Welcome to the 2010 New Members!
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Jane Bowman,
advanced cave diver, trainer & examiner, tech diver;
Annie Crawley,
filmmaker, motivational speaker, photographer and writer;
Sheri Daye,
accomplished scuba diver, freediver and spearfisher;
Joan Forsberg
shipwreck diver & researcher; underwater archaeologist;
Deb Greenhalgh,
undersea engineer, instructor, author;
Anne Davis Hasson,
co-founder of the Aggressor Fleet;
Diane Scullion Littler, Ph.D.,
research associate & senior scientist; authority on tropical-marine botany;
Chief Petty Officer Roseanne Oliveros,
US Navy underwater construction technician (SeaBee) diver;
Faith Ortins,
developed the first women’s drysuits, leads DUI’s sales team worldwide;
Leslie Rochat,
founder of AfriOceans Conservation Alliance, established the SOS Shark Centre, documentary producer and environmental journalist.
What Is The Women Divers
Hall
of Fame?
The Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF) is an international
non-profit professional honor society whose member contributions span
a wide variety of fields including: The Arts, Science, Medicine,
Sports,
Exploration, Marine Archeology, Media, Service, Dive Training and
Education, Safety, Business, Marine Environment and Conservation,
Free Diving, Commercial Diving, and Military Diving.
Created in 1999 and incorporated in 2001 by six founding sponsors: Beneath the Sea, Inc., the Underwater Society of America, the Women’s
Scuba Association, Women Underwater, Hillary Viders, Ph.D., and Capt. Kathy
A. Weydig; WDHOF, Inc. was granted its 501(c)(3) status in 2002.
WDHOF's two-part mission is to:
- Recognize women divers who have made outstanding contributions to the exploration, understanding, safety and enjoyment of our underwater world and
- Support the underwater world and its associated careers by promoting opportunities for women and men in diving through scholarships, internships and mentorship opportunities and a worldwide network of industry contacts.
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