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2021 Award Recipients 

NYSMEA Awards - Please circulate widely.

Awards are presented each year at the annual conference. 
Please submit nominations to: awards@nysmea.org.

Nominations should include:
Nominator's name and email.
Nominee’s name, email, rationale for nomination.
Self-nominations are permitted.

Founder’s Award
Presented to one of the original founders of the New York State Marine Education Association
who has made a life-long commitment to advancing (in) formal marine science education.

Past recipients: Richard McIntyre, Karen Hensel, Lou Siegel, Al Siegel, Bob Abrams, and Mickey Maxwell Cohen, Rick Raymond, Tony DiLernia, Joe Varon and Alan Ascher

Matthew Fontaine Maury Award
Presented to a member or non-member who has made a major contribution to any
field related to marine endeavors, either in the sciences, education, and research, and social or
artistic ventures.

Past recipients: Ross Nigrelli, Frank Braynard, Steve Schneider, Anita Freudenthal, James Goetz, Jerry Schubel, Barbara Dexter, Steven Engelbright, Robert D. Abrams, Ellie Fries, Lou Siegel, John Loret, Don Riepe, Alan Ascher , Sidney Horenstein, Al Siegel, Joseph Yaiullo, Barbara Cohen, Artie Kopelman, Tom Lake, Murray Fisher, Captain Frank DeSantis, Captain Tom Paladino, Michael Farina, Artie Raslich, Paul Sieswerda, Councilman Mark Treyger, Lane Rosen

Herman Melville Literary Award
Presented to a member or non-member who has made a major contribution to the world of
maritime literature and/or art.

Past recipients: Maxwell C. Wheat, Richard McDermott, Eugene Kaplan, John Christophe Fine, Matthew Lerman, Katherine A. Kirkpatrick, Carl Safina, Merryl Kafka, Sarah Gruber, Arlene De Strulle, David Helvarg, Alexandra Mancuso, Brianina Lind, Ann, McGovern, Richard Ellis, Charles Denson, Stephen Yaeger, Jan Porinchak, Chris Paparo, Beth J.P. Ritter, Gowanus Dredgers

Kinghan Service Award
Presented to a member with at least three years of outstanding participation in the Association
and who has contributed to the needs of the organization.

Past recipients: Gene Kinghan, Al Siegel, Lou Siegel, Walter Smith, Robert Jaeger, Karen Hensel, Alan Ascher, Merryl Kafka, Maryanne Cicchillo, Marilyn Hoffma, Elaine Dolgins Weiss, Addie Quinn, Eileen Evans, Joseph M. Varon, Eleanor Fries, Barbara Cohen, Mickey Cohen, Lorna D. Monterose, Nancy Maia, John Evans, Margaret Wilson, Michael Sandlofer, Susan Chiesa, Joel Teret, Doreen Bader, Dennis Bader, John Loret, Ben Kwaitkowski, George Linzee, Anthony DiLernia, Leticia Paler, Linda Kallinrude, Bunny Nadelman, Martin Kutikoff, Eileen Kutikoff, Kimberly Zimmer, Hugo Freudenthal, James Browne, Thomas F. Greene, Sarah Richards, Lisa Breslof, Gail David, Blanca Ching, Eileen Dugan, Karla Ferraro, Pamela Lynch, Ed Wilensky, Anne Bicker, Maritza Macdonald, Keira Lam, Meghan Marrero, Doreen Williamson, Kevin Williamson, Robert Cummings, Bernie Wides, Richard McIntyre, Maggie Flanagan, Larissa Graham, David Stolarz Dr. John Tanacredi, Ted Enoch, Lane Rosen, Dale Stanley, Louis Kleinman, Mike Danza, Adam Riback, Leann Winn

Gene Ritter Aquatic Education Award
Presented to someone who has used diving as means to further education.

Past recipients: Bernie Chowdhury, Lenny Speregen

Freudenthal Research Award

Presented to a member or non-member who has made a significant contribution to furthering our knowledge of the marine environment. 

Past recipients: Artie Kopelman

Bob Abrams Meritorious Award
Presented to a member or non-member who has made extraordinary efforts to
accomplish the aims of the New York State Marine Education Association.

Past recipients: Sarah Richards

SCONYC Jerry Resnick Memorial Presidential Awards

Presented by individual member associations of the Science Council of New York City to an individual or organization that has contributed to the goals of the association as exemplified by SCONYC’s second president.

Past recipients: Nordica Holochuck, Robert Jaeger, Robert Abrams, John Loret, Lou Siegel, Richard McDermott, Al Siegel, Joseph Varon, Maxwell Cohen, Ellie Fries, Merryl Kafka, Joel Teret, Eilene Evans, Dennis Bader, Doreen Bader, Hugo Freudenthal, Anita Freudenthal, Matthew Lerman, Anthony Dilernia, Bruce Carlsten, Sandy Shumway, Anne Bicker, Lou Siegel, Eileen Kutikoff, Martin Kutikoff, Sarah Richards, Lisa Mielke, Lisa Breslof, Larissa Graham, Gene Ritter, Eileen Dugan

Meritorious Service Award

Past recipients: Merryl Kafka, Ed Wilensky, Blanca Ching, Gene Ritter, Beth J.P. Ritter