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Meredith Hall Weberg

A Google search will reveal the long history behind the caving career of Meredith Hall Weberg. Her imprint is sprinkled all over the caving community and reveals a long-standing dedication to serve - especially as an advocate for cave conservation. Here are some of the things the EWLS team found: Meredith was the former president of BATS Grotto and the editor of the 2003 NSS Speleo Digest. She is an integral member of the Virginia Cave Board and the NSS Virgina Region (VAR), where she wore and continues to wear hats such as the Virginia Cave Board Education Committee Chairperson and the VAR Conservation Co-Chair. She has served the VAR in many capacities, organizing conservation projects such as the 2015 VAR Easter Restoration Weekend, and organizing VAR Meetings, such as the 2015 Spring VAR. She is the former editor of the BATS News and a regular contributor to many other speleo-publications including the Blue Ridge Grotto's Carbide Dump and The New River Valley Grotto's Mudslinger. In 2004, she received an NSS Fellow award in recognition for her contributions to the NSS and to the broader caving community, and in 2009, she received a TRA Fellow award for her contributions to The Robertson Association. #ewls #womencavers #speleology #ScienceWomen #WLeaders

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Nominated by Sarah Richards
Image: Sarah Richards
VAR
Carbide Dump Vol 50, No. 1 & 2
Mudslinger Vol 24 Issue 1
www.newsadvance.com
http://otr.org/index.php/association/awards/past-award-recipients
https://caves.org/committee/award/fellowsnew.htm#2010
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