MODERN-DAY ADVENTURER. Pasquale Scaturro, a U.S. geophysicist, explains during the Thursday luncheon his history-making adventures of scaling Mount Everest with a blind man, and the first-ever successful journey down the Blue Nile from source to Mediterranean. Photo by Tyler J. Baum.
NEW CHAIR. Cheryl Koompin of American Falls, Idaho, accepts the chairmanship of the USPB and explains the need to look ahead to the new LRP.
RECENT USPB CHAIRS Cheryl Koompin is the first female
USPB chair from Idaho, and the first woman in seven years. Helen Masser was the first female to ever serve as chairperson of the USPB.
USPB CHAIRS, 1999–2010 Helen masser (Pennsylvania) ....1999–2000 Christine anthony (Wisconsin) ...2000–2001 Jon Brownell (Colorado) ...........2001–2002 Deeann amstad (Oregon) ......... 2002–2003 Jim Tiede (Idaho) .................... 2003–2004 Kraig Knutzen (Washington)..... 2004–2005 Raymeiggs (North Carolina) ... 2005–2006 Randy Hardy (Idaho) ................ 2006–2007 Larry alsum (Wisconsin) .......... 2007–2008 Bart Connors (Washington) ...... 2008–2009 TomQualey (Maine) ..................2009–2010
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