Awards

We are here to help guide you through the awards process.  We are able to provide sample nominations and advice as to what award might best serve your deserving nominee.  For complete award details you can consult the National Policies and Procedures, Chapter 10; available for download at www.nsp.org.  You are also welcome to contact Far West Division Awards advisor Ken Bergmann or your local region award advisor or any help you may need.

All nominations for Merit stars, National Appointments, and service awards can be processed at any time. The National Office asks for 45 work days to process awards at the national level, so all other nominations should be sent to the division awards advisor at least 60 days before you need them.

Nominations National Outstanding awards (such as Outstanding Auxiliary, Outstanding Patrol rep, etc.) must be submitted by the Regions to the Division Awards Advisor by April 20. Regions should plan dates for regional review boards accordingly.

Far West Division Awards

Division Director's Award Outstanding Alpine Patroller Outstanding OEC Instructor
Outstanding Administrative Patroller Outstanding Auxiliary Patroller Outstanding Paid Patroller
Outstanding Alpine Patrol Outstanding Instructor Outstanding Patrol Representative
Outstanding Alpine Patrol - Large Outstanding Nordic Patrol Outstanding Young Adult Patroller
Outstanding Alpine Patrol - Small Outstanding Nordic Patroller  

Division Director's Award

1994 Janice Waits
1995 Tom Vanell
1996 Francis Shoemaker
1997 Richard F. Bailey
1998 Geoffery Hutcheson
1999 Mark Sheldon
2000 Cliff Chewning
2001 Dave Ritchie
2002 Vern Herr
2003 Joanne Barnes
2004 Jennifer Bryan
2005 Hugh Foster
2006 Mike Balavage
2007 Ron Evenson
2008 Bill Gibson
2009 Charles Herbert
2010 Tom Moore
2011 Denny Walton
2012 Stewart Foreman

Outstanding Administrative Patroller

1968 Ron Chandler
1969 Wilbur Ehrhardt
1970 Charles Morse
1971 Tom Osborne
1972 Dave Blomquist
1973 Douglas W. Keeler
1974 Ron Chandler
. . . .
1976 Jim Hubbard
1977 Dan Wise
1978 Bob Ashcraft
1979 Robert Hoffman
1980 Frank Mora
1981 Sam Housten
1982 Cliff Chewning
1983 Bob Ashcraft
1984 Jeff Gile
1985 Don Carlson
1986 Don Gross
1987 Charles Segalas
1988 Bernie Atkinson
1989 Jack Brandon
1990 Chuck Herbert
1991 Dave Tollakson
1992 Ronald Thomsen
1993 Jerry Lambert
1994 Daryl Whitcher
1995 Douglas Hill
1996 Sandra Jo Bradley
1997 Bernard Atkinson
1998 Gigi Tree
1999 Douglas Hill
2000 Douglas Hill
2001 Janice Waits
2002 Steven Barr
2003 Stephen Francisco
2004 Jerry Muszynski
2005 Steve Newman
2006 Steve Newman
2007 Gwynne Pugh
2008 Tony Atkins
2009 Lance Vaughan
2010 Don Johnston
2011 Mike St. Clair
2012 Kevin Qualseth

Outstanding Alpine Patrol

1961 East Bay Metropolitan
1962 Fresno
1963 Sacramento
1964 Soda Springs
. . . .
1968
1969 Sugar Bowl
1970 Mount Lemon
1971 Snow Summit
1972 Sierra Crest
1973 Snow Summit
1974 Fresno
1975 Sacramento
1976 Skyline
1977 Skyline
1978 Alpine Meadows
1979 Alpine Meadows
1980 San Francisco
1981 San Francisco
1982 Alpine Meadows
1983 Squaw Valley/San Francisco
1984 Sierra Summit
1985 Boreal Ridge
1986 Sierra Summit
1987 Squaw Valley/San Francisco
1988 Boreal Ridge
1989 Bear Mountain
1990 Squaw Valley/San Francisco
1991 Sierra Summit
1992 Snow Summit
1993 Squaw Valley/San Francisco
1994 Sierra Summit
1995 Snow Summit
1996 Prospector
1997 Squaw Valley/SanFrancisco
1998 Snow Summit
1999 Big Bear Mountain
2000 Big Bear Valley
2001 Big Bear Valley
2002 Sugar Bowl
2003 - Now awarded as Outstanding Alpine Patrol (Large) and Outstanding Alpine Patrol (Small)

Outstanding Alpine Patrol - Large

2003 Big Bear Mountain
2004 Prospector
2005 Sugar Bowl
2006 Prospector
2007 Big Bear Valley
2008 High Sierra
2009 Dodge Ridge
2010 Squaw Valley
2011 Sugar Bowl
2012 China Peak

Outstanding Alpine Patrol - Small

2003 June Mountain
2004 June Mountain
2005 Homewood
2006 Soda Springs
2007 Diamond Peak
2008 Mt. Baldy
2009 Mt. Baldy
2010 Boreal Ridge
2011 Soda Springs
2012 Diamond Peak

