Colorado Search and Rescue Board
PO Box 631452
Highlands Ranch CO 80163
E-Mail: csrb@coloradosarboard.org

J. Hunter Holloway

Background

J. Hunter Holloway had an enormous influence upon SAR in Colorado. Through his years of work in public safety education, training of SAR team members, promotion of Colorado's SAR team efforts to the public, field responses and mission management, SAR team as well as CSRB leadership, and representation of our SAR community on the Division of Wildlife's SAR Advisory Board, Hunter worked tirelessly to advance the skills and professionalism of Colorado's SAR responders and SAR system. His ultimate goal was to ensure the public could travel the backcountry of our state, having in place one of the nation's foremost SAR communities to provide aid when needed. His spirit is remembered through the presentation of this award to those who best exemplify his dedication to SAR in Colorado.

Qualifications

Any individuals, whether or not directly affiliated with a SAR team, are eligible for this award by having demonstrated their dedication to the Colorado SAR community, or to subject(s) of a SAR mission through any of the following criteria:

• Personal effort in public preventive safety education.
• Personal effort in professional education of the SAR community.
• Extraordinary efforts in a search or rescue mission, either afield or in mission management.
• Extraordinary efforts in ongoing support of SAR Missions during the entire year.
• Personal commitment to the professional advancement of Colorado's SAR community.

Nomination

At the December meeting of the CSRB board of directors, the president shall appoint an award committee of three CSRB members for evaluation of nominations received. Nominations will be accepted from any member of CSRB or CSRB organization, or any Colorado county sheriff. Nominations will be due to the committee by April 1st. The award committee will present its recommendation(s) to the board of directors, for their vote. The board of directors will select the recipient(s) by a simple majority vote. Note that there may be years in which no award is given. No director may vote upon the nomination of him/herself. The award will be presented at the Annual CSRB SAR Academy in May, or, lacking a May SAR Academy, at the May general meeting of the CSRB.

Nominations must include, at the minimum:

• Nominee Information:
• Organizational Affiliation, name, address, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses
• Complete SAR biographical profile
• Relevant personal biographical information
• Complete details of the events or ongoing service related to search and rescue for which the nominee is involved in

• Nominator Information:
• Organizational Affiliation, name, address, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses

The greater the detail of the above information, the easier it will be to evaluate the appropriateness of making such an award.

Mail nominiations to:

J. Hunter Holloway Spirit Award
Colorado Search and Rescue Board
7645 N Union Blvd PMB 424
Colorado Springs CO 80920