Vin Hoeman Award Winners
The Vin Hoeman Award named after the first person to complete the 50 state highpoints is bestowed “for service to the Club in the pursuit of highpoints.” Any member with paid dues can nominate a candidate. With the nomination, the submitter should include a short description of the service and contribution that the nominee has made to the Club. John V. “Vin” Hoeman. Hoeman perished in an avalanche on Dhaulagiri in 1969
Send nominations to
Jack Parsell
PO Box 97
Beaver Falls, NY 13305-0097
Past receipients of this, the Club’s most prestigious individual award are:
2007 - Nikki Hemphill and Robert Hyman
2006 - Stony Burk
2005 - Charlie and Diane Winger
2004 - Roger Rowlett
2003 - Jean Trousdale
2002 - Craig and Mary Jane Noland
2001 - John Mitchler, Dave Covill
2000 - Jack Baker
1999 - Lillian and Gene Elliott
1998 - Mary Maurer, George Vandersluis, Mike Fedor
1997 - Dave and Juliana Epperson
1996 - None
1995 - Ken Jones
1994 - Clark Hall & Jack Parsell
1993 - Don Berens
1992 - Jakk Longacre
1991 - Don Holmes
1990 - Frank Ashley
1989 - Paul Zumwalt