- ( 2015The Micromounters' Hall of Fame was established by the Baltimore Mineral Society in 1975 as a way to honor those who have supported and promoted this aspect of the mineral hobby to the highest degree. Those selected have often written articles or a column for a notable mineral publication, founded a micromount symposium or club, given lectures, promoted and taught micromounting to others, built sizeable collections, discovered new minerals etc. By their efforts over a period of years, they have earned a worldwide reputation among mineral collectors in general and especially among micromounters.
Nominations for election to the Micromounters’ Hall of Fame may be made by anyone, but must be accompanied by a full explanation of how well the candidate fits the eligibility criteria listed here. Supporting documentation may be required. Endorsement by a current member of the Micromounters’ Hall of Fame is an asset, but is not required. Nominations should be sent to the Coordinator of the Micromounters’ Hall of Fame specified by the Baltimore Mineral Society. The current Coordinator is Quintin Wight, 525 Fielding Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1V 7G7,
e-mail: <qwight@sympatico.ca>
Election: Nominations are collected and forwarded by the Coordinator to the Executive Board of the Baltimore Mineral Society for consideration at their annual meeting in June. (Nominations received after May 1st are held for the following year.) Once selected, names of honorees are announced at the following Paul Desautels Memorial Micromount Symposium in October, and published in Rocks & Minerals. Formal induction to the Hall of Fame occurs at the Paul Desautels Memorial Micromount Symposium in the year following a candidate’s election
HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
YEAR OLD TIMER MODERN
1981 George Fiss* (1925) Paul Desautels* (1991)
George Rakestraw* (1904) Louis Perloff* (2004)
Paul Seel* (1982)
Neal Yedlin* (1977)
1982 Lazard Cahn* (1940) Ben Chromy* (1985)
1983 none Charles *(1997) & Juanita Curtis (2006)
Arthur Roe* (1993)
1984 Philip Cosminsky* (1981) William Hunt* (2014)
1985 Gunnar Bjareby* (1967) Richard Thomssen
1986 Frank Keeley* (1949) Curt Segeler* (1989)
1987 Clarence Bement* (1923) William Wise
1988 none none
1989 William Oke* (1964) Alexander Kipfer* (1998)
1990 +L. C. Wills Quintin Wight
Herbert Corbett* (1999)
1991 none Milton Speckels* (2004)
Horst Windisch* (2011)
1992 none Marcelle Weber* (2003)
William Yost* (1999)
1993 none Violet Frazier* (1996)
1994 none William Shulman* (1991)
1995 none Carroll E. (Shorty) Withers* (1981)
Fred DeVito* (2004)
1996 Philip Evanoff Fred Schaefermeyer* (2016)
1997 none William Henderson• (2014)
John Ebner
1998 none Robert W. Fisher* (2000)
Gary H. Glenn* (2005)
1999 none Jocelyn Thornton
Janet* (2011) and Stephen W. Cares*(2006)
2000 none Georges Favreau
Sugar White
2001 none Ruth Cole Wertz* (1994)
Graham Reeks
2002 Bill Van Horn Marge Matula
2003 Hatfield Goudey*(1985) Gene Bearss* (Nov. 13, 2014)
2004 none Ugo Ostan
Paul E. Smith *(2005)
2005 none Joe Marty
Roy Starkey
2006 none Cynthia Payne (2015)
Robert Peccorini
2007 none André Foucart
Dan Behnke
2008 none Neil Hubbard
Jules Bernhardt* (2005)
2009 none Marco Ciriotti
Vi Anderson* (1990)
2010 none Mike Kokinos
2011 none Jim Hurlbut* (2017)
R. Pete Richards
2012 none Arnold Hampson* (2011)
Rod Martin
2013 none Peter Braithwaite* (2010)
2014 Dr. Carl A. Rilling*(1970) Carolyn & Steve Weinberger
2015 none Louis D’Alonzo
Donald Howard
2016 Randolph S. Rothschild * (2003)
Robert Rothenberg
2017 Betsy Martin
Henry "Bumpi" Barwood * (2016)
2018 Dr. Phillip Foster Janet Clifford
2019 Dr. Jesse Cope Green* Anne Cook
2020 Renato Pagano
Dr. Michael A. Seeds
2021 Dr. Anthony R. Kampf
Jean-Luc Designolle
*Deceased