The Yosemite National Park Deaf Services Program has been selected as the recipient of the FY 2008 National Park Service Programmatic Accessibility Achievement Award. The award is given to an individual or group who has been responsible for the development, implementation, or improvement of programs and services within the National …
Read More »Barry Hance Memorial Award given in Yosemite National Park
Acting Yosemite Superintendent Dave Uberuaga announced today that Dick Ewart is the recipient of the 2009 Barry Hance Memorial Award. Ewart, a Yosemite National Park Ranger, received the award at an all employee meeting today attended by approximately 300 people, including several past Barry Hance Award recipients. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hance08.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Archeologist Laura Kirn Wins Prestigious Award from Goucher College
Yosemite National Park Archeologist Laura Kirn was selected as the 2009 winner of the Goucher College Master of Arts in Historic Preservation Alumnae Prize (MAHP) as the outstanding first year student in the historic preservation graduate program. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/laurakirnaward.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Employee Receives Prestigious Accessibility Award
Branch Chief for Interpretive Services in Yosemite National Park, Mary Kline, was the recipient of a National Park Service (NPS) National Accessibility Achievement Award in the “Programmatic Accessibility Achievement” category. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/accessibilityaward.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson wins National Freeman Tilden Award
Shelton Johnson, Interpretive Park Ranger at Yosemite National Park has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 Freeman Tilden Award for excellence in interpretation. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/shelton-tilden.htm
Read More »Cindy Whitten Receives Barry Hance Memorial Award at Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher announced today that Cindy Whitten is the recipient of the 2009 Barry Hance Memorial Award. Whitten, the Acting Human Resources Officer and Workers Compensation Program Manager, received the award at an all employee meeting today in Yosemite Valley. The ceremony was attended by approximately …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Archeologist Laura Kirn Wins Prestigious Award
Laura Kirn is the 2010 recipient of the Stephen K.F. and Katharine W. Lee Prize from the Goucher College Master of Arts in Historic Preservation program. The Lee Prize was established in 1999 by Antoinette J. Lee, National Park Service Deputy Assistant Director for Cultural Resources, in honor Lee’s parents. …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Receives the 2010 National Park Service National Sustained Park Accessibility Achievement Award
Yosemite National Park has been selected as the recipient of the Fiscal Year 2010 National Park Service (NPS) National Sustained Park Accessibility Achievement Award. The award, which was presented to the Yosemite National Park Accessibility Program, recognizes an individual park that has made “sustained” efforts to comprehensively identify barriers to …
Read More »Park Ranger Shelton Johnson Receives Environmental Leadership Award
Yosemite National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson received the Environmental Leadership Award from the Ecology Law Quarterly Journal on Thursday, April 7, 2011. The Environmental Leadership Award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the development of environmental law and policy. Johnson received a plaque and presented …
Read More »Anthony (Tony) Brochini Receives Barry Hance Memorial Award at Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher announced today that Anthony (Tony) Brochini is the recipient of the 2010 Barry Hance Memorial Award. Brochini, the Facilities Management Laison in Yosemite, received the award at an employee meeting today in Yosemite Valley. The ceremony was attended by approximately 300 people, including several …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Ranger James Daniel Abbe Receives Valor Award
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar presented several prestigious Department of the Interior Valor Awards and the Citizen’s Awards for Bravery to National Park Service rangers, staff and citizens at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. last week. Among the recipients was James Daniel (Dan) Abbe, a Park Ranger at Yosemite …
Read More »Barry Hance Memorial Award Given at Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher announced last week that Tolley Gorham, Telecommunications Specialist, and Karen Glenn, Budget Analyst, are the recipients of the 2011 Barry Hance Memorial Award. Although the award is presented to one Yosemite employee annually, the Awards Committee felt that two nominees were deserving of the …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Ranger Shauna Potocky Wins Prestigious Award
Shauna Potocky, Park Ranger at Yosemite National Park, has been selected as a recipient of the Pacific West Region 2012 Freeman Tilden Award. The award was created to recognize a National Park Service (NPS) ranger who has successfully developed, revitalized, or delivered a specific interpretive or education program or project …
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