YBRA

YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN

RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

YBRA Awards

Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart.” - Elizabeth Andrew

Russ Dutcher Award

The Russ Dutcher Award for Distinguished Service, established in 2002, is an honor named for longtime YBRA supporter Prof. Russell R. Dutcher, who was instrumental in organization operations for several decades, serving on the YBRA Council (Board) as President and as Camp Manager. The Dutcher Award is the highest honor that can be bestowed on a YBRA member and recognizes exceptional service to the YBRA by individuals involved in the administration, management, and operation of the organization. The nameplate plaque, crowned by a picture of Russ Dutcher and the outline of Mount Maurice, resides on the fireplace mantle next to the kitchen in the Fanshawe Lodge.

2002 Russ Dutcher
2005 Jeanette Reinhart
2007 Linda Dutcher
2011 Elizabeth B. Campen
2012 Denny McGinnis
2015 Marv Kauffman
2017 Philip Robertson
2019 Richard Fifarek
2020 Robert Giegengack
2021 Jinny Sisson
2024 John Weber

YBRA Uplift Award

Established in 2021, the YBRA Uplift Award for Outstanding Support is given by the YBRA Board in recognition of individuals or organizations for outstanding support of the mission and activities of the YBRA. The award plaque rests on the fireplace mantle beside the Dutcher Award plaque in the Fanshawe Lodge.

2021 Tyler Krutzfeldt
2025 Joan Brownell and Denece Lord

The YBRA is a non-profit organization that was established in 1936 to "further fundamental geological science and the training of students under exceptionally favorable conditions."

YBRA conducts geology and other applied field science in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana and Wyoming.

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