| The
following is an alphabetical list of the persons
who have been nominated for the Appalachian Trail
Hall of Fame as of February 28, 2011. We've
received well over 100 nominations so far. We encourage
folks to continue sending in nominations, regardless
of whether the person you’d like to nominate
has already been named or not. Reminder - Nominations
close on March 31, 2011.
Benton
MacKaye, Bill Bryson, Bob Peoples, Bob Proudman,
Carol "Rambunny" Barnes, Casey Fulp,
Charles Parry, Charles R. Rinaldi, Dan "Wingfoot"
Bruce, Dave Startzell, Don O'Neal, Dorothy Laker,
Earl V. Shaffer, Ed Garvey, Eddie Stone, Gene
Espy, Gordon Burgess, "Grandma" Emma
Rowena Gatewood, Harold "Houdini" Richards,
Horace Kephart, Jean Stephenson, Karen Lutz, Mark
"Stumpknocker" Suiters, Merlyn Seeley,
Minnesota Smith, Miss Janet Hensley, Myron H.
Avery, Norman D. Sills, Phyllis Henry, Ron Haven,
Rufus Morgan, Steve Clark, Thurston Griggs, Tillie
Wood, Tom Lavardi, (Ms.) Vaughn Thomas, Warren
Doyle
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NEWS
RELEASE
January 3, 2011
Appalachian
Trail Hall of Fame Established
GARDNERS, PA. -- A hall of fame is being established
by the Appalachian Trail Museum Society to recognize
those who have made a significant contribution toward
establishing and maintaining the 2,181 mile footpath
that passes through 14 states from Maine to Georgia.
"The Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame is a natural
fit with the museum that opened last June," said
Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail
Museum Society. "The trail and the museum represent
the collective efforts of volunteers who have made countless
contributions in ways that are as varied as the personalities
who have been involved. The hall of fame will recognize
those people who have unselfishly devoted their time,
energy and resources toward making the Appalachian Trail
a national treasure."
With the announcement, the Appalachian Trail Museum
Society released the following details about the nomination
criteria and nominating and selection processes:
Criteria - Those eligible for consideration include
anyone who has made a major contribution to the Appalachian
Trail, or otherwise has advanced the cause of the Appalachian
Trail. These include, without limitation, pioneers who
conceived of and developed the trail; those who organized
or directed major trail organizations like the Appalachian
Trail Conservancy and the Appalachian Trail maintaining
clubs; longtime trail maintainers; leaders who promoted
and protected the Appalachian Trail; hikers who have
made significant accomplishments, and other persons
who have enriched the culture or community of the Appalachian
Trail by their association with it.
Deadline for nominations - March 31, 2011. Nominations
are no longer accespted.
Hall of Fame Committee; Election - An Appalachian
Trail Hall of Fame Committee has been selected by the
Appalachian Trail Museum Society Board of Directors
to supervise the election process and to submit the
finalists to the board. That committee is chaired by
Jim Foster, a museum volunteer and 2007 thru-hiker of
the Appalachian Trail. Other members of the committee
are Noel DeCavalcante, Tom Johnson, Larry Luxenberg,
Laurie Potteiger and J.R. Tate. The Appalachian Trail
Hall of Fame Committee will deliver the slate of finalists
to the museum board by April 30, 2011, for subsequent
review and elections. For the first three years, founding
classes to the Appalachian Trail Museum will be named.
These initial classes will emphasize important historical
figures who were critical to the creation and development
of the trail. The Appalachian Trail Museum Society Board
can elect up to six people in the first year, and up
to three each in the second and third years. After the
third year, only a single person may be elected each
year.
Announcement and recognition of inductees - Appalachian
Trail Hall of Fame inductees will be announced during
the Appalachian Trail Museum's annual festival, scheduled
for the third weekend in June. The inductees will be
enshrined on an Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Wall
of Honor to be located in the Appalachian Trail Museum.
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