{"id":17318,"date":"2025-04-29T13:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pabirds.org\/?page_id=17318"},"modified":"2025-06-09T08:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:37:09","slug":"pso-service-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pabirds.org\/pso-service-award\/","title":{"rendered":"PSO Service Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-playfair-display-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-weight\" style=\"font-family:Playfair Display;font-weight:bold;font-size:32px\">PSO Service Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PSO Service Award is presented periodically to PSO members who have given years of service to the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It usually consists of a plaque, but artwork or a cash stipend might also be appropriate (at the Board&#8217;s discretion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The place and date of the presentation of any special award is at the Board&#8217;s discretion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geoff Malosh<\/strong> was presented the first PSO Service award for his work over the last ten years as editor of Pennsylvania Birds. Publishing the four issues a year on time has been a labor of love by Geoff. (Greg Grove will take over as editor with the next issue of Pennsylvania Birds.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last award was another PSO Service award given to <strong>Shonah Hunter<\/strong> for all her work organizing the PSO meetings that we have all enjoyed over the years. She has been the driving force behind all the negotiations with the motels\/hotels where the meetings have been held, getting the Saturday and Sunday morning breakfasts set up on time for early rising birders, and the Saturday dinner menus and caterers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Margaret and Roger Higbee<\/strong> and <strong>Deb and Greg Grove<\/strong> were presented with Special Service Awards for their long-time service to the PSO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSO Service Award The PSO Service Award is presented periodically to PSO members who have given years of service to the organization. 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