The Black Crow Award

The Black Crow Award is presented to those individuals who for one reason or another have found themselves plagued with an extraordinary number of adversities or mishaps. Of course, the true cause of these adversities can frequently be traced directly to the recipients themselves.  The "Crow" is presented at each annual meeting in partial recompense for those misfortunes suffered during the previous year.  The recipient is chosen from nomiations made to the Awards Committee.

Recipient
Year
Location
Hoyt Hart
1973
Austin, Texas
Keith J. Brown
1974
Huntington Beach, California
Thomas J. Henderson
1975
Santa Barbara, California
Stanley A. Changnon
1976
Los Angeles, California
Conrad G. Keyes, Jr.
1977
Salt Lake City, Utah
Ray Jay Davis
1978
Tuscon, Arizona
William Carley
1979
Reno, Nevada
Paul Mielke, Jr.
1980
Santa Barbara, California
Larry Davis
1981
Fort Collins, Colorado
Merlin Williams
1982
Fresno, California
William G. Finnegan
1983
Champaign, Illinois
R. Lynn Rose
1984
Bismarck, North Dakota
Ralph Papania
1985
Monterey, California
Wilbur Brewer
1986
Arlington, Virginia
Barbara Welles
1987
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Larry W. Rowe
1988
Costa Mesa, California
Robert D. Elliot
1989
Park City, Utah
Maurice Roos
1990
Sparks, Nevada
John C. Lease
1991
Ontario, California
Joseph H. Golden
1992
Denver, Colorado
Keith J. Brown
1993
Scottsdale, Arizona
Don A. Griffith
1995
Durango, Colorado
Dennis W. Sundie
1996
Monterey, California
Bruce A. Boe
1997
Las Vegas, Nevada
George W. Bomar
1998
Park City, Utah
no award given
1999
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Richard Stone
2000
Lubbock, Texas
Roger Tilbury
2001
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Thomas P. DeFelice
2002
Reno, Nevada
Joe Busto
2003
Rapid City, South Dakota
Darin Langerud
2004
Fresno, California
Conrad Keyes, Jr.
2005
Rockville, Maryland
Steve Hunter
2006
San Antonio, Texas
Thomas Ryan

2007

San Francisco, California
Tara Jensen

2008

Westminster, Colorado