958	Waterman, F.N.	1934
Fisher, David R.	1958	Munday, Phyl	1948	Wates, C.G.	1934
Forde, J.P.	1934	Munday, W. Don	1934	Wessel, David	1967
Forest, Donald J.	1978	Neave, Ferris	1936	Westmorland, H.	1947
Foster, W.W.	1934	Neave, Roger	1934	Whalley, E.W.	1979
Foubister, Murray	1978	Nelson, Doug	2003	Wheeler, Arthur O.	1934
Fraser, Bruce	1964	Norman, Judy	1976	White, James W.	1978
Fyles, T.	1938	Odell, Noel E.	1934	Wilson, L.C.	1934
Geddes, Paul	2004	Parfitt, David	1972	Woods, Don M.	1952
Gibson, E. Rex	1934	Parker, Kenneth	2001	Young, Chuck	1994
Gilman, Bradley B.	1940	Pasmeny, Steve	2004	Young, David W.	1951
Gottselig, Len	1982	Patterson, J.D.	1980	Youwe, Phil	1997
Grassi, Lawrence	1934	Pianka, Frank	2002

Distinguished Service Award
Since 1970

"An Award for Distinguished Service to the Club in Matters other than Mountaineering"

A favourable vote of not less than three-quarters of the voting members of the Board is required for this award.

Recipients:

Amann, Peter	2003	Hardardt, Bruce	2006	Norton, Gary	1994
Andrews, Ron	1995	Harding, Bruce	1982	O'Connell, Christine	1988
Badham, Michael	1994	Harrison, Brad	1991	O'Connell, Kevin	1984
Bradley, Chris	2004	Hart, A.R.	1979	Oltmann, Ruth	1997
Bendell, Beverley	1985	Hietkamp, Fern	2005	Parker, Gil	2002
Bender, Wes	2008	Hartley, Dorothy	1979	Plasman, Rod	2002
Blumer, Leon	1985	Hartman, Karl	1993	Podemski, Edwina	2004
Bodi, Tibor	1989	Haslam-Jones, Thomas	2004	Polziehn, Renee	2004
Boles, Glen	1993	Herchmer, Doug	1988	Purssell, Norman	1985
Bosch, Neil	2009	Hewitt, Ken	1992	Putnam, William L.	1984
Boswell, Pat	1978	Higham, Enid	2004	Rathbone, Gordon	1985
Boucher, Ken	1980	Hind, Robin C.	1971	Robinson, Walt	1979
Brett, John	1982	Hipkin, Nikki	2006	Rode, Mary	2004
Brine, Mrs. C.A.	1984	Hough, David	2005	Roe, Cam	2001
Broda, W.P.(Fips)	1985	Howe, Dick	1994	Rojik, Michael R.	1984
Brown, David	1991	Hunter, Ray	1975	Rosen, Ted	1987
Brown, Ian	2001	Husken, Maurice	1998	Rosenbaum, Stan	1988
Brown, Margaret	2001	Irvine, Moira	1977	Rothermel, Peter	2008
Buda, Nick	2007	Johnston, Kevin	1993	Royston, Ron	2001
Brusse, Robert	2006	Jordan, Bob	1980	Sammons, Doug	1993
Butling, Helen	1985	Kariel, Herb	1987	Schiesser, Bernie	1985
Campbell, Frank	1986	Kato, Jo G.	1984	Schiesser, Terry	1988
Checkland, Rick	1990	Keith, Bruce	2003	Schwarz, Hans	1984
Clay, Dave	1999	Keenliside, Julia	2001	Scremin, Liz	2003
Clinton, Tim	1994	Klassen, Cindy	2001	Scremin, Manrico	2003
Cousins, Dave	2003	Knight, Tony	2008	Shackleton, Edie	1995
Daffern, Tony	1981	Knott, Tom	2006	Shackleton, Wayne	1998
Daigneault, Isabelle	2008	Kubbernus, Leon	1979	Shaw, Bob	1993
Delesalle, Philippe	1986	Larlee, Ken	2001	Shokoples, Cyril	2003
DeMarsh, Leslie	1991	Ledingham, W. Cam	1974	Simpson, Mike	1982
Dinwoodie, Alison	1988	Lockwood, Charles M.	1984	Smith, Gertrude L.	1985
Dornian, Dave	1992	Lohka, Kevin	2006	Sovdat, Helen	2002
Dowling, Phil J.	1973	Lomas, Dorle	1988	Sparling, Barbara	1985
Dupuis, Michel	1996	Lomas, Eric	1984	Spear, Peter	1986
Earle, Mark	2005	MacArthur, Jay	2001	Stefanick, George	1976
Earle, Mark	2007	MacPherson, Isabelle	1976	Stirling, Bob	1999
Fairley, Bruce	1990	Mahe, Andre	2002	Struck, Bruno	1985
Fisher, David	1970	Manry, Jeanette	1982	Talbot, Malcolm	1989
Fleming, Margaret	1990	Matthews, Evelyn S.	1985	Tardif, Leo	2007
Forest, Donald J.	1972	Martel, Lynn	2007	Taylor, Martin	1984
Forsyth, Larry	2006	McArthur, Lewis L.	1980	Tewnion, John	1976
Foster, David	2008	McCormick, David	2004	Thompson, Dixon	1994
Fox, Doug	1994	McKinlay, Shelley	2001	Toft, Murray	2004
Fraser, Bruce	1982	Merler, Scipio	1987	Toole, David	2001
Fuhrmann, Peter	1984	Microys, Helmut	1990	Urquhart, Doug	1984
Gillespie, David	1991	Mills, Ted	1986	Vallance, Dave	1987
Gillespie, Paul	1982	Miskiw, Orvel	1999	Verrall, Dan	1993
Goldstone, Irene	2001	Mix, Pete	1994	Vockeroth, Don	1993
Gravel, Deny	2006	Moore, Kit	2009	Walker, Elizabeth	1971
Gruft, Andrew	1981	Mortimer, Heather	1989	Walker, Graham	1989
Gully, Garry	1993	Mortimer, Mike	1986	Walker, Sandy	2009
Gundlach, Gabriela	2005	Muir, Peter	2001	Wallis, Roger	2005
Guy, Louise	1984	Munday, Phyl	1970	Watts, Sid	1990
Habgood, Harry W.	1981	Murphy, Jim	1985	Wawrychuk, Frank	1993
Habgood, Helen	2002	Murphy, Patsy	1985	Wawrychuk, Kate	1993
Haden, Mike	2000	Myles, David	2000	Wheeler, John A.	1978
Hannigan, Carl	1989	Nelson, Robert	1999	Whittaker, Jim	1994
Hansen, Nancy	2004	Norman, Ray	2007	Zemrau, David	2005
Harrop, John	2001

