2010 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS

At the March 10, 2011 General Assembly the fifth annual Achievement Award winners were recognized. Winners received certificates and logo tee shirts. Following is a list of the 2010 winners.

Pathfinder Award
The following 13 members led more than 50 hikes during 2010:

Glee Crowder      169 hikes - an average of more than 3 every week 
Rena Elsner       149 hikes
Allan Roberts     134 hikes 
Rick Braun        119 hikes
Joan Griffitts     88 hikes
Marsha Hutchins    79 hikes
Carol Radke        74 hikes
Jim Robinson       70 hikes
Marge Braun        65 hikes
Ed Wright          60 hikes
David Kincaid      59 hikes
Jean Ballinger     58 hikes
Julie Litten       58 hikes

Trailblazer Award
The following members led 15 or more different hikes during 2010.

Jean Ballinger
Marsha Hutchins
David Kincaid
Pat Lawler
Mary Ann Layman
Ellen Mutzl
Ed Wright

Millennium Award
In all, 29 members hiked more than 1,000 miles in 2010 - the most ever:

Glee Crowder           3,267 miles, which is the third year in a row she hiked more than 3000 miles          
Lucy Neal              1,955 miles
Jerry Heidenblut       1,929 miles
Sandy Fillenwarth      1,899 miles
Cherie Voege           1,788 miles
Allan Roberts          1,736 miles
Rick Kinnaman          1,548 miles
Ricki Jo Hoffmann      1,539 miles
David Kincaid          1,532 miles
Donna Chastain         1,325 miles
Rick Braun             1,266 miles
Marge Braun            1,251 miles
Ron Mutzl              1,234 miles
Valan Magnabosco       1,210 miles
Jim Shoufler           1,175 miles
Bobbie Mattasits       1,164 miles
Martin Dadel           1,162 miles
Mary Williams          1,106 miles
Lee Duckworth          1,100 miles
Rena Elsner            1,087 miles
Tom Hollett            1,081 miles
Jeff Edmondson         1,069 miles
Ellen Mutzl            1,050 miles
Joanne Applegate       1,046 miles
Theresa Freije         1,044 miles
Carol Radke            1,039 miles
Julie Litten           1,039 miles
Bernie West            1,038 miles
Joan Griffitts         1,015 miles        

Marathon Award
Rita Bymaster was the sole winner of this award in 2010. For the fourth time, Rita hiked from Washington DC to Harpers Ferry, WV a total of 62 miles. This was by far the longest scheduled hike in 2010. A group plans to do it again in 2011.

Trail Maintenance Award
Sukhbir Singh and David Kincaid were the only winners of this award, completing 16 or more hours of trail maintenance.

IndyHike.Org Award
Bobbie Mattasits received the award for contributing the most photos to the Club web site.

Junior Hikers Award
Mitchell Wistendahl (Pat Lawler's grandson) walked 15 miles in 2010 and finished the year with 114 miles before his 18th birthday.

Milestone Award
The following members reached the 10,000 mile lifetime milestone in 2010:

Bob Corya
Don Holden
David Kincaid
Bobbie Mattasits

Bill and Nell Larrison Pinnacle Award
David Kincaid was only the second person to ever win this award. David earned the Millennium, Pathfinder, Trailblazer and Trail Maintenance awards in 2010. He also reached the 10,000 mile mark in 2010. Quite an accomplishment for one year.