Awards

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HMBC is seeking nominations and donations for the Sam Madison Award
We are looking nominations for the Sam Madison Award. You may send such nominations to us through the contact@hmbc.net address with a subject line of "Sam Madison Award" - Thank you!

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Sam Madison Award

"The HMBC has established the Sam Madison Award to honor the man who led and advised the Club through much of its history. He served as President, was Nominating Committee chair for as long as anyone can remmber, and led field trips to a variety of places. Sam's Delmarva Peninsula trip was legendary. With a military-like time schedule it was the "Bataan March" of the bird club. Perhaps Sam's signal accomplishment was his role in acquiring our Reist Sanctuary in 1970. We all have our favorite Sam Story. They all remember an inveterate birder, a caring and sharing friend, and a gentleman in the truest sense."

"The Sam Madison Award was established to encourage and enhance the education of students and teachers about birds, bird habitats, and bird conservation. This is a monetary award that will promote understanding and appreciation of birds and their biology, ecology, and conservation. It may be given to a student, a teacher or youth leader, or an organiztion.The award might be given to provide:

• scholarships for youth conservation camps or teacher ecology workshops
• funding and/or materials for classrooms in schools that promote education about birds
• funding and/or materials for scout camp programs related to birds
• specific bird-related books/publications for children's libraries
• funds for pilot-projects at children's museums or nature centers that are bird-related
  

"There are not restrictive and detailed criteria, and there is not a formal application format. A committee... will be happy to receive narrative nominations from any HMBC member for any student, teacher, organization, or program that meets the purpose of the Sam Madison award and merits our support."  - written by Bob Budliger - from Feathers December 2001

The award will be given at the HMBC Annual Meeting in April.  Committee members are Bill Lee, Cathy Graichen, and Scott Stoner, chair.

To make a nomination, please send an email with "Sam Madison Award" as the subject of the message to contact@hmbc.net  Thank you.

To make a donation to continue this award, please send a check payable to "Hudson-Mohawk Bird club" to our treasurer.

Sam Madison Award Recipients

2002	Five Rivers Environmental Education Center	long-term bird education efforts
2003	Deb Smith	development of a bird backyard at school and birding lessons for Junior High School students
2004	Will Aubrey	long-time efforts taking students in the field to study birds as an introduction to nature
2005	George Steele	development of a bird program with inner city schools in Albany and Schenectady
2006	Wood Road Nature Trails	bird related projects
2007	Robert Whiteman	development of a bird watching window and program at the Westmere Elementary School

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