Texas Master Naturalist 10th Annual Meeting & Advanced Training
October 23-25, 2008
Awards & Recognitions
Popular Vote Contest: (votes cast by attendees of the Annual Meeting)
Chapter Scrapbook Award: Elm Fork Chapter
Chapter Newsletter Award: El Camino Real Chapter
Photo & Art Contests
Wildlife Photo Category
3rd Place: Laurie Hall, Rolling Plains Chapter with “Texas Horned Lizard”
2nd Place: Sue Kersey, Highland Lakes Chapter with “I am ready for my close-up”
1st Place: Greg Lee, Rio Brazos Chapter with “Fantail Waxwing”
Plants Photo Category
3rd Place: Paula Englehardt, El Camino Real Chapter with “Acorns and jeweled web”
2nd Place: Gloria Scheel, Coastal Prairie Chapter with “American Beautyberry”
1st Place: Terry McKee, Rolling Plains Chapter with “Winking Sunflower”
Scenery Photo Category
3rd Place: Marvin Bloomquist, Highland Lakes Chapter with “Hill Country Fall”
2nd Place: Ann Knudsen, Cross Timbers Chapter with “On the way hoe form Mo Ranch”
1st Place: Paula Englehardt, El Camino Real Chapter with “only the shadow knows”
Chapter Projects and/or Master Naturalists at Work or Play Category
3rd Place: Linda Currie, Heartwood Chapter with “backyard fun with Monarch watch”
2nd Place: Alex Lieban, Elmo Fork Chapter work untitled
1st Place: Paula Englehardt, El Camino Real Chapter with Sugarloaf Mountain
Art Category
3rd Place: Marilyn Sallee, Cross Timbers Chapter with A Master Naturalists view of the world Photo book.
2nd Place: Katherine Bedrich, El Camino Real Chapter with “Wild Cat” pencil drawing
1st Place: Sue Kersey, Highland Lakes Chapter, with a dragonfly quilt
Best of Show: Sue Kersey, Highland Lakes Chapter with a dragonfly quilt
Exemplary Project Fair Award Winners:
3rd Place-- $150 Project Grant
North Texas Chapter with their North Texas Regional Fair Project
2nd Place-- $200 Project Grant
Cradle of Texas Chapter with their Nature at the Library Workshops Project
1st Place-- $400 Project Grant
Galveston Bay Area Chapter with their Junior Naturalist Club Project
2009 Chapter Advisor Award
Nominees:
LeRoy Thompson, Jr., Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept., Blackland Prairie Chapter Advisor
Clark Hancock, City of Austin, Nature & Science Center, Capital Area Chapter Advisor
Julie Massey, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Galveston Bay Area Chapter Advisor
Michael Mitchell, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, El Camino Real Chapter Advisor
Wade Hibler, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Highland Lakes Chapter Advisor
Burr Williams, Sibley Nature Center, Llano Estacado Chapter Advisor
Brett Johnson, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, North Texas Chapter Advisor
Each of the advisors nominated are all very deserving of praise and recognition from the TMN program—that is what makes the selection of just one winning advisor each year so hard. Thank you Advisors and keep up the great work!
Our Second TMN Chapter Advisor Award which was awarded to Julie Massey, Texas AgriLife Extension Advisor to the Galveston Bay Area Chapter. (Congratulations Julie!) Julie received a TMN denim shirt, a wall plaque and a cash award for her honor.
Chapters Celebrating their 5th Anniversary Year
Coastal Prairie Chapter
Western Edwards Plateau Chapter
Chapters Celebrating their 10th Anniversary year
Cross Timbers Chapter
Elm Fork Chapter
Gulf Coast Chapter
Congratulations to our Texas Master Naturalist Service Award Winners Attending the Annual Meeting!
