John Caskey and his wife of Lac Vieux Desert WI, show their Ben Franklin Award for 55 years of service. The award was presented by NWS Green Bay, WI, staff Gary Austin and Pat Hein.
Layton Munson, center, receives his 55 year Benjamin Franklin Award for his faithful service as an NWS Cooperative Observer.
Denis Okroi and Laura Hubers accept a 50 Year Institutional Award on behalf of the Waubay, SD, National Wildlife Refuge. The presentation was made by Meteorologist in Charge (MIC) William Tallman and Data Acquisition Program Manager (DAPM) Tim Kearns, NWS Aberdeen, SD.
Larry Barnett, left, observer at Webster Dam, KS, accepts the 50 Year Instititution Award from Michael Lewis, MIC, NWS Hastings, NE. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation employees have been providing precipitation and temperature data since 1953. They started tracking evaporation data was added in 1958.
NWS awarded Henry Farms in Belzoni, MS, a
50 Year Institutional Award. Accepting the certificate was Curtis Bowman, who also received a letter of appreciation and a certificate in recognition of his more than 20 years of service as the chief observer at Henry Farms. The award was presented by Hydrometeorological Technician (HMT) Mark R. Wilson, NWS Jackson, MS.
Bill Boyd, left, Plant Operator at the George R. Sweeney Water Treatment Facility in Salina, PA, accepts a 50 Year Institutional Award from Bob Coblentz, Data Acquisition Program Manager (DAPM), NWS Pittsburg, PA.
Todd Carver, left, Cooperative Observer, shows the 50 Year Institutional Award presented to the Brownsville, TN, Utilities Department. The award was presented by Zwemer Ingram, NWS Memphis, TN.
NWS Atlanta, GA, presented the Carrollton, GA, Water Plant staff with a 50 Year Institutional Award. Pictured from left are Plant staff Brad Wilson, NWS MIC Lans Rothfusz, Lewis Mason, Ann Beck, Russell Bailey, Casey Coleman, Randy Cash, Joe Kent and Frank Taylor, DAPM.
The Chickasha Experimental Station received a 50 Year Institutional Award from NWS Norman, OK, WCM Rick Smith, center. Pictured from left are station staff John Hurt, Don Hooper, Randy Boldt and Jay Otey.
NWS honored the Columbus City Utilities for
50 years of service as a Cooperative Weather Observing station. The award was presented to Station Manager Richard Ferguson by Mike Shartran, DAPM; Al Shipe, Service Hydrologist: and Tom Arnold, Hydrometeorological Technician (HMT).
The Corps of Engineers in Greenwood, MS, reached 50 Years as an NWS Insitutional Cooperative Observer. Samuel J. Horton, left, and William Carpenter accepted the award for the Corps of Engineers. The award was presented by NWS Jackson, MS, HMT
Mark R. Wilson.
Hialeah Waste Water received a 50 Year Institutional Award for its service as NWS offical observations site. Pictured at right is Observer Marvin Johnson accepting the award from NWS Miami, FL, DAPM and MIC.
Radio Station KCIM, Carroll, IA, celebrated it 50 Year Institutional Length of Service Award with a party and cake. Pictured from left are Neil Trobak Station Manager; Brad Fillbach, HMT, NWS Des Moines, IA; Brenda Brock, MIC; Kim Hacket and Kelley Collison. Photo by Brad Fillbach.
Lavon Dam, TX, received an Institutional Award for 50 years of service. Receiving the award for the staff at Lavon Dam was Paula Bennett.
Moorehaven Lock 1, a Corp of Engineers site, shows their 50 Year Institutional Award. Suzanne Cawn, NWS Miami, FL, (not pictured) presented Pam Peralta, left, lock leader at the Moore Haven Locks and lock operators Vernon Boyd, Jack Haines and Alan Adams with the award.
From left, Mark Dalton, Monte Lyons and Steve Tyler accept a 50 Year Institutional Length of Service Award for Pollack Broadcasting of Kennett, MO. Photo by NWS staff Buzz Merchlewitz, NWS Memphis, TN.
Jeff Main and Jerry Sartin hold up the 50 Year Institutional Award presented to the Pontotoc Experiment Station just south of Pontotoc, MS. As the sign shows, the station is part of Mississippi State University. The award was presented by NWS Memphis, TN.
Purdue, IN, University's Agronomy Center for Research and Education received a 50 Year Institutional Award. Accepting the award from front left are Dr. Rich Grant, NWS MIC John Ogren, Steve Zachariah, Jim Beaty, Dr. Jim Neuman, Dr. Walt Stirm. Second row left are Bob Dale, Ken Scheeringa, Ozzie Luekemeier, Dr. Craig Beyrouty. Third row left are Jim Dawson, Jeff Fields, Brad Wetli, Steve Jones, Back Row: Dr Victor Lechtenberg, Bill Garner.
NWS honored Rushville Utilities for 50 years of service as a Cooperative Weather Observing Station. Leroy Frazier, left, currently manages the program. The 50 year award was presented by Indianapolis, IN, DAPM Mike Shartran. Also present but not pictured were HMTs Tom Arnold and Roger Kenyon.
Marl D. Von Waldner, center, observer at Pearson, GA, received a 50 Year Institutional Award for the University of Georgia, Atkinson County Cooperative Extension Office. The award was presented by Jim Boone, left, HMT, and Mike McAllister, DAPM, NWS Jacksonville, FL.
Becky Watson and Thomas Halfmann of Hords Creek Dam accept a 50 Year Institutional Award from NWS San Angelo, TX, MIC Buddy McIntyre, right.