INDIANAPOLIS HIKING CLUB ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2009 Winners | 2008 Winners | 2007 Winners | 2006 Winners Trail Maintenance form | Trail Maintenance Opportunities Program Description In 2006 the Club established a new program to recognize members who achieve notable hiking and trail maintenance milestones during the Club year, which runs from October 1 through September 30. Achievement awards are presented annually at the March General Assembly. Following are the nine awards and how to earn them: Pathfinder Award - All members who lead 50 or more hikes during the year Trailblazer Award - All members who lead 15 or more different hikes Millennium Award - Everyone who hikes 1,000 or more miles Marathon Award - All members who complete the longest scheduled hike Trail Maintenance Award - Members who complete 16 hours of trail maintenance with a recognized organization, such as IHC, National Forest Service, Hoosier Hikers Council and Sierra Club. IndyHike.org Award - The member who contributed the most photos and/or articles to the Club website Junior Hikers Award - Children and grandchildren of members who have hiked 100 miles prior to their 18th birthday Milestone Award - Anyone who completes 10,000 lifetime miles with the Club Bill and Nell Larrison Pinnacle Award - Must earn the Pathfinder, Millennium and Trail Maintenance award and lead at least twelve different hikes All of the awards, except the Trail Maintenance Award and the IndyHike.org Award, are based on the mileage database, which records all hiking activity. Records kept by the Club's web-master will determine the winner of the IndyHike.org Award. The Trail Maintenance Award is based on the honor system. Interested members should record their trail maintenance hours on the attached form and submit it to the Awards Committee per the instructions on the form. Click here for some trail maintenance opportunities. All award winners will be notified prior to the March General Assembly Meeting, at which they will be presented with memorabilia and a certificate attesting to their accomplishment. 2009 Award Winners At the March 2010 General Assembly the fourth annual Achievement Award winners were recognized. Each award winner received an blue embroidered tee shirt highlighting the awards they won and a certificate for each award. Following is a list of the 2009 award winners. Pathfinder Award The following members led 50 or more hikes during 2009: Glee Crowder 159 hikes Rena Elsner 146 hikes Allan Roberts 141 hikes Joan Griffitts 92 hikes Rick Braun 85 hikes Marsha Hutchins 72 hikes Carol Radke 66 hikes Ed Wright 57 hikes Julie Litten 57 hikes Rick Kinnaman 57 hikes David Kincaid 52 hikes Donna Maurer 50 hikes Trailblazer Award The following members led 15 or more different hikes during 2009. Marsha Hutchins 45 different hikes - quite an achievement Mary Ann Layman 22 different hikes Jeff Edmondson 21 different hikes Kavid Kincaid 20 different hikes Tom Kapostasy 17 different hikes Ed Wright 16 different hikes Cheryl Smolecki 16 different hikes June Sergi 16 different hikes Pat Lawler 16 different hikes Millennium Award In all, 26 members hiked more than 1,000 miles in 2009 - the most ever: Glee Crowder 3,320 miles, which for the third year in a row set a new record for miles hiked in one year. Allan Roberts 3,177 miles, only the second member ever to hike over 3,000 in one year. Jerry Heidenblut 2,256 miles Sandy Fillenwarth 1,922 miles Lucy Neal 1,825 miles Rick Kinnaman 1,673 miles Rick Braun 1,621 miles Marge Braun 1,616 miles Cherie Voege 1,607 miles David Kincaid 1,547 miles Ricki Jo Hoffmann 1,487 miles Ron Mutzl 1,345 miles Donna Chastain 1,264 miles Jeff Edmondson 1,230 miles Ed Wright 1,199 miles Valan Magnabosco 1,186 miles Tish Brafford 1,168 miles Rick Maxwell 1,097 miles Bobbie Mattasits 1,094 miles Tom Hollett 1,086 miles Bernie West 1,068 miles Rita Bymaster 1,062 miles Theresa Salois 1,054 miles Julie Litten 1,047 miles Joanne Applegate 1,034 miles Martin Dadel 1,000 miles Marathon Award The following members completed the