In 1989 the Stanley A. Murray Award for Volunteer Service was created to honor persons who have made outstanding volunteer contributions to the work of SAHC, emulating the lifelong dedication of our founder, Stanley A. Murray.
Award Recipients
2022 – Diane Edwards, Valley of the Roan
2021 – John Collett and Family, Morganton, NC
2020 – Carolinas Nature Photographers Association
2019 – TN Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club
2018 – French Broad River Academy
2017 – Kirk Watson, Asheville, NC
2016 – Bettye Boone and Saylor Fox, Bakersville, NC
2015 – Craig Thompson, Jonesborough, TN
2014 – David & Otto Smith, Asheville, NC
2013 – The Roany Boyz
2012 – Warren Wilson Forestry Students
2011 – Mike Green, Asheville, NC
2010 – Stephen Carr and Josh Peart, Asheville, NC
2009 – David Hall, Roan Mountain, TN
2008 – Rob Biller, Elizabethton, TN
2007 – Jim Gears & Karel Bernady, Chester Springs, PA
2006 – Maxine Dalton, Spring Creek, NC
2005 – Bob Harvey, Newland, NC
2004 – Anita Reilly, Kingsport, TN
2003 – David Ramsey, Johnson City, TN
2002 – Dr. Charles T. McCullough, Jr., Asheville, NC
2001 – Frank Oglesby, Sr., Kingsport, TN
2000 – Bob Young, Bakersville, NC
1999 – Jim Gears, West Chester, PA
1998 – William Smith, Asheville, NC
1997 – Dan & Rosalie Russo, Jonesborough, TN
1996 – Harry R. “Hank” Gamble, Johnson City, TN
1995 – Tom Gatti, Kingsport, TN
1994 – Arthur Smith, Kingsport, TN
1993 – Helen Hollingsworth, Johnson City, TN
1992 – Darrol Nickels, Kingsport, TN
1991 – Ed Schell, Johnson City, TN
1990 – Bob Harvey, Newland, NC
1989 – Richard M. Currie, Jr., Kingsport, TN