Awards Presented at 2014 Maine Chapter Annual Meeting

We are a bit late in posting this, but this year’s Maine Chapter Appie of the Year award for 2014 was presented to John Mullens. This is the second time John has been presented with this award. In the past, John was the chair of the Meetings and Education committee of the Maine Chapter, and recruited presenters to offer their unique perspectives on travel, gear, conservation, history and other relevant subjects. More recently, John volunteered stepped up to serve as Vice Chair for 2014 to fill that vacant position. In the Vice Chair role, John served the Maine Chapter in a manner that was beyond expected commitment and dedication to the job. Because of his willingness to take on this assignment on short notice and in addition to his responsibilities as Chair of the Maine Woods Initiative Committee including as a member of a task force that worked with the AMC board of directors he was the obvious choice for Appie of the Year. Working with Chair, Roger David and the executive committee, he kept the chapter moving forward and helped it to achieve many goals it might otherwise not reached at this time. For 2014, Jeanne Christie and Peter Roderick were recognized for their involvement with the Maine Chapter as they stepped down as Chapter Youth Program chair and Outings committee chair, respectively. Both have served the Maine Chapter in various leadership capacities for a number of years. Congrats and thanks to all!