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On 8 July 1963, Dick Pownall, and fellow American Mount Everest Expedition (AMEE) team members, received the National Geographic Society (NGS) Hubbard Medal. The medal was presented by President John F. Kennedy (JFK) during a White House ceremony.
United Press International White House correspondent, Helen Thomas, covered the ceremony. Thomas, who was invited to give a presentation at the (circa) 1974 Vail Symposium, and Pownall may have reconnected...
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Left to right: "Joe" from Town of Vail Public Works Department, WRNF Holy Cross District Ranger Edwin Browning, unidentified man (perhaps John Dobson), Rene' Dubos, Terry Minger
This Vail Symposium tree planting ceremony was held in Lionshead. The photograph is inscribed by Dr. Rene' Dubos: "To Judy and Terry with fondest memories of a wonderful occasion. Rene' Dubos, August 1973."
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Left to right: Terry Minger, Stewart Udall
This 1970s Vail Symposium image is inscribed: "For Terry, A great friend, Stewart Udall." The image appears in The Second Vail Symposium proceedings. The Second Vail Symposium was held in Vail, Colorado on 4-5 August 1972.
Former Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall, gave the keynote address. The address examined the 1972 Vail Symposium theme and was entitled "Agenda for Tomorrow: A New...
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On 11 November 2017, the 10th Mountain Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR, also known as DAR) was formally organized in Vail, Colorado. Wendy Kidder Becker acted as the organizing regent. DAR State regent, Jeannine Dobbins, swore in the officers and the 30 organizing members. Within a year of the chapter’s inception, 19 charter members were added to the roster. In June 2019, Leesa Sherman-Hochmuth...