longest scheduled hike in 2009 - 35 miles. Looks like they plan to go for 62 miles again in 2010. Cathy Bridge Frank Bymaster Rita Bymaster Sukhbir Singh Cindy West Trail Maintenance Award Sukhbir Singh was the only member who completed 16 or more hours of trail maintenance. He had an impressive 127 hours. IndyHike.Org Award Pricilla Dick received the award for contributing the most photos to the Club web site. Junior Hikers Award Madyn Litten walked 13 miles in 2009 and finished the year with 110 miles with the Club before her 18th birthday. Milestone Award Tish Brafford was the only member who achieved the 10,000 mile lifetime milestone in 2009. Bill and Nell Larrison Pinnacle Award There was no winner of this award in 2009. 2008 Award Winners At the March 2009 General Assembly the third annual Achievement Awards were distributed. Embroidered tee shirts highlighting the awards each person won were given to each winner along with a certificate for each award. Click here for photos of the awards ceremony. Following is a list of the 2008 award winners. Pathfinder Award The following members led 50 or more hikes during 2008: Glee Crowder 137 hikes Rena Elsner 129 hikes Marsha Hutchins 71 hikes Sukhbir Singh 59 hikes Rick Kinnaman 58 hikes Joan Griffitts 57 hikes Julie Litten 56 hikes Mary Ann Layman 54 hikes Ed Wright 52 hikes Donna Maurer 51 hikes Trailblazer Award The following members led 15 or more different hikes during 2008 a sizable undertaking. Marsha Hutchins 30 different hikes Mary Ann Layman 24 different hikes Kavid Kincaid 19 different hikes Glee Crowder 17 different hikes Ellen Mutzl 15 different hikes Millennium Award The following members hiked more than 1,000 miles in 2008: Glee Crowder 3,035 miles which breaks Glee's all time record for one year set in 2007 Allan Roberts 2,189 miles Sandy Fillenwarth 1,800 miles Jerry Heidenblut 1,783 miles Jeff Edmondson 1,643 miles Rick Kinnaman 1,551 miles David Kincaid 1,437 miles Cherie Voege 1,411 miles Valan Magnabosco 1,391 miles Rita Bymaster 1,262 miles Ed Wright 1,252 miles Rick Maxwell 1,178 miles Ricki Jo Hoffmann 1,172 miles Donna Chastain 1,156 miles Bobbie Mattasits 1,140 miles Ron Mutzl 1,137 miles Tom Hollett 1,127 miles Lucy Neal 1,088 miles Martin Dadel 1,087 miles Julie Litten 1,071 miles Rick Braun 1,066 miles Frank Bymaster 1,043 miles Joan Griffitts 1,014 miles Marathon Award The following members completed the longest scheduled hike in 2008 - an incredible 62 miles. They also tied the Club single day distance record. Cindy West Frank Bymaster Anthony Povinelli Cathy Bridge Sandy Fillenswarth Allan Roberts Trail Maintenance Award The following members completed more than 16 hours of trail maintenance in 2008. Sukhbir Singh 52 hours Swati Gunale 50 hours Ricki Jo Hoffmann 35 hours Thomas Kafoure 18 hours Glee Crowder 16 hours Cherie Voege 16 hours IndyHike.Org Award Mary Ann Layman received the award for contributing the most photos to the Club web site in 2008. Junior Hikers Award There were no new winners of this award in 2008. Milestone Award The following members cracked the 10,000 mile lifetime milestone in 2008. Jerry Heidenblut Ricki Jo Hoffmann Anna Lee Johnson Henry McFall Cherie Voege Ed Wright Bill and Nell Larrison Pinnacle Award Glee Crowder was the proud first ever winner of this award for winning the Millennium, Pathfinder, Trailblazer and Trail Maintenance awards in 2008. 2007 Award Winners At the March 2008 General Assembly the second annual Achievement Awards were distributed. Beautiful hiking club jackets were donated to the winners by Bob Kriz. Following is a list of all the awardees. Click here for photos of the 2007 awards ceremony. Pathfinder Award The following members led 50 or more hikes during 2007: Rena Elsner 99 hikes Glee Crowder 84 hikes Jean Ballinger 67 hikes Sukhbir Singh 62 hikes Marsha Hutchins 61 hikes Reba Wooden 61 hikes Rich Peck 60 hikes Rick Kinnaman 58 hikes Julie Litten 54 hikes Tom Patterson 54 hikes Ed Wright 53 hikes Trailblazer Award The criteria for this award was changed in 2007 to recognize everyone who