2010 National Convention Wrap-Up
Izaak Walton League 2010 National
Convention
Grantville,
Pennsylvania
July 13-16, 2010
Convention
Newsletters
Wondering what you
missed? Catch up with convention through our
daily onsite newsletter, the
Piscator.
- Piscator, Wednesday, July 14, 2010 (PDF)
- Piscator, Thursday, July 15, 2010 (PDF)
- Piscator, Friday, July 16, 2010 (PDF)
Election Results
Election of
volunteer leaders is an important part of the
League's national convention. Here's who you
elected to help lead the League through the
coming year:
National
Officers
President:
Jim Madsen (South Dakota)
Vice
President: Bob Chapman
(Maryland)
Secretary:
Marsha Johnson
(Illinois)
Treasurer:
Walter Lynn, Jr. (Illinois)
Executive Board
Tom
Ciarula (Virginia)
Rodger Mettenbrink
(Nebraska)
Garrit Struck (Illinois)
In addition, Don Klecker (Wisconsin) was appointed to fill the remainder of Marsha Johnson's term on the Executive Board.
Director at Large
Tony
Bridgett (England)
Regional Governors
I:
Peter Hillebrecht
(California)
II: Charlotta
Burton (Colorado)
III:
Conda Williams (South
Dakota)
IV: Dean Knight
(Iowa)
V: Carl Keeler
(Florida)
VI: Rick Sommer
(Maryland)
2010
National
Resolutions
As a
grassroots organization, the League’s members
develop our conservation policies by
considering and voting on resolutions at
convention. During this year's convention,
members approved seven resolutions by voice
vote. They will be integrated into the 2010
edition of the Conservation Policies
Handbook, which will be available online
this fall, but you can read a
summary of each along with the full text
here.
National
Awards
We had the
pleasure of recognizing individuals and
organizations from across the country who made
a difference in conserving outdoor America in
their local communities, states, and on a
national level. From the League's highest
honor, the 54 Founders Award, to local
conservation efforts, these Ikes and League
supporters helped further the mission and goals
of the League.
Membership Awards
At the
Membership Awards breakfast, a record-breaking
39 chapters took home the League’s Defenders
Chapter Achievement Award! Each chapter
demonstrated a commitment to membership,
support of the League’s mission, local
scholarships, on-the-ground conservation,
effective communication, and youth
engagement.
We’d like to offer special recognition to the J.W. McCabe Chapter (Minnesota), Lois Green-Sligo Chapter (Maryland), Radford Chapter (Virginia), Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter (Virginia), and West Central Iowa Chapter (Iowa) – all first-time award winners.
You’ll find the full list of Defender Chapter Achievement Award winners and the rest of our membership award recipients in the summer 2010 Outdoor America convention wrap-up article.
THANK YOU PENNSYLVANIA
DIVISION
Many thanks to members of
the Izaak Walton League’s Pennsylvania
Division, who were wonderful convention hosts
and provided an exceptional experience for our
youth program attendees. We are deeply
appreciative of their many hours of volunteer
service that made this year’s conference such
a success.