National Association of State Land Reclamationists
The Dean Spindler Reclamationist of the Year Award

The Dean Spindler Reclamationist of the Year Award

Deadline for applications is July 31st. 

This award was established to recognize exemplary work done by state regulatory professionals in the field of mined land reclamation.

Instructions:

Please ensure that you download the correct form for your nominee’s category- Regulatory Personnel or Non-Regulatory Personnel.

When completing this form, you may use additional pages as needed to offer additional details. If additional pages are used, please cross reference your answer/response to the corresponding question.  All answers/responses should be concise and brief.  To accompany this form, you may wish to attach any supportive documents, newspaper articles, letters of commendation, etc. to support your nomination.

Dean Spindler Reclamationist of the Year Award

Submit this completed form along with any attachments and email it no later than July 31st of each year, to:

Jeff Meitrott at [email protected]

Email (s) should be no larger than 5MB.

Past Recipients:

2023 – Halina Duda, New York DEC (retired)

Halina Duda (left), Scott May, 2023 president (right) at the 2023 awards banquet in Johnstown

2022 –Jerry Zaykoski, New York DEC (retired)

Psalm Wycoff, NYSDEC (left) and Jerry Zaykoski (right) at the 2022 awards banquet in Albany

2016 –  Daniel Kestner, Virginia
2014 – Kenneth W. Coomer, Virginia
2012 – Danny Robinson
2006 – Dean Spindler , Iliinois
2003 – Jim Raymond, Georgia
2002 – Doug Jensen, Utah
1999 – Steve Potter, New York
1997 –Frank Schnitzer, Oregon
1995 –Bud Cates, Florida
1994 – Joe Schueck, Pennsylvannia
1993 – Pat Walker, South Carolina
1992 – Floyd Durham, Arkansas
1989 – Dean Spindler, Illinois
1983 – Sandy Pruit, Utah