The Ben Franklin Award for 55 Years of Service as a Cooperative Weather Observer was presented to Joy Cudney, of rural Trousdale KS. Presenting the award is John F. Orgler, Data Acquisition Program Manager (DAPM) NWS Dodge City, KS and Larry Ruthi, NWS Meteorologist-in-Charge.
NWS Grand Junction, CO, MIC Doug Crowley presents a Ben Franklin Award to Lila and Oscar Semadeni. Oscar has been taking daily climate weather observations from his residence at Cedar Point since August 1949. Oscar's father was the climatological observer at Cedar Point before him.
John Swaine from Royal Oaks, MD, receives a 55 Year Benjamin Franklin Award from Bill Christ, Cooperative Program Manager (CPM) from the NWS office in Philadelphia, PA.
John Andrist, of Crosby, ND, received the Edward H. Stoll Award and 50 Year Length of
Service pin. Presenting the award is Len Peterson
of the NWS office in Bismarck, ND.
A 50 Year Institutional Award was presented to employees of the Albright, WV, Virginia
Power Station. From left are Bob Coblentz, DAPM, NWS Pittsburgh, PA; Jim Work,
an original observer at the Power Station 50 years ago; and current observers
Gary Bell and Jason Jones. Photo by Bob Coblentz, DAPM.
El Dorado, KS, Water Plant was presented a 50 Year Institutional Award. Kurt Bookout, center accepted the award from Janet Spurgeon, NWS Wichita, KS, Service Hydrologist, and Leon Wasinger, CPM. Also in attendance was Richard Elder, NWS Meteorologist in Charge and Joe Rosner, DAPM.
A 50 Year Institutional Award was presented to Heidi Ward of Hodges Gardens in Florien, LA, by Marion Kuykendall, DAPM, NWS Shreveport, LA.
Alverta Holmes received a Edward H. Stoll Award for 50 years of service at Saxton, PA. NWS State College, PA, staff David Foose and Paul Head presented the award to Alverta at the Church of God Tabernacle in Saxton. More than 50 friends and relatives attended the luncheon and award presentation.
NWS presented a 50 Year Institutional Length of Service Award to the City of Hugoton, KS, and the Hugoton Power Plant. John F. Orgler, DAPM, NWS Dodge City, KS, presented the award Steve Wiebe, left, Power Plant Superintendent, at the Hugoton City Hall.
Jim Lane of Moultrie, GA, receives a 50 year award from Mike Vise, DAPM, NWS Tallahassee, FL. Photo by HMT Alan Baker.
The Mississippi State University (MSU) Costal Plains Experiment Station of Newton, MS, reached over 50 years as an NWS Cooperative Observation site. Mark R. Wilson, Hydrometeorological Technician, NWS Jackson MS presented the award to Joey Murphy, of MSU.
The Seminole, OK, Fire Department received a 50 Year Institutional Award. Representing the department were Chief Ed Lemmings, left, and Firefighter Richard Lay.