Award nominations are being accepted until June 2, 2023. Please use the online form to submit your nomination to recognize one of our deserving volunteers.

In 1990, the Tri-State Seminar Executive Committee recognized the extraordinary service of Charles E. (Chuck) Ohr with the first TSS Outstanding Service Award and is now awarded to volunteers with 5+ years of dedicated service.  As the first recipient, Chuck became the Awards Committee Chair. 

The Employer Appreciation Award gives the volunteers of Tri-State the opportunity to recognize the company they work for or someone specific from their company. This would be specifically for the assistance given to the volunteer to be able to do Tri-State stuff such as time or funding. This is given at the volunteer’s discretion.

Past Chair is an automatic award given to all prior Tri-State Chairpersons. This award represents a commitment of at least 8 years minimum of just the executive board track and has so far been an indication of many more years.

In 1994, the Big Bend Canoe Club (BBCC) was created, inducting six Navigators. The BBCC is led by the Stroke, John Getchell. Membership in the BBCC has grown slowly, since it requires extraordinary service to the Tri-State Seminar just to be nominated. The badge of a Navigator is a gold paddle (dubbed the 'ohr'). Getting paddled by a crew of navigators is an prestigious and emotional moment for a Tri-State volunteer. This award is given to those with 10+ years of dedicated service.

In 2017, a new award was presented to three of our longest serving volunteers. The TSS Lifetime Achievement Award inducts members into the TSS Anchor Society and is now considered the most prestigious award. Only members of the TSS Anchor Society can add the newest members.  This award is given to those with 25+ years of dedicated service.

The following is a list of the most recent award recipients. Please see the provided link to view a complete list of the Tri-State Seminar's 'Honor Roll' of awards since 1990.