The American Society of Dowsers
45th Annual Convention
Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, Vermont
June 13 - 20, 2005

AWARDS

AWARDS are presented once a year, at the Annual Membership Meeting of the Annual Convention.

AWARDS COMMITTEE

• Robert Sird
• Gladys McCoy
• Kay Whitefield

AWARDS OFFERED FOR:

• DOWSER OF THE YEAR  (1)
• REGISTER OF RECOGNITION  (3)
• Chapter of the Year   (1)
• Chapter Newsletter of the Year  (1)
• Chapter Member of the Year  (1)

CRITERIA & SELECTION:

DOWSER OF THE  YEAR and  REGISTER OF RECOGNITION AWARDS are chosen for their outstanding contributions to Dowsing and to the ASD.

Those chosen have exhibited a high amount of devotion to dowsing and the ASD over many years.  They have also proven a willingness to be helpful whenever and wherever possible.

Dowser of the Year  Award

* Candidates are to be selected by solicitation of the  Regional Vice Presidents, Chapter Presidents and ASD members at large.
* Selection will be made by the Awards Committee based on overall qualifications of service and outstanding performances in the area of  dowsing.
* The award shall be a framed Dowsers Prayer and shall  be presented at the annual ASD Convention.

Register of Recognition  Awards

* The Register of Recognition award selection shall be  made by the Awards Committee for outstanding service to ASD in broad areas of activities.
* It shall be presented at the annual ASD  convention.
* It shall be an engraved plaque showing the name and date of the award and shall be mounted on the board at ASD  headquarters.
* An Award certificate shall be provided to the members  who have received the award.

The Process:  How Award Candidates are Nominated and Chosen:

The SUMMER issues of the Dowsers Digest is supposed to contain announcement articles asking members to forward the names of dowsers that they feel are deserving of an award and why.  (Apparently this has been missing in recent summer issues.)

REGISTER OF RECOGNITION:  Names submitted for this award should be those of  individuals who have made a substantial contribution of themselves to the advancement of dowsing.   Please send your nominations to: ASD  Headquarters;  PO Box 24; Danville, Vermont  05828

Previous ASD Award Winners are:

DOWSER OF THE YEAR

Year                     Winner

1999                   Ed Stillman
2000                   Walter Woods
2001                   Kay Kessler
2002                   Steve Herbert
2003                   Richard Paskowski
                            Sue Trumpfheller
                            Kay Grady Whitefield
2004                   Carl Bracy

REGISTER OF RECOGNITION

Year                     Winner

1999                 Mardi Gieseler
                          Jackie Reid
2000                 Karen Ashley
                        Joan Champion
                        Cassie Epstein
                        Marta Smith
                        Joyce Woods
2001                Clayton Smith
                        Michele Fitzgerald
                        Bob Gillman
2002               Ruth Donovan
                        Inez Lindsey
                        David Schultz
2003               Gladys McCoy
                        Carl Bracy
                        Ron Blackburn
2004               Lea Kachadorian  *    (see below)
                        Irene Healy           *   (see below)
                        Sandy McKenzie   *   (see below)

OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO ASD

Year                     Winner

1999                 Paul Sevigney
2002                 Robert Sird
2003                 Allan Ray Machell

HALL OF FAME

Year                     Winner

2003                 Robert Pyle

ASD  Convention Theme Contest Winner

Year                     Winner

2004                 Joyce Brown.   Winning Theme: "Dowsers  Ask...The Universe Answers"

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    The Awards Committee has chosen three persons for this award, as has been the custom for the last several years:

• The first person chosen has been a member of ASD  for more than twenty-five years.
• She has been a teacher and convention speaker for  nearly all of those years.
• She was co-director of the annual conventions  basic dowsing school for many years.
• She went through a few years when her dowsing abilities were seriously tested but by the strength of her character she came back to dowsing stronger  than ever.
• She was an ASD Trustee for many years.
• She has, at her own expense, spoken and taught at many chapter meetings outside of her home chapter.
• She is always eager to help with whatever needs to  be done for the good of ASD.
• The committee's choice for the Register of Recognition  award is:   Lea Kachadorian.

• The next choice for the Register of Recognition award has been a member  of ASD for many years.
• She has worked tirelessly for the ASD West Coast Conference.
• She has worked for many years as the registrar and university contact  person for the West Coast Conference.
• She has, for many years, been in charge of room assignments at the university.
• She always greets each attendee with a great smile and a word of encouragement.
• She is truly an ambassador of good will for the West Coast Conference.
• She is a member of the San Jose, California, chapter.
• The committee's choice for the Register of Recognition  Award is:   Irene Healy

• The committee's next choice for the Register of Recognition award has been a long time member of both the ASD and The British Society of  Dowsers.
• She currently lives with her husband in England but makes yearly trips to the United States to coincide with the ASD convention.
• Her parental home is in Massachusetts and she is a very active member of  the Boston chapter of the ASD.
• She is one of the most knowledgeable people about ancient sites in New England.
• She is also an awesome dowsing teacher; she is considered "A force with a pendulum".
• She exemplifies the type of person that will stimulate excitement in  dowsing and insure it's future as an essential skill for living.
• She has done much to encourage an exchange of information of dowsing developments both in Great Britain and the US.
• The committee's choice for the Register of Recognition award is:   Sandy McKenzie.

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