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| Cooperative observers are very much a part of the
National Weather Service...collecting much needed weather data. To read more about the
observers, look below. |
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Jefferson Award |
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| Mr. Owen B.
Hendrix of Antoine, Arkansas has been a cooperative observer for the National Weather
Service for 45 years (as of February, 2006). He has measured rainfall, with the
rainfall total phoned into the weather service daily. His measurements are taken with a
punch rain gauge...which records rainfall every 15 minutes. |
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The Thomas Jefferson
Award was bestowed on Mr. Hendrix on February 28, 2006. The award ceremony
was held at the Arkansas State Capitol building in Little Rock. |
| In the picture:
The Arkansas State Capitol building. Click to
enlarge. |
| The Jefferson Award is the highest
honor given to cooperative weather observers, with only only a few
observers receiving the award annually. |
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| In the picture:
The award ceremony was kicked off by Renee Fair, the
Meteorologist-in-Charge at the National Weather Service in Little Rock. Click
to enlarge. |
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Mr. Hendrix is the first observer to
receive the Jefferson Award in the Little
Rock County Warning Area. |
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the picture: The Jefferson Award was accepted on behalf of Owen B.
Hendrix by his son, Benson (left). Joining in the celebration were the
Honorable Gus Wingfield (second from left), Arkansas State Treasurer
(and cousin of Mr. Hendrix),
Jimmy Russell (second from right), the Observing Program Leader at the
National Weather Service in Little Rock and Bill Proenza (right), the
Director of the National Weather Service Southern Region based in Fort
Worth, TX. Click to enlarge. |
| In addition to the Jefferson Award, Mr.
Hendrix also received the Dick Hagemeyer Award for at 45 years of
service as a cooperative observer. |
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| In
the picture: Benson Hendrix (right) and his sister Peggy Stanley (second
from right) stand next to the Thomas Jefferson Award received by their
father, Owen B. Hendrix. Click to enlarge. |
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Mr. Hendrix could not attend the
ceremony, so the awards were given to him personally on March 4th in his
hometown (Antoine). The National Weather Service was there along with
friends and family of Mr. Hendrix. |
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the picture: Owen B. Hendrix (back row/fifth from right) personally
received his awards on 03/04/2006...and was joined by friends, family,
and staff members of the National Weather Service in Little Rock. In
addition to the Jefferson and Hagemeyer awards, Mr. Hendrix was also
given a certificate naming him the Deputy Treasurer of Arkansas. The
certificate was presented by his cousin, Arkansas State Treasurer Gus
Wingfield. Click to enlarge. |
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| The Thomas Jefferson Award was named after our third President who kept an almost unbroken series of weather records from 1776 to 1816. This award is the most prestigious award for the cooperative observer. Five Cooperative Observers are honored each year with this award for outstanding and distinctive achievements. |
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| The Dick Hagemeyer Award was established in honor of Dick Hagemeyer (1924-2001)...who�s career spanned 51years with NOAA. At one time, he served as a Substation Network Specialist/Cooperative Program Manager and was a passionate supporter of the Cooperative Observer program. This award is granted to an observer for 45 years of service. |
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