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Women Divers Hall of Fame 10th Anniversary
Thursday, April 1, 2010

(Dive Travel Business News - March 29, 2010) -- The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) recently celebrated its 10th anniversary with a weekend of events at Beneath the Sea, America's largest consumer scuba and dive travel show. VIP receptions, an Awards Banquet, special presentations and a Sunday Brunch were just some of the activities for WDHOF members and associate members during the Beneath The Sea show held March 25 - 27, 2010 at the Meadowlands Convention Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. 

Ten outstanding women were inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the 10th anniversary festivities. They are:

  • Jane Bowman, advanced cave diver, trainer & examiner, tech diver;
  • Annie Crawley, filmmaker, motivational speaker, photographer and writer;
  • Sheri Daye, accomplished scuba diver, freediver and spearfisher;
  • Joan Forsberg shipwreck diver & researcher; underwater archaeologist;
  • Deb Greenhalgh, undersea engineer, instructor, author;
  • Anne Davis Hasson, co-founder of the Aggressor Fleet;
  • Diane Scullion Littler, Ph.D., research associate & senior scientist; authority on tropical-marine botany;
  • Chief Petty Officer Roseanne Oliveros, US Navy underwater construction technician (SeaBee) diver;
  • Faith Ortins, developed the first women’s drysuits, leads DUI’s sales team worldwide;
  • Leslie Rochat, founder of AfriOceans Conservation Alliance, established the SOS Shark Centre, documentary producer and environmental journalist.
A Women Divers Hall of Fame limited edition 116-page 4-color commemorative book was introduced at the Beneath the Sea show with proceeds being donated to WDHOF's extensive scholarship and training grant program. The book is available for US$25 on the WDHOF website.

The Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF) is an international
non-profit professional honor society whose member contributions span a wide variety of fields including: The Arts, Science, Medicine, Sports, Exploration, Marine Archeology, Media, Service, Dive Training and Education, Safety, Business, Marine Environment and Conservation, Free Diving, Commercial Diving, and Military Diving.

Created in 1999 and incorporated in 2001 by six founding sponsors: Beneath the Sea, Inc., the Underwater Society of America, the Women’s Scuba Association, Women Underwater, Hillary Viders, Ph.D., and Capt. Kathy A. Weydig; WDHOF, Inc. was granted its 501(c)(3) non-profit status in 2002.

WDHOF's two-part mission is to:

  1. Recognize women divers who have made outstanding contributions to the exploration, understanding, safety and enjoyment of our underwater world and
  2. Support the underwater world and its associated careers by promoting opportunities for women and men in diving through scholarships, internships and mentorship opportunities and a worldwide network of industry contacts.

Currently, the Women Divers Hall of Fame has 176 honorees hailing from 28 US States & Territories and 13 countries overseas. To nominate a deserving woman of international calibre for the 2011 WDHOF honor roll Click Here, To become an Associate Member of WDHOF, Click Here. The Women Divers Hall of Fame currently offers 11 scholarships to deserving men and women interested in pursuing a career in the underwater world. For scholarship details and applications Click Here.

The Women Divers Hall of Fame is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit WDHOF.

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