Attendees at 250 Service Hours Milestone
Nancy Campman, North Texas Chapter
David Disselhorst, Tierra Grande Chapter
Paula Engelhardt, El Camino Real Chapter
Ron Fellows, Elm Fork Chapter
Joanne Fellows, Elm Fork Chapter
Russell Gaddie, Elm Fork Chapter
Virginia Galarza, Trans Pecos Chapter
Scott Kiester, Heartwood Chapter
Christine McCulloch, Capital Area Chapter
Terry McKee, Rolling Plains Chapter
Clyde McKinney, East Texas Chapter
Susan Pohlen, Helm Fork Chapter
John Siemssen, Lindheimer Chapter
Janet Siemssen, Lindheimer Chapter
Gary Trede, Alamo Area Chapter
Betty Vermeire, Brazos Valley Chapter
Phillip Wyde, Highland Lakes Chapter
Pam Yarnold, Alamo Area Chapter
Attendees at 500 Service Hours Milestone
Katherine Bedrich, El Camino Real Chapter
Cindy Bolch, El Camino Real Chapter
Holly Camero, Alamo Area Chapter
Ann Collins, El Camino Real Chapter
Paula Engelhardt, El Camino Real Chapter
Ron Fellows, Elm Fork Chapter
Joanne Fellows, Elm Fork Chapter
Linda Ford, North Texas Chapter
Alex Lieban, Elm Fork Chapter
Christine McCulloch, Capital Area Chapter
Jane McGough, Rolling Plains Chapter
Carrie McLaughlin, Rio Brazos Chapter
Theresa Page, Elm Fork Chapter
Jerry Stacy, Highland Lakes Chapter
Attendees at 1,000 Service Hours Milestone
Holly Camero, Alamo Area Chapter
Donna Cole, Blackland Prairie Chapter
Ed Ellerbe, Blackland Prairie Chapter
Joanne Fellows, Elm Fork Chapter
Ron Fellows, Elm Fork Chapter
Jeri Porter, Capital Area Chapter
Christine Powell, Capital Area Chapter
Joan Stanley, Elm Fork Chapter
Attendee at 2,500 Service Hours Milestone
Sara Snell, Galveston Bay Area Chapter
Past Presidential Volunteer Service Award & 5,000 Hour Milestone Awardees to date:
Thea Platz, Alamo Area Chapter (2004)
Edward Campbell, Capital Area Chapter (2005)
Dick Benoit, Galveston Bay Area Chapter (2005)
Trudy Belz, Galveston Bay Area Chapter (2005)
Molly Hollar, Cross Timbers Chapter (2006)
Kip Kiphart, Hill Country Chapter (2007)
Sara Beckelman, North Texas Chapter (2008)
Steve Houser, North Texas Chapter (2008)
Phil Huxford, Cradle of Texas Chapter (2008)
Tracie Teague, Mid-Coast Chapter (2008)
Jim Varnum, North Texas Chapter (2008)
2009 Chapter TMN Annual Meeting Registration Scholarship Winners
Dave Powell, Blackland Prairie
Peggy Murphy, Capital Area
George McBride, Cross Timbers
Susan Pohlen, Elm Fork
Terry O’Connell, Galveston Bay Area
Cindy Rodibaugh, Gideon Lincecum
Jerrell Geisler, Gulf Coast
Stephanie Perry, Hill Country
Natha Taylor, North Texas
Carrie McLaughlin, Rio Brazos
Virginia Vineyard, Rio Grande Valley
Maureen Lankhauf, Rolling Plains Chapter
Jackie Driskell, South Plains
Joyce Disselhorst, Tierra Grande
Gloria Galarza, Trans Pecos
Volunteer Service Project Presentations
Gideon Lincecum Chapter’s Texas Native Prairie Project
Presented by: Randy Reddemann, Gideon Lincecum Chapter
The Galveston Bay Area Chapter’s Hurricane Restoration at Galveston Island S.P.
Presented by: Diane Humes, Galveston Bay Area Chapter
Introduction to the North Texas Chapter’s Project SAVE (Skills Advancement Vocational Education)
Presented by: Fred Burrell and Dick Coupe, North Texas Chapter
The Elm Fork Chapter’s Trails of Denton County Project
Presented by: Ron Fellows, Elm Fork Chapter
The Hays County Chapter’s Land Management and Water Conservation Project at Onion Creek
Presented by: Tom Watson, Hays County Chapter
The Trans Pecos Chapter’s Trans Mountain Road Cleanup
Presented By: Virginia Galarza, Trans Pecos Chapter
Why Harvest Rainwater?: The Rolling Plains Chapter’s Trials and Tribulations to Installing a Local System
Presented By: Lila Arnold, Rolling Plains Chapter
Planning and Hosting a Regional Conference, North Texas Chapter
Presented By: Julie Collins, North Texas Chapter
The Highland Lakes Chapter’s Wood duck Nest Box Monitoring Project at Inks Lake State Park
Presented By: Jerry Stacy, Highland Lakes Chapter
Breeding Bird Surveys at Cibolo Nature Center: an Alamo Area and Lindheimer Chapter joint Project
Presented By: Coco Brennan, Lindheimer Chapter
Creative Solutions to Common Chapter Problems Presentations
The Tierra Grande Chapter’s Success with a Unique Training Agenda for a Grande Region with a not so Grande Population
Presented By: David Disselhorst, Tierra Grande Chapter
Initiating and Carrying out a Training Class Project: A North Texas Chapter 'how to' and lessons learned
Presented By: Natha Taylor, North Texas Chapter
Forming Community Partnerships: The Capital Area Chapter’s Formula for Excellence
Presented By: Julia Osgood, Capital Area Chapter
Fostering Greater Chapter Stewardship: A Galveston Bay Area Chapter “Stewardship Project of the Month” Success Story
Presented By: Dick Benoit, Galveston Bay Area Chapter