Awards

Here are the recognition programs that PSMHS has had in the past or currently has.

Honorary Life Members

There have been 51 winners selected between 1949 and 1999 (chronological and alphabetical lists attached HERE)

Maritime Heritage Medal of Merit

Background: The Maritime Heritage Medal of Merit award, first presented in 2008, is a continuation and enhancement of the Society’s earlier Honorary Life Member award program, although Medal of Merit winners do not receive honorary life memberships.

Objective: The new Medal of Merit awards program, like the Honorary Life Member program before it, honors individuals who have made major contributions to the preservation and promotion of the maritime history of Puget Sound or rendered distinguished service to the Society.

Eligibility: Any qualified individual, Society member or non-member, is eligible to receive this award unless already a past recipient of the Medal of Merit or Honorary Life Member awards. Once recognized, winners are ineligible to win in subsequent years. In addition, any individual serving on the Awards or Selection Committees is ineligible while on those committees.

Number of Awards: Although the five founders (one living and four deceased) of PSMHS were honored during the first year of the awards (2008), no more than one person will be honored in any subsequent year.

Award Winners

Awards Committee Co-Chairs:

2008	Austen Hemion
Jim Gibbs	Bob Leithead
Tom Sandry	Joe Williamson
2009	Ralph J Staehli, Jr.
2010	Jack Carver
2011	Ron and Connie Burke
2012	Jim McCurdy

·George Osborn 253-759-0146 george.osborn@centurylink.net

·Pat Hartle 206-938-2397 pathartle@comcast.net

Volunteer of the Year

Objective: The Volunteer of the Year award, first presented in 2009, recognizes Society members who have made significant volunteer contributions to the Society. It honors individuals who do the behind-the-scenes work that keeps the Society functioning on a day-to-day basis.

Eligibility and Selection: Any current or past society member is eligible to receive this award unless already honored with this award in a previous year. The Society President will select the winner.

Number of Awards: No more than one person will be honored in a single year.

Volunteer of the Year Objective: The Volunteer of the Year award, first presented in 2009, recognizes Society members who have made significant volunteer contributions to the Society. It honors individuals who do the behind-the-scenes work that keeps the Society functioning on a day-to-day basis. Eligibility and Selection: Any current or past society member is eligible to receive this award unless already honored with this award in a previous year. The Society President will select the winner. Number of Awards: No more than one person will be honored in a single year.
Award Winners: 2009 Pat Hartle 2010 Carol Greene	2011 John Kelly 2012 Judy Kebbekus

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