Photos from the

BLM National Volunteer Awards

Tuesday April 20, 1999

at the Charles Sumner School Museum in Washington D.C.


Photo of mary Tisdale and Tom Fry
Mary Tisdale, Group Manager, Office of Environmental Education and Volunteers and Tom Fry, Acting Director BLM congratulate this year's winners.
Photo of 1999 BLM National Volunteer Winners
1999 BLM National Volunteer Award Winners
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Photo of Walt and Melody Gentry and Tom Fry
Tom Fry (R), Acting Director BLM tells the audience about the accomplishments of Walt and Melody Gentry from Illinois (Eastern States).
Photo of Sylvia Baca, Tom Fry, and Ira Juhl
Ira Juhl (2nd from right)-Montana- poses with (from the left) Sylvia Baca, Assistant Secretary U.S. Dept. of the Interior; Tom Fry Acting Director BLM; and Nina Hatfield, Deputy Director BLM.
Photo of Volunteer Winners
Jennifer Whyte (2nd from left)-California- poses with (from the left) Tom Fry Acting Director BLM; Sylvia Baca, Assistant Secretary U.S. Dept. of the Interior.
Photo of Robert and Thelma Bowser
Robert and Thelma Bowser (center) pose with Sylvia Baca, Assistant Secretary U.S. Dept. of the Interior and Tom Fry Acting Director BLM.
Photo of Don Gillen (center)
Don Gillen (center) -Oregon- poses with Sylvia Baca, Assistant Secretary U.S. Dept. of the Interior and Tom Fry Acting Director BLM.

 

BLM Employee Winners

 

Photo of BLM Employee winners.
Steve Smith (2nd from right) - California Desert Conservation Area- poses with (from left) Tom Fry, Acting Director BLM, Morgan Irby, one of the outstanding volunteers Steve works with and Sylvia Baca, Assistant Secretary U.S. Dept. of the Interior.
Photo of Tom Fry, Lorrene Schardt, and Sylvia Baca.
Lorrene Schardt (center) - Montana State Volunteer Coordinator- poses with Tom Fry, Acting Director BLM and Sylvia Baca, Assistant Secretary U.S. Dept. of the Interior.
Photo of Shirley Baxter (center)><br> Shirley Baxter (center) -National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center-poses with Tom Fry, Acting Director BLM and Sylvia Baca, Assistant Secretary U.S. Dept. of the Interior.</center> </td> </tr> </table> </p> </center> <div align=


Note: Dr. Marcel Kornfeld, Jack deRosa and
Edward Smith were unable to attend the
award ceremony.

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