Distinguished Member of the House
Presented in recognition of the unique or exemplary service to the House through committee work. Chairing of committees and service as an officer will be considered, but not required. Annual presentation is not required and there shall be no limitation of the number of annual recipients.
Recent Recipients
Isabelle Le Nir
2025 Winner
Anne Draucker
2021 Winner
William Houston
2021 Winner
Maurice Birdwell
2021 Winner
Edward Rothman
2020 Winner
Recipients by Year
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Isabelle Le Nir |
| 2021 | Anne Draucker, William Houston, Maurice Birdwell |
| 2020 | Edward Rothman, Justin Vandenbrink, David Dolph |
| 2019 | Larry Knauer, Robert Shoup |
| 2018 | Robert Webster, John Armentrout |
| 2016 | Steven Goolsby, John Kaldi, Lawrence Wickstrom |
| 2015 | Deborah Sacrey, Mark Rainer |
| 2014 | Paul Britt |
| 2013 | David Entzminger |
| 2012 | George Eynon, Jeannie Mallick |
| 2011 | James McGhay, Stephen Sonnenberg |
| 2010 | Donald Clarke |
| 2009 | Susan Landon |
| 2008 | Patrick Gooding, Alan DeGood |
| 2007 | Carroll Kinney |
| 2006 | Terry Hollrah, Sandra Barber |
| 2005 | , Sigrunn Johnsen |
| 2004 | John Hogg, Donald Lewis |
| 2003 | Robert Countryman |
| 2001 | J. Michael Party |
| 2000 | Brenda Cunningham |
Rules and Procedures for Granting Awards
- All awards shall be given only to recognize persons for their service to the House of Delegates.
- Current membership in the House of Delegates is not required.
- The Honors and Awards Committee shall prepare the title and description of, and qualifications for, an award proposed by the committee to be established and shall for ward the same to the Rules and Procedures Committee of the House of Delegates to be processed as set forth in subsection A.1.c of this Section III. An award will be presented in the years after the year the award is established.
- All awards shall be established by amendment to these Rules and Procedures.
- No HoD Honors and Awards Committee member shall receive a HoD award while serving on that Committee.
- No AAPG member shall receive more than one House award in any one year. A member being voted two or more such awards in the same year shall retain the highest award and relinquish the lower one(s). The award ranking shall be 1) Honorary Member, 2) Distinguished Member, and 3) Long Service. This shall not preclude that member from receiving one or more of the other awards at a later time.
- No current holder of or candidate for any AAPG office as described in Article II, Section 1, of the AAPG Bylaws, no current holder of or candidate for any HoD office as described in Article IV, Section 8, of the AAPG Bylaws, no immediate Past Chair of the HoD, no president or candidate for president of any AAPG Division, and no candidate for a position on the Advisory Council may be nominated for a HoD award, with the exception of the HoD Recognition of Service Award.
- Each year the Committee shall submit a confidential report to the Chair-Elect listing the individuals considered that year for an award by the Committee but who were unavailable or ineligible for such award. The report shall be provided by the Chair-Elect, upon his or her becoming Chair, to the Honors and Awards Committee serving during his or her term of office; provided, however, that the report shall at all times be kept confidential.