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WDHOF 10Thanniv Book Lowrez Final.Pdf To all WDHOF Members, Families and Friends, On behalf of the Women Divers Hall of Fame Board of Directors, we welcome you to our 10th Anniversary Celebration and particularly to this, our 10th Anniversary Commemorative Book. We hope you enjoy reading about these amazing women as much as we enjoy being a part of this wonderful organization. This book is intended as a history lesson, a chance to get better acquainted with WDHOF, and a tribute to all the women who have explored the oceans around the world and continue to be crucial to the underwater community today. We are also delighted to introduce and welcome our 10 newest members, on our 10th Anniversary, board of directors the WDHOF Class of 2010. These women are all truly deserving of recognition and we’re very officers proud to have them join our ranks. You can read all about them on page 12 of this book. Bonnie Toth Chair On this, the occasion of our 10th Anniversary, we need to stop and reflect on the last 10 years. Bobbie Scholley, CAPT (ret), USN We could not have gotten this far without the support, advice and encouragement of many people President and organizations within the diving community. Although we’d like to thank each and every Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D. Vice President one of them, that list would go on for pages, so we’ll have to limit it to a few. Perhaps our biggest Sherry Reed supporters, and of course one of our co-founders, has always been Beneath the Sea. Without Zig Secretary and JoAnn Zighan and the superb staff of BTS, we would never be able to enjoy the benefits of this Sally Wahrmann organization. Having BTS as the underwriter for our 10th Anniversary and this book is indicative Treasurer of the support that they continue to give us. We would also like to thank our other sponsors for Martha Watkins Gilkes Immediate Past President their generosity on helping make the book available. Ron Hand and Amphibico Group, Wendy trustees Benchley, Connie Morgan and Kirby Morgan, Inc. have always supported WDHOF and once again Mary Connelly immediately came through for this book. Deb Greenhalgh Jennifer King And finally, we need to thank a few of our own. Of course we would like to thank our illustrious Karin Lynn, CAPT (ret), USN founders, listed on page 10, without whom we would not be here today. We would also like to Janet Raber Carol Rose thank our 10th Anniversary Committee, which has been working for over a year to put together this Bobbie Scholley, CAPT (ret), USN celebration that we hope all of you will enjoy. There are two of our ladies that we must break out for Dr. Maida Taylor special recognition. Mary Connelly, WDHOF Trustee and daughter of the late WDHOF member Bonnie Toth Cecelia Connelly, has been the BTS Expo liaison for the last two years and is responsible for making honorary trustees this all work. We are so proud to have her on our team and we’re sure that Cecelia is very proud Dede Baker also! And last but certainly not least, a huge thank you to Darlene Iskra, WDHOF member and the Cindy Courter editor of this book. Darlene took a vague idea from the WDHOF Board of Directors and turned it Sue Drafahl into this fabulous work of art. She is the reason that you get to enjoy this marvelous read. So relax Susan Kayar, Ph.D. Marie Levine and enjoy! Patty Mortara Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D. Hillary Viders, Ph.D. Stan Waterman Kathy Weydig Laurie Wilson Bonnie Toth Bobbie Scholley, CAPT (ret), USN Armand Zigahn WDHOF Chair WDHOF President past presidents Kathy A. Weydig 2000-2005 Martha Watkins Gilkes 2005-2009 Women Divers Hall of fame 2000 - 2010 page 3 women divers hall of fame 10th anniversary • 2000 - 2010 Congratulates the women of the Women Divers Hall Of Fame Editor’s Preface Table of Contents As the Women Divers Hall of Fame approached its 10 year milestone, the WDHOF Board of Directors and Officers wanted to Welcome Letter ...................................................................................... 3 ensure the annual BTS expo weekend and WDHOF New Member Inauguration was a very special event. A committee was set Editor’s Preface ....................................................................................... 5 up, ideas were brainstormed, and the concept of an anniversary Women Divers Hall Of Fame History- booklet was formed. It began as an idea to highlight some of our How This All Came To Be! .................................................................. 6 more prominent members, but as we began to collect stories, via a member’s survey that was sent in early summer 2009, we realized The Founders ..................................................................................... 10 that all of us have something to share, and that the stories were not Class of 2010 .................................................................................... 12 only interesting but entertaining. As a result, the booklet grew into the book you are holding in your hands right now. I opted to use as Chapter 1: The Media a baseline the basic biographies that can be found on our website, www.wdhof.org. I embellished the bios with stories collected Authors, Journalists, Editors, and Publishers ........................ 14 either from our members, or found via the internet. The result is Underwater Filmmakers, Photographers a delightful mix of biographical and personal information about and other Media Experts .......................................................... 20 all of our WDHOF members. Additionally, as I read the bios and the personal input, I realized that I, as a military diver, had very Chapter 2: Specialized Diving little knowledge about what exactly some of our members did. Technical/Deep Divers .............................................................. 32 The acronyms alone had my mind spinning! So I decided to also provide information about the various and numerous areas Wreck Divers .............................................................................. 36 of diving expertise. Cave Divers .................................................................................. 42 Categorizing the diving fields our members fall under was a challenge, as so many of us boast a variety of talents. One is Freedivers and Spearfishers ....................................................... 46 not just a scientist, but also a speaker and author of technical Underwater Hockey Experts ..................................................... 50 publications. Another does not just dive wrecks, but uses the highly specialized gear and technology required of deep diving. Chapter 3: Diving Industry Thus, the categories you will find in the Table of Contents reflect Scuba Industry, Travel and Recreation Leaders ..................... 52 a trial and error judgment of overall fields of expertise as well as sub-categories. Many of our WDHOF members are skilled in more Commercial Divers .................................................................... 58 than one specialty area, so it was especially difficult to categorize them into a single area of expertise. As you look through the Military Divers ............................................................................ 62 entries, you will notice that the members are listed under their Astronauts/Aquanauts ...................................................... 63 primary field, as either they or I defined it. Civil Engineers .................................................................. 64 In the pages that follow, you will be introduced to the outstanding women who make up the Women Divers Hall of Fame. From Diving and Salvage Officers ............................................. 65 2000 to 2010, WDHOF has grown from our Inaugural Hall of 76 to a membership today of 176 outstanding women who excel in Diving Medical Officers / Research Scientists ............... 70 every field in the diving industry. From recreational to scientific, Chapter 4: Research, Education, and Medicine commercial and military divers, our WDHOF members encompass all fields. Our members were diving pioneers in the 1950s and Educators, Instructors, and Safety Specialists ......................... 72 today many of them are still hard at work making discoveries and advances in dive medicine, technology and marine environments. Diving Medicine and Physiology Experts ............................... 82 I would like to thank the many members who returned the Marine Scientists and Conservationists ................................... 86 surveys, for without their input this book would not be possible. Underwater Archeologists ....................................................... 100 I also appreciate the input of Hillary Viders, Jennifer King, Karin Lynn for helping with the final edits, and especially Bonnie Toth Appendix A: Diving Pioneers ......................................................... 104 for taking on the gargantuan task of designing the book to be aesthetically pleasing, with graphics and photos. Appendix B: List of members by year group ................................. 106 Appendix C: Alphabetical list of members and index ................. 108 Darlene M. Iskra Acronyms and Abbreviations / Glossary ....................................... 110 Women Divers Hall of fame 2000 - 2010 page 5 women divers hall of fame 10th anniversary • 2000 - 2010 was entitled, “The Women Divers Hall of Fame.” As soon as the When the big day unfolded, the Committee members were exhausted Women Divers Hall Of Fame name was agreed upon, Hillary Viders began working with a but over the moon with excitement.
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