leads 15 or more different hikes in a year. The following members led 15 or more different hikes in 2007: Jean Ballinger Marsha Hutchins David Kincaid Pat Lawler Mary Ann Layman Millennium Award The following members hiked more than 1,000 miles in 2007: Glee Crowder 2,721 miles This is an all time Club record for one year Jeff Edmondson 2,073 miles Jerry Heidenblut 1,753 miles Tom Patterson 1,662 miles Allan Roberts 1,639 miles Rick Kinnaman 1,450 miles Ed Wright 1,448 miles Cherie Voege 1,398 miles Jill McFall 1,323 miles Rick Maxwell 1,204 miles Ron Mutzl 1,203 miles Tom Hollett 1,184 miles David Kincaid 1,135 miles Bobbie Mattasits 1,119 miles Rita Bymaster 1,108 miles Ellen Mutzl 1,065 miles Ricki Jo Hoffmann 1,039 miles Donna Chastain 1,036 miles Joanne Applegate 1,021 miles Frank Bymaster 1,019 miles Marathon Award The following members completed the longest scheduled hike in 2007 - an incredible 62 miles. They also tied the Club single day distance record. Jeff Edmondson Cindy West Steve West Frank Bymaster Rita Bymaster Karen Chandler Susie Blair Trail Maintenance Award The following members completed more than 16 hours of trail maintenance in 2007. Swati Gunale 120 hours Cecilia Mattingly Joe Keller IndyHike.Org Award Jean Ballinger and Mary Ann Layman tied for contributing the most articles/photos to the Club web site during 2007. Thus they both received an award. Junior Hikers Award There were no new winners of this award in 2007. Milestone Award Only two members, Mabel Easton and Glee Crowder, cracked the 10,000 mile lifetime milestone in 2007. Bill and Nell Larrison Pinnacle Award There was no winner of this award for 2007, although Glee Crowder came the closest of anyone to date. 2006 Award Winners At the March 2007 General Assembly the first annual Achievement Awards were distributed. Following is a list of all the awardees. Click here for photos of the highly successful event. Pathfinder Award The following members led 50 or more hikes during 2006: Rich Peck 105 hikes Tom Patterson 80 hikes Rick Kinnaman 64 hikes Ed Wright 55 hikes Rena Elsner 54 hikes Reba Wooden 53 hikes Trailblazer Award Pat Lawler won this award for leading more than 20 different hikes. Millennium Award The following members hiked more than 1,000 miles in 2006: Tom Patterson 2,304 miles Glee Crowder 2,090 miles Jerry Heidenblut 1,663 miles Ed Wright 1,495 miles Jill McFall 1,458 miles Anna Lee Johnson 1,442 miles Allan Roberts 1,262 miles Rick Maxwell 1,240 miles Kathy Burch 1,199 miles Bobbie Mattasits 1,058 miles David Kincaid 1,053 miles Rita Bymaster 1,037 miles Tom Hollett 1,013 miles Marathon Award The following members completed the longest scheduled hike in 2006 - an incredible 62 miles. They also set a new Club single day distance record. Cathy Bridge Frank Bymaster Rita Bymaster Bonnie O'Connor Anthony Povinelli Sukhbir Singh Cindy West Trail Maintenance Award There was no winner of this award in 2006 since records were not kept until 2007. IndyHike.Org Award Mary Ann Layman contributed the most photos and articles to the Club web site during 2006. Junior Hikers Award Since this was the first year of this award, Awards were given to children or grandchildren of active members who achieved this award in prior years. Collin Shields 109 miles Gavin Shields 153 miles Ryan Shields 241 miles Jacob Wistendahl 130 miles Milestone Award Since this was the first year for this award, all active members who have achieved 10,000 miles with the Club in prior years were recognized. No new members achieved this significant milestone during 2006. Thomas Patterson Jill McFall John Behrmann Mary Lester Majorie Begeman Bill Larrison Robert Begeman Allan Roberts Rick Kinnaman Michele Kestle Thomas Bowers Jim Griffin Tom Hollett Dennis Taft Avis Shipman Ben Shipman Genie Waltz Mary Hodges Charles Hodges Marsha Hutchins Mary Kidwell Bill and Nell Larrison Pinnacle Award There was no winner of this award during 2006. However, the first award was bestowed on Bill and Nell Larrison, whom the award is named after, for a lifetime of service to the Club.