2008Foundation

Awards

40th Annual MeetingAwards Presentation

CeremonyAugust 11, 2008

Great Falls, Montana

Ken Jutzi2008 Awards Committee ChairEmail: lcthfawards@verizon.netCell: 805.444.3236

2008 Awards Committee Members• Helen Markwell, Seneca Falls,

WV

• Barb Kubik, Vancouver, WA

• Chris Calvert, Silver Spring, MD

• Ken Jutzi, Camarillo, CA (chair)

Award Categories• Appreciation Award

• Youth Achievement Award

• Chapter Award

• Meritorious Achievement Award

• Distinguished Service Award

NominationsSelected

• Youth Achievement Award 1

• Chapter Award 2

• Distinguished Service Award 2

Youth Achievement

Award

2008 RecipientYouth Achievement Award

Claire Powell

•The Woodlands, Texas

Youth Newsletter Established!

Lewis and ClarkTrail Heritage Foundation

Youth Achievement AwardPresented to

Claire Powell

FOR YOUR INITIATIVE AND OUTSTANDING CREATIVITY IN DEVELOPING THE FOUNDATION’S

YOUTH NEWSLETTER

August 11, 2008Great Falls, Montana

Chapter Award

2008 RecipientChapter Award

Rochejhone Chapter

•Billings, Montana

Clark on the Yellowstone

Lewis and ClarkTrail Heritage Foundation

Chapter AwardPresented to the

Rochejhone Chapter

FOR YOUR EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN TELLING THE “CLARK ON THE

YELLOWSTONE” STORY AND CREATING GREATER AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE LEWIS

AND CLARK EXPEDITION

August 11, 2008Great Falls, Montana

2008 RecipientChapter Award

Lone Star Chapter

•Spring, Texas

Long Sought Foundation Goal Becomes Reality

Projects Video Guide

Lewis and ClarkTrail Heritage Foundation

Chapter AwardPresented to the

Lone Star Chapter

FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN FORMING THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FOUNDATION AND THE

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE FOUNDATION’S ENDEAVORS

TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND TRAIL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH

August 11, 2008Great Falls, Montana

DistinguishedService Award

2008 RecipientDistinguished Service Award

Rose Oleson•Townsend, MT

The Corps of Discovery in the Townsend Valley

Lewis and ClarkTrail Heritage Foundation

Distinguished Service AwardPresented To

Rose Oleson

FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF LEADERSHIP IN TELLING AND PRESERVING THE LEWIS AND CLARK STORY IN

THE TOWNSEND VALLEY. YOUR EFFORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY FURTHERED THE PURPOSE AND

OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION.

August 11, 2008Great Falls, Montana

2008 RecipientDistinguished Service Award

Don Peterson•Great Falls, MT

Some of Don’s Recent Contributions

Don being recognized by Portage Route Chapter President Harry

Mitchell (right) at the 2007 William P. Sherman Breakfast

Helping with the placement of benches in the Lower Portage

Staging Area Interpretative Site

Don and Bob Bergantino(a 2006 William P. Sherman Lecture Series Presenter)

Assisting in the placement of interpretative signage at the

Upper Portage Interpretive Site

Lewis and ClarkTrail Heritage Foundation

Distinguished Service AwardPresented To

Don Peterson

FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE ... IN CREATING HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION, LEADING TOURS,

COORDINATING SPECIAL EVENTS ... AND GENEROUSLY SHARING YOUR EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS.

YOUR EFFORTS HAVE GREATLY FURTHERED THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION.

August 11, 2008Great Falls, Montana

A Final Thought

Now is the time to begin to identify those

deserving of special recognition in 2009

Thank You!