*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 >> [log in to unmask] >> [log in to unmask] >> a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, >> click on the following web >> link:http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 >> <http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1>Type >> your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave >> the list. >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on > molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: > http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 Type > your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the > list. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------