[meteorite-list] [IMCA] Hall of fame discussion

From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:45:06 +0100
Message-ID: <002f01ca57fe$c53190b0$07b22959_at_name86d88d87e2>

Chladni, Schreibers, Tschermak, Daubr?e, Krinov, Ramdohr, Paneth, Buchwald,
& Steve Arnold Chicago.

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Von: imca-bounces at imcamail.de [mailto:imca-bounces at imcamail.de] Im Auftrag
von Greg Catterton
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. Oktober 2009 19:03
An: imca at imcamail.de
Betreff: [IMCA] Hall of fame discussion

Hey, hope everyone is doing good today.

Some time ago (around the passing of Richard Norton)the idea for a meteorite
hall of fame was brought up on the met list.

I think this would be a good thing for the IMCA to do. As a collectors group
and not a "dealer" an idea of this nature would be more respected and seen
as more legitimate.

I have been spending some time thinking about this and I just picked up a
great domain name that would cover this very well. I would be willing to
offer it to the IMCA (for free) to use for the HOF site and would even work
on setting it up.

I am going to be offering out a few ideas over the coming days to get some
life to the IMCA list, hopefully some good results/discussions can come from
them.

What is everyones opinion of the hall of fame idea?
I have some ideas and a basic blueprint of what I see the Hall of fame as
being - I think it should be focused on contributions to the field of
meteoritics. members of the Hall of fame would be elected/nominated by the
IMCA (this might also bring in new members to be able to vote and nominate
for HOF status)

Anyone who has made a significant impact could be considered. I dont think
dealers as a whole should be included unless they have made significant
contributions (not just buying and selling meteorites)

My first nominations would be for:

Bob Haag (its Bob Haag, enough said)

Harvey Nininger (renewed scientific interest in meteorites)

Richard Norton (his books are what helped many of us better understand and
learn about meteorites)

Richard Kowalski (found the first meteorite before it became a meteorite!)

Jean Baptiste Biot (first strewnfield map and so much more)



Greg C.

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