Eric Brooks Leader Award
Since 2002 (renamed in 2005)

"A Mountaineering and Ski Mountaineering Award for Strong Commitment to Learning and Applying Technical and Leader Skills."

Recipients:

Bosch, Neil	2006	Fulford, Doug	2004	Leblanc, Rob	2009
Bergman, Ernst	2007	Hanson, Margaret	2005	Mayerhofer, Reinhold	2009
Cox, Ken	2007	Hines, Dustin	2008	Rothermel, Peter	2005
Ebendinger, Claire	2002	Huybers, John	2005	Seigert, Martin	2009
Fluker, Shaun	2009	Irwin, Kris	2008	Woodsworth, Peter	2003

Don Forest Service Award
Since 2002 (renamed in 2005)

"An Award for Significant Service to the ACC"

This award will be presented to members of the ACC who have given significant service to the Club or Section either on a voluntary basis or exceeding the value of the remuneration in one or more of the following areas:

furthering aims of the Club or Section
on a committee or project of the Club or Section
contributing to a large undertaking of the Club or Section
towards the activities of the Club or Section

Recipients:

Anderson, Anne	2006	Holm, Judith	2005	Nelson, Doug	2008
Arnold, Gary	2009	Holm, Viggo	2005	Newman, Darrel	2009
Beck, Stephané	2008	Hubbard, Mike	2008	Parkin, Grant	2005
Bock, Elfrieda	2006	Hui, Oliver	2007	Pauli, Heike	2006
Botton, Brian	2008	Hyvarinen, Randy	2007	Petzold, Andrea	2009
Booth, John	2009	Jaggi, Al	2002	Pianka, Judy	2002
Boulet, Michelle	2005	Keltie, Richard	2008	Rees, Marg	2007
Boyd, Colin	2005	Knight, Tami	2002	Rennie, Doug	2004
Brolsma, Masten	2008	Laliberté, Martyne	2006	Rogers, Mike	2006
Bruce, Ian	2005	Lepage, Eric	2006	Rothwell, Dave	2008
Bezanson-Earle, Joanne	2009	Levine, Murray	2010	Shackleton, Edie	2008
Camire, Felix	2008	Marriott, Bill	2006	Statkewich, Simon	2005
Chackowsky, Len	2008	McIntee, Terry	2005	Stevenson, Kayla	2009
Chikoski, Jen	2008	McGilvray, Karen	2010	Taylor, Peter	2005
Clare, Sheldon	2007	Melville, Tim	2005	Thomson, Jules (Julie)	2002
Clark, Jackie	2004	Moe, David	2006	Vibert, Wayne	2006
Critchley, Brenda	2006	Moir, Russ	2009	West, Kevin	2006
Deschambault, Yvon	2009	Montgomery, Steve	2005	Wighton, Don	2006
Earle, Mark	2005	Moore, Kit	2004	Zala, Cedric	2010
Finnegan, Shannon	2009	Nadon, Tony	2005
Foster, David	2006	Naroznik, Martin	2008

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