Outstanding Awards
NSP’s National Outstanding Awards are presented annually in 16 categories:
Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol, Outstanding Small Alpine Patrol, Outstanding Bike Patrol, Outstanding Nordic Patrol, Outstanding Administrative Patroller, Outstanding Alpine Patroller, Outstanding Alumni, Outstanding Bike Patroller, Outstanding Instructor, Outstanding OEC Instructor, Outstanding Nordic Patroller, Outstanding Paid Patrol Director, Outstanding Paid Patroller, Outstanding Patrol Representative, Outstanding Patroller, and Outstanding Young Adult Patroller.
Following are the 2020 National Outstanding Award recipients. Awards recipients for 2021 will be announced in January of 2022.
Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol
Schuss Mountain Ski Patrol
Outstanding Small Alpine Patrol
Seven Oaks Ski Patrol
Outstanding Bike Patrol
Massanutten
Outstanding Nordic Patrol
Allegany State Park Nordic Patrol
Outstanding Administrative Patroller
William Lay
Outstanding Alpine Patroller
John E. Beach
Outstanding Alumni
James A. Margolis, M.D.
Outstanding Bike Patroller
Mitch Kline
National Outstanding Instructor
Ron Wiggins
Outstanding OEC Instructor
Toni Thornton
Outstanding Nordic Patroller
Joni Hamilton Porter
Outstanding Paid Patrol Director
Michael McClure
Outstanding Paid Patroller
Julien Vaughan
Outstanding Patrol Representative
Michael Moreen
Outstanding Patroller
Carol Shultz
Outstanding Young Adult Patroller
Marci Winter