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Paul Zumwalt Award

The Paul Zumwalt Award which goes to highpointing service by non-club members.


Award Recipients
  • 2025

    Emma Schearer (nee McGraw), Kurt Glasone, Mike Leonard, Valerie Nayhlor & Tawani Thompson

  • 2024

    Jean & Wayne Wuebble

  • 2016

    3 staff of Jackson Hole Mountain Guides; 6 employees of printers and post office; Devyn Studer; Jayme Sevryn; Vicki and Monty Jo Roberts

  • 2015

    16 residents of Saipan

    Involved with the Agrihan climb.

  • 2014

    Lorrie Krontz, Chris Quoyeser, Shelby Arnold, Matthew Padilla

  • 2013

    Karin Harmon, Malcolm Whitney Stebbins, Leslie Skellenger, Tani Livick, Rhonda Bateman

  • 2012

    Multiple recipients

    Alan Hubbell of Candlelight Storage in Golden; Lillian Steele; Garrett County Chamber of Commerce; Les and Sandy Denton for maintenance of Backbone Mountain; Plum Creek and its employees, owners and operators of Mt. Arvon; Tracy Barrett and the Baraga County Tourism; Gerald Robbins of Kimball, Nebraska; Chandra Pomes; Timberline Lodge (Saturday banquet venue); Charles Barker, Mazama Lodge (Friday social venue); Callie Elliott, Mt. Hood Inn Best Western (host hotel); Brandy Webber, The Resort at the Mountain (lodging); Lee Davis, Executive Director, Mazamas; Jeff Thomas, Photo Archivist, Mazamas.

  • 2011

    Rod Horton & newsletter production team

    Rod Horton (Kimball Chamber of Commerce); Barnum Printing: Brittany Fike, Linda Prior, Frank Ortega, Sandy Hamm, Eric Hamm, Melvin Marine, Evan Sanchez, Carlos Suarez, Juan Munoz Jr., Nini Rosenberg, IV Rosenberg; LK Mail: Karen Pugh and Ken Pugh; Denver Post Office: Pat Reynolds and Chuck Hensel.

  • 2010

    Sarah Wood

  • 2009

    Chris Case, Mike Earll, Kirk Krau

  • 2008

    Tracey Barrett, David Liano Gonzalez, Steve Koski

  • 2007

    Kathy and Bob Blomberg, Bobby Gothard, Bill McRae, Donna Sterler

It is governed by Section 8.3 of the bylaws.

8.3. Paul Zumwalt Award
The Paul Zumwalt Award is made in recognition ofsignificant volunteer service by a non-member of the Club to a highpoint or the Highpointers Club in the year prior to the annual membership meeting. The Paul Zumwalt Award shall consist of a certificate of appreciation from the Highpointers Club signed by the President. The Awards Committee shall put a call for nominations in the first (lst) quarter Newsletter. Any active member may nominate a non-member for the Paul Zumwalt Award. Nominations shall be submitted only to the Awards Chairperson or their delegate. Recipients of this award shall be determined by a majority vote of the Board of Directors from nominees submitted to the Board by the Awards Chairperson. The Paul Zumwalt Award(s) can be presented anytime during the year. It is not required that the Paul Zumwalt Award be given each year nor is it limited to one individual in any one year. If warranted, multiple awards are encouraged. The Board of Directors shall maintain criteria for recipients of this award.

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