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 2021 National Outstanding Award recipients. Awards recipients for 2022 will be announced in January of 2023.
Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol
Pine Knob Ski Patrol
Outstanding Small Alpine Patrol
Otsego Ski Patrol
Outstanding Bike Patrol
Lookout Pass Hiawatha Trail Bike Patrol
Outstanding Nordic Patrol
Willamette Backcountry Ski Patrol
Outstanding Administrative Patroller
Daryl Whitcher
Outstanding Alpine Patroller
Debbi Satterlee
Outstanding Alumni
Joseph Calbreath
Outstanding Bike Patroller
No nominations
National Outstanding Instructor
Jack Ramsey
Outstanding OEC Instructor
Jim Murphy
Outstanding Nordic Patroller
Matt Strauser
Outstanding Paid Patrol Director
Harriet Frawley
Outstanding Paid Patroller
David Olsen
Outstanding Patrol Representative
Phil Ben-Joseph
Outstanding Patroller
Sue Dennison
Outstanding Young Adult Patroller
Torin Welch
National Chair’s Outstanding Administrative Patroller
Richard Yercheck