These are awards given by the Appalachian Mountain Club to member in all the Chapters.
Our chapter his year has the following members as recipients.
The Volunteer Leadership Award recognizes AMC's outstanding volunteer leaders who demonstrate the desire to share their time and expertise in the pursuit of AMC's recreation, conservation, and education mission. The Volunteer Leadership Award recognizes one or more dedicated volunteers who, in addition to contributing many hours, demonstrate outstanding passion and commitment and are instrumental to AMC's activities, programs and mission.
Narragansett Chapter, Jack Schempp for 2010 — Since joining AMC, Jack has been one of our most prolific and active leaders. Since 1998, he has lead countless skiing, bicycling and hiking trips for Narragansett Chapter. He has also led many inter-chapter trips and has been an active Major Excursions leader for over 10 years often leading multiple trips in one year. Jack's most significant contribution to the NA Chapter has been in his role as Conservation Committee Co-Chair which he has held since 1998. Jack routinely comes up with new ideas and suggestions for the Chapter's conservation programs and is always willing to take the lead.
Jack is a past recipient of AMC's Marian Pychowski award and in 2002, Jack received the NA Chapter's Appie of the Year Award. Jack's high level of energy, enthusiasm and his willingness to contribute his time and talents is evident in the many social events that Jack plans for the Chapter as well as his regular attendance at the monthly NA Executive Board meetings and the wonderful job he does recruiting and mentoring new leaders. Jack's long-term dedication and commitment to the Chapter and Club make him a perfect recipient for the AMC's Volunteer Leadership Award.
Marcie Madsen received a Volunteer Leadership Award for 2015 from Faith Salter for her work as a Narragansett Chapter leader and as Information Volunteer in the White Mountains.The Volunteer Leadership Award recognizes AMC's outstanding volunteer leaders who demonstrate the desire to share their time and expertise in the pursuit of AMC's recreation, conservation, and education mission. The Volunteer Leadership Award recognizes one or more dedicated volunteers who, in addition to contributing many hours, demonstrate outstanding passion and commitment and are instrumental to AMC's activities, programs and mission.
The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1976, the Centennial Year of the AMC and is presented annually to a member in recognition of outstanding contribution to the work of the club. The award is a symbol for all club members that we are an organization of volunteers working together in service to the public and for the preservation of our outdoor heritage. Nominations are accepted for individuals or couples who have been working in a volunteer capacity over many years in the service of the club. Previous award recipients are not eligible.
The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) honored Ed Poyer of West Kingston with its Distinguished Service Award for 2016at the 140th AMC Annual Summit held January 30 in Norwood, MA. The award recognizes those AMC volunteers who have contributed outstanding efforts to the mission of the organization, for a sustained period of time, and at the very highest levels. This award recognizes long-term commitment to enhancing and sustaining the integrity of AMC's conservation, education and recreation mission.
Ed has been sharing his leadership talents with AMC since 1993, when he became a Narragansett trip leader. Soon thereafter, he began serving as the Narragansett Chapter Northern Hiking Committee Chair in 1994,a position he continues to manage today. He also chairs the Leadership Development Committee for Narragansett and has led or co-led three Adventure Travel trips to Yosemite and Colorado.
One of Poyer's most distinguished, and possibly unique, accomplishments as a leader for AMC is that he has led a winter hike to all 48 four-thousand footers in the White Mountains.
Poyer joined the AMC's Mountain Leadership School (MLS) instructor community in 1994 and has continued to serve as a field instructor for the past 21 years. He took over as MLS Director in 2011, most recently developing two new programs, MLS for Day Hike Leaders and Advanced Mountain Leadership School.