NSP Hall of Fame Inductees
As part of its 75th Anniversary Celebration in 2013, the NSP created a Hall of Fame, which recognizes important people in the NSP’s history in similar ways that professional sports have in the past.
National Ski Patrol Hall of Fame
Inaugural Class – Class of 2012
Charles Minot Dole
Nicknamed “Minnie”
Co-founder of the National Ski Patrol
Roger Langley
Co-founder of the National Ski Patrol
Harry Pollard Jr.
Former Patrol: U.S. Ski Patrol
Gretchen R. Besser, Ph.D.
Original historian of the National Ski Patrol
Warren D. Bowman Jr., M.D.
Creator of Winter Emergency Care and Outdoor Emergency Care
Class of 2013
Donald F. Page, Ph.D.
Former Patrol: Catamount, New York
Class of 2014
Charles A. Herbert, P.E.
Former Patrol: Squaw Valley, California
Class of 2015
William R. Ballek
Former Patrol: Camelback, Pennsylvania
David H. Johe, M.D.
Primary Patrol: Holiday Valley, New York
Jerry W. Sherman
Former Patrol: Bristol Mountain , New York
Howard C. Wyandt
Former Patrol: Elk Mountain, Pennsylvania
Class of 2016
Mary Davis
Primary Patrol: Bromley Mountain, Vermont
Tyler Davis
Former Patrol: Seven Springs, Pennsylvania
Richard F. Hamlin
Primary Patrol: Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont
Martin Huebner
Former Patrols: Grand Targhee, Wyoming; Idaho Falls Nordic, Idaho
Paula Knight
Primary Patrol: Mount Southington, Connecticut
Rick Knight
Primary Patrol: Mount Southington, Connecticut
John Lawson
Primary Patrol: Hunt Hollow, New York
Edward McNamara
Primary Patrol: Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts
Marcia Mundrick
Primary Patrols: Hunt Hollow, New York; Genesee Valley Nordic, New York
John Shipman
Former Patrol: Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts
Peter H. Snyder
Former Patrol: Upper Delaware Nordic, Pennsylvania
David R. Walker
Primary Patrol: Bradford, Massachusetts
George F. Wesson
Former Patrol: Killington, Vermont
Class of 2017
Frey Arnio
Primary Patrol: Bromley Mountain, Vermont
Robert W. Bluff
Primary Patrol: Elk Mountain, Pennsylvania
Carrington Beach Day
Former Patrol: Nub’s Nob, Michigan
Ronald C. Chavey
Former Patrol: Otsego Club Ski Patrol, Michigan
Ronald Clark
Primary Patrols: Butternut, Massachusetts; Thunderbolt Backcountry, Massachusetts
Edward F. Hirshman
Former Patrol: Roundtop Mountain, Pennsylvania
John E.P. Morgan
Former Patrol: Sun Valley, Idaho
Scott Mundrick
Primary Patrol: Bristol Mountain, New York
Bela L. Musits
Primary Patrol: Gore Mountain, New York
Jeff Olsen
Primary Patrol: Wild Mountain, Minnesota
Ronald J. Plumer
Primary Patrol: U.S. Admin, Wisconsin
Thomas C. Worley
Primary Patrol: Perfect North Slopes, Indiana
Class of 2018
Hartman Axley
Former Patrol: Arapahoe Basin, Colorado
Helmut Bechtle
Former Patrol: Homewood Mountain Resort, California
Nelson Bennett
Former Patrol: Sun Valley, Idaho
Charles William Bullen
Former Patrol: Beaver Mountain, Utah
William T. Cline
Primary Patrol: Seven Springs, Pennsylvania
William J. DeVarney
Primary Patrol: Eastern Admin Patrol, Massachusetts
Howard Holz
Former Patrol: American Birkebeiner (Birkie) Patrol, Wisconsin
Robert Livermore, Jr.
Former Patrol: Mt. Washington, New Hampshire
Charles Lord
Former Patrol: Mt. Mansfield, Vermont
Louis Bernard McNabb
Former Patrol: Mt. Hood, Oregon
Joseph MacQueen
Primary Patrol: Holimont, New York
Charles E. Martschinke
Primary Patrol: Wilmot Mountain, Wisconsin
Burt L. Mitchell, III
Primary Patrol: Pahquioque, New York
Linda Murphy-Jacobs
Primary Patrol: Nubs Nob, Michigan
Roland Palmendo
Former Patrol: Mad River Glen, Vermont
Larry Pease
Former Patrol: Wisp Ski Patrol, Maryland
Nancy G. Pitstick
Primary Patrol: Brighton, Utah
Chris G. Ross
Primary Patrol: Alyeska, Alaska
Richard Thalacker
Former Patrol: Gatlinburg Ski Patrol, Tennessee
Class of 2019
Morgan Armstrong
Primary Patrol: Wintergreen, Virginia
Randy Budge
Primary Patrol: Pebble Creek, Idaho
Jim Decker
Primary Patrol: Holiday Valley, New York
Susan Gormley
Primary Patrol: Three Rivers, Minnesota
Virginia Rodeman
Primary Patrol: Schuss Mountain, Michigan
Bill Sinykin
Primary Patrol: Diamond Peaks Heli-Ski, Utah
Thomas A. Snyder
Former Patrols: Saginaw and Snow Valley, Michigan
Steven L. Thompson
Primary Patrol: Montana Snowbowl, Montana
Jim Woodrum
Primary Patrol: Perfect North Slopes, Indiana
Class of 2020
Mark Behan
Primary Patrol: Snow Bowl, Montana
William T. Boulter
Primary Patrol: Watertown, New York
John L. Dobson, M.D.
Former Patrol: Wintergreen, Virginia
Richard E. Jacques
Primary Patrol: Schuss Mountain, Michigan
Kevin Johnson
Primary Patrol: Snow King Pro, Wyoming
William Lay
Primary Patrol: Great Falls Ski Patrol, Montana
Robert J. Meyers
Primary Patrol: Marquette Mountain, Michigan
Trudy K. Olsson
Primary Patrol: Mount Ripley, Michigan
Eunice Nici Singletary, M.D.
Former Patrol: Wintergreen, Virginia
John L. Thomas
Primary Patrol: Central Admin Patrol, Minnesota
Class of 2021
John E. Keith
Primary Patrol: Beaver Mountain, Utah
Miles T. Miya
Primary Patrol: Brighton, Utah
Mary Murrett
Primary Patrol: Kissing Bridge, New York
Stephen E. Werner, M.D.
Primary Patrol: Pine Knob, Michigan
Charles (Chuck) M. Kempner
Former Patrol: Flathead Nordic, Montana
Class of 2022
Wendy Aarnio
Primary Patrol: Bromley, Vermont
Frank G. F. Davis
Primary Patrol: Snowy Range, Wyoming
Ty Damon, II
Primary Patrol: Pine Knob, Michigan
David Olson
Primary Patrol: Three Rivers, Minnesota
Michael Staszewski
“Ski Dog”
Primary Patrol: International / Admin, Germany