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Our 24th Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting by the Numbers:
- 475+ registrants
- 131 speakers
- 132 concurrent sessions, including 25 field sessions
- 42 of 49 chapters (~86 %)
Table Of Contents
- Lifetime Service Hour Milestone Awards
- First Year Certification in 2023
- 250 Service Hours Milestone Award
- 500 Service Hours Milestone Award
- 1,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
- 2,500 Service Hours Milestone Award
- 4,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
- 5,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
- 10,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
- 30,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
- Chapter Advisor Award
- 10th Annual TMN Video Contest
- Exemplary Project Awards
- Photo, Art & Media Contest
- Media: Newsletter
- Media: Brochure
- Photography: Plants & Fungi
- Photography: Wildlife Birds
- Photography: Wildlife Insects and Arachnids
- Photography: Wildlife Reptiles and Amphibians
- Photography: Wildlife Other
- Photography: Chapters @ work/play
- Photography: Scenic
- Photography: Detail & Macro
- Photography: Digitally Enhanced
- Art: Drawing or Painting
- Art: Sculpture, Carving or Ceramics
- Art: Sewing & Stitchery
- BEST OF SHOW
- 2024 Annual Meeting Location
- 2024 TMN Annual Re-Certification Pin
Lifetime Service Hour Milestone Awards
First Year Certification in 2023
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250 Service Hours Milestone Award
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Amber Arseneaux, Rio Brazos | Susan Powell, Hays County |
Chrissy Cortez-Mathis, North Texas | Beverly Prichard, Bluestem |
Renee Dowhaniuk, Blackland Prairie | Jennifer Rektorik, South Texas Border |
Susan Hamby, Elm Fork | Gayle Rice, South Texas Border |
Sharon McGinley, Rio Grande Valley | Ginny Richards, Elm Fork |
Rob Kaaa, North Texas | Susan Roberts, North Texas |
Samantha Knight, North Texas | Matthew Stepanek, North Texas |
Scooter Langley, Heartwood | Karen Stewart, Highland Lakes |
Marla Layne, Blackland Prairie | Kim Tingle, Bluestem |
Patricia Lopacki, Good Water | Tracy Walpole, Galveston Bay Area |
Mohammed Nasrullah, Galv. Bay Area | Kathy Webster, Hill Country |
Kerry Padilla, Coastal Prairie | Gail Wilson, Central Texas |
Jan Peterson, Coastal Prairie | Karen Wilson, Alamo Area |
Janice Poscovsky, Coastal Prairie | Steve Wilson, North Texas |
500 Service Hours Milestone Award
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Kristina Adkins, Hays County | Dale Parish, Sabine Neches |
Robert Adkins, Hays County | Barb Peterson, Rio Grande Valley |
Penny Brown, Rio Grande Valley | Paulette Platko, Blackland Prairie |
Cheryl Brummett, Rio Grande Valley | Patricia Poore, Hill Country |
Brenda Catlett, North Texas | Janice Poscovsky, Coastal Prairie |
David Cook, Capital Area | Beverly Prichard, Bluestem |
Jill Goff, Highland Lakes | Lucy Randel, Coastal Prairie |
Emma Gonzales, Rio Grande Valley | Kenneth Rust, Llano Estacado |
Emily Hawthorn, Alamo Area | Vicki Sanders, Blackland Prairie |
Carolyn Henderson, El Camino Real | Brian Schrock, Gulf Coast |
Jane Jamison, Hill Country | Rich Sommer, Gulf Coast |
Marla Layne, Blackland Prairie | Jackline Thornton, El Camino Real |
Angela Sullivan Ledoux, | Joyce Tipton, Coastal Prairie |
Hoiman Low, Coastal Prairie | Patricia Todd, Lost Pines |
Mark Maxwell, Lost Pines | Kent Trulsson, North Texas |
Andrea Morgenstern, Coastal Prairie | Cynthia Walker, Rio Brazos |
Katie Moses, Prairie Oaks | Tracy Walpole, Galveston Bay Area |
Lucy Moyer, Coastal Prairie | Ute Welk, Coastal Prairie |
Sharon Newsome, Heartwood | Karen Wilson, Alamo Area |
Kerry Padilla, Coastal Prairie | Susie Yarbrough, Llano Estacado |
1,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
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Henry Aschner, North Texas | John O’Connell, Cradle of Texas |
Marcia Braun, Gideon Lincecum | Carol Oeller, Gulf Coast |
Robin Gelston, Rio Grande Valley | Rebecca Patterson, Capital Area |
Sharon Hamilton, Cross Timbers | Kathy Pittman, Cradle of Texas |
Mari Hanley, Heartwood | Laurie Sheppard, Blackland Prairie |
Lynne Hester, Good Water | Marsha Stephens, Prairie Oaks |
Elizabeth Hosick, Rio Grande Valley | Rena Sutphin, Indian Trail |
Pamela House, Galveston Bay Area | Joyce Tipton, Coastal Prairie |
Nick Huckaby, Sabine Neches | Bob Waring, Good Water |
Kevin Kolk, Coastal Prairie | Irmi Willcockson, Gulf Coast |
Eric Neubauer, El Camino Real | Linda Wood, Prairie Oaks |
Evelyn Nielson, Lindheimer | Frances Woodfin, Blackland Prairie |
2,500 Service Hours Milestone Award
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Joseph Connors, South Texas Border | Joni Gillis, Rio Grande Valley |
Susie Doe, Coastal Prairie | Robert Hansen, Hill Country |
Mike Farley, Good Water | River Rivera, South Texas Border |
Frank Garcia, Hill Country | Susan Walther, Coastal Prairie |
4,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
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5,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
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10,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
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30,000 Service Hours Milestone Award
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Chapter Advisor Award
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10th Annual TMN Video Contest
3rd Place
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2nd Place
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1st Place
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Exemplary Project Awards
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Photo, Art & Media Contest
We had 499 entries
An average of 91 votes per category
Thank you to the Rio Grande Valley & South Texas Border Chapters for hosting this contest!
Media: Newsletter
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Media: Brochure
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Photography: Plants & Fungi
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Photography: Wildlife Birds
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Photography: Wildlife Insects and Arachnids
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Photography: Wildlife Reptiles and Amphibians
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Photography: Wildlife Other
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Photography: Chapters @ work/play
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Photography: Scenic
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Photography: Detail & Macro
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Photography: Digitally Enhanced
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Art: Drawing or Painting
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Art: Sculpture, Carving or Ceramics
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Art: Sewing & Stitchery
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BEST OF SHOW
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2024 Annual Meeting Location
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2024 TMN Annual Re-Certification Pin
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