*Previous Neptunea Award winners:*

2000 (Houston, TX): Ross Gunderson, Ben and Josy Wiener, Debbie Wills
2001 (Port Canaveral, FL): Emilio Garcia, Harry Lee, Lynn Scheu
2002 (Sarasota, FL): Richard Petit, Bernard and Phyllis Pipher
2003 (Tacoma, WA) Jim and Linda Brunner, Kevin Lamprell, Doris Underwood
2004 (Tampa, FL): Bobbi Houchin
2005 (Punta Rassa, FL): Richard Forbush, Anne Joffe, William Lyons
2006 (Mobile, AL): Jack Lightbourn, Betty Lipe
2007 (Portland, OR): none given
2008 (San Antonio, TX): Bill Frank, Archie Jones
2009 (Clearwater, FL) none given
2010 (Boston, MA): none given
2011 (Port Canaveral, FL): Alan Gettleman
2012 (Cherry Hill, NJ): Gary Rosenberg, Martin Avery Snyder
2013 (Sarasota, FL): David and Lucille Green, Marlo Krisberg, and 
Charles Rawlings
2014 (Wilmington, NC): Colin Redfern, Tom Rice
2015 (Weston, FL) John and Cheryl Jacobs; Kevan and Linda Sunderland
2016 (Chicago, IL) Rich Goldberg, Homer Rhode, Charlotte Thorpe,
2017 (Key West.Fl) Robert ( Bob) Janowsky
2018 (San Diego,Cl) Bruce Neville
2019 (Captiva Isl,Fl) Gary Schmelz and John Timmerman
2020 (no convention) Paul Callomon and Ed Shuller & Jeannette Tysor
2021 (Melbourne, FL): Paul Kanner, Roger Portell, Dr. Douglas Wolfe
2022 (Galveston, TX): Everett Long, Carole Marshall
2023 (Wilmington, NC) Dr. Emily Vokes, Dr. José H. Leal, and Bob & Alice 
Pace


On 3/25/2024 11:43 AM, Linda Brunner wrote:
> Do you have a list of past winners?
>
> Linda
>> On Mar 24, 2024, at 2:55 PM, John Jacobs <[log in to unmask]> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     Neptunea Award
>>
>> Many of us are beginning to plan for the 2024 COA Convention in 
>> Melbourne, FL. One of the many events on the agenda will be the 
>> annual COA /Neptunea/ Award(s), and it is my privilege at this time 
>> to call for nominations. The consensus of the COA Board is to reopen 
>> nominations with a "clean slate" annually. *Nominees not selected in 
>> previous years are certainly welcome for consideration if renominated 
>> - in fact their renomination is encouraged.* For the present cycle, 
>> nominations will close on April 15, 2024, to allow ample time for 
>> deliberation before the convention. Please note that members of the 
>> Board of Directors are not eligible to receive the /Neptunea /Award 
>> while _actively serving on the Board_.
>>
>> By way of background, the /Neptunea/ Award (Brunner, 2000; Lipe, 
>> 2000) was established at the midyear (1999-2000) meeting of the COA 
>> Board in order to recognize outstanding and distinguished service to 
>> conchologists and malacologists in recognition of:
>>
>> 1. Service to the Conchologists of America
>> AND/OR
>> 2. Service to the scientific interests of Conchologists of America
>> AND/OR
>> 3. Service to the science of Malacology as it applies to 
>> conchologists anywhere.
>>
>> Although notable exceptions have been made, the COA Board, which 
>> serves as the jury for the Neptunea Award, has traditionally weighed 
>> its consideration for award recipients toward (1) amateurs, those not 
>> currently pursuing a principal career involving collection, study, or 
>> commerce of mollusks; (2) individuals "working behind the scenes" and 
>> relatively unrecognized in the COA world for their contributions; and 
>> (3) active members of the COA. Up to three awards have been made at 
>> our annual conventions beginning with the Houston event in 2000 (see 
>> below)
>>
>> Nomination(s) for the /Neptunea/ Award may be made by any COA member, 
>> and the format is simple:
>>
>> *Name of nominee:*
>> This person deserves this award because (Here a somewhat detailed 
>> paragraph will suffice.)
>>
>>  ....... Signed ..........
>>
>> and either snail-mail or email that nomination to me, the COA 
>> Neptunea Award Coordinator:
>>
>> *John Jacobs*
>> 202 Soldier Court
>> Seffner, FL  33584-5764
>> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>>
>> John and Cheryl Jacobs
>> President/Editor St. Petersburg Shell Club
>> COA 2024-2025 Oral/Silent Auction Chairs
>> Seffner, FL
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