Outstanding Alpine Patroller

1969 Michael E. Hiehle
1970 John Thune
1971 Edwin Cross, Jr.
1972 David Patterson
1973 Thomas Battenberg
1974 Marydean Patterson
1975 Francis Conlan, M.D.
1976 Bruce Bell
1977 Frank Mora
1978 Thomas Battenberg
1979 Bob Forbes
1980 Herb Leibrock
1981 Bill Alltop
1982 Robert Schroer
1983 Sam Housten
1984 Bernard Atkinson
1985 Dave Tollakson
1986 Terry McNeil
1987 Ray Bryan
1988 John Hanson
1989 Mike Baker
1990 Reed Sorensen
1991 Patty Giebel
1992 Ann Gassman
1993 Karen Wallace
1994 Frank Bennett
1995 Rick Williams
1996 Rick Williams
1997 Mark Giebel
1998 Terry Jesse
1999 Jim Peterson
2000 Keith Tatsukawa
2001 Ken Bergmann
2002 Linda Eckhart
2003 Jon Masztakowski
2004 Don D'Alessandro
2005 Ron Luschar
2006 Stephen Christensen
2007 George Hardin
2008 Jack Pierce
2009 Michael Loy
2010 Jim Otto
2011 Doug Gilchrist
2012 Dore Bietz

Outstanding (Auxiliary) Patroller

1979 Arnold Vasa
1980 Robert A. Laflamme
1981 Merryl Singer
1982 Gail Irvine
1983 Wanda Guthrie
. . . .
1985 Judy Day
1986 Judy Day
1987 Joan Aquistapace
1988 Julia Lams
1989 Linda Morgan
1990 Mary Wong
1991 Joan Aquistapace
1992 Jan Keizer
1993 Charles McCoy
1994 Sue Kapis
1995 Arnie Kay
1996 Susan Kaempfer
1997 Mike Coleman
1998 Stanley Arai
1999 Eileen Whalen
2000 Barbara Baxter
2001 Susan Kaempfer
2002 Andrew Morse
2003 Mike Shorrock
2004 Scott Lessard
2005 Andrew Morse
2006 Denise Bianchi
2007 Barbara Baxter
2008 Barbara Razo
2009 George Tinoco
2010 Sue Dennison
2011 Kathleen Sutherland
2012 Mike Byas

Outstanding Instructor

1993 Jeannie Lyon
1994 Dave Tollakson
1995 Ron Anderson
1996 Sandra Jo Bradley
1997 Russ Worall
1998 Kimberley Pollack
1999 Cynthia Peterson
2000 Garry Larson
2001 Jim Otto
2002 Keith Tatsukawa
2003 Barbara Hickman
2004 Michael St. Clair
2005 Terry Jesse
2006 Shirley Smith
2007 Barbara Baxter
2008 Lynne Frick-Lee
2009 Gregg Nolan
2010 Shawn Biglari
2011 Rob Klepadlo
2012 Mike Loy

Outstanding OEC Instructor

2008 Douglas Hill
2009 Denise de Vines
2010 Julie Racioppi
2011 David Rozzi
2012 Barbar Baxter

Outstanding Nordic Patrol

1996 Southern California Nordic
1997 Southern California Nordic
1998 Lake Alpine Nordic
1999 Southern California Nordic
2000 Pinecrest Nordic
2001 Pinecrest Nordic
2002 . . . .
2003 Mt. Pinos
2004 Pinecrest Nordic
2005 Tahoe Backcountry
2006 Mt. Pinos
2007 Pinecrest Nordic
2008 . . . .
2009 Mammoth Basin
2010 Tahoe Backcountry
2011 Mt. Pinos
2012 Tahoe Backcountry

Outstanding Nordic Patroller

1996 Larry Conley
1997 Steve Newman
1998 Larry Crawford
1999 Larry Coady
2000 Diana St. Clair
2001 Larry Crawford
2002 William Lowell
2003 Lynne Frick-Lee
2004 Jeff Gurrola
2005 Irene Patton
2006 Jim Laage
2007 Shirley Smith
2008 . . . .
2009 D. Michael St. Clair
2010 Steve Newman
2011 Tod Fitch
2012 Steve Newman

Outstanding Paid Patroller

1993 Michael Nolen
. . . .
1996 Michael Nolen
1997 Deborah Fieri
1998 Mark Brown
1999 David Alley
2000 Scott Hoffman
2001 Erik Knudson
2002 Scott Hoffman
2003 Eric Diem
2004 Eric Diem
2005 Frank Marshall
2006 Patrick Griffin
2007 Mike Nolen
2008 Derek Calomeni
2009 Cathleen Calkins
2010 James Roberts
2011 Jim Zaloga
2012 Mark Brown

Outstanding Patrol Representative

1997 Bernard Atkinson
1998 Ron Evenson
1999 Larry Acord
2000 Steven Barr
2001 Richard Roth
2002 William Brooks
2003 Don Johnston
2004 Lance Vaughan
2005 Richard Roth
2006 Jeffery Gurrola
2007 Wayne Wong
2008 Jim Laage
2009 Jack Pierce
2010 Vicki Day
2011 Michael Fanelli
2012 Michael Fanelli

Outstanding Young Adult Patroller

1968 Joe Broyles
1969 Fred Bertagnolli
. . . .
1971 Dave Clark
1972 Mike Gillhammer
1973 Kevin Coghlin
1974 Thomas Kemp
1975 Dick Thomason
. . . .
1977 Chip Seamans
1978 Chip Seamans
1979 Jeff Pope
1980 Chris Stark
1981 Alan Craig
1982 Bo Yule
1983 Rick O'Donnell
1984 Rick O'Donnell
1985 Kim Alltop
1986 Nicole Black
1987 Jeff Pierce
1988 Jeff Pierce
1989 Chris Tavaglione
1990 Steven Haase
1991 Echo Echevarria
1992 Fritz Herbert
. . . .
1994 Cody Menasco
. . . .
1996 Logan Muszynski
. . . .
1998 Forest Worthy
. . . .
2000 Andrew Simon
. . . .
2002 Alex Heilig
2003 David Traiger
2004 Joshua Wight
. . . .
2010 Johanna Bible
2011 Johanna Bible
2012 Jesse Honig