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At a recent meeting of the Beneath
the Sea Trustees, Don Reynolds (left),
Beneath the Sea VP Human Resources,
Trustee, and former President of The
Scuba Sports Club presented Armand
Zigahn with his Accolade Award and neck
medallion which Don had brought home
from Bonaire’s Captain Don Stewart,
Beneath the Sea’s 2008 Pioneer Diver of
the Year.
Captain Don first presented Zig with
his Accolade Award at the Fish and
Famous Gala on Friday during the March
Beneath the Sea conclave.
Zig’s Accolade recognizes his
outstanding efforts in creating and
pursuing the goals set forth in Beneath
the Sea’s Ocean Pals program. In part
his Accolade reads: "Armand Zigahn is
hereby awarded the Bonaire Accolade for
Zig's undaunted perseverance and
leadership of Beneath the Sea's Ocean
Pals. This outstanding achievement
expresses Zig's unselfish and generous
vision and recognition of the importance
of environmental education of the next
generation.”
The Accolade Award is a very select
award given only to those who are
leaders and doers in promoting education
and preservation of the world's oceans.
Previous awardees are invited to
nominate a candidate for the award;
consequently the award has a very varied
and dynamic group of Medalists. Among
the dozen or so recipients are included
John Fine - ocean author and marine
educator; Gerald Comeau who has taught
SCUBA for some 50 years while strongly
encouraging marine conservation; Jack
Chalk who has chaired both the Bonaire
STINAPA environmental group and the
EarthEcho Foundation along with Jan,
Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau; and
Harvard’s George Buckley for his work
with Earthwatch, EarthEcho, Harvard's
Environmental Management program and the
Marine Ecology Project. In all, the
Accolade recipient cadre spans the
spectrum of ocean commitment from marine
researchers, educators, writers and film
makers, while also including fishermen
and leaders of environmental groups all
working together for the preservation
and sustainability of the world’s
oceans. |
