The Victor A. Schmidt Conservation Award
Past Recipients
| 1973 | Southern California Grotto |
| 1974 | Virginia Region |
| 1975 | Southern California Grotto |
| 1976 | Escabrosa Grotto |
| 1977 | Thomas M. Lera and the Oregon Grotto |
| 1978 | Larry E. Matthews and the Richmond Area Speleological Society |
| 1979 | Not Given |
| 1980 | Florida State Cave Club |
| 1981 | Richmond Area Speleological Society |
| 1982 | Richmond Area Speleological Society |
| 1983 | Richmond Area Speleological Society |
| 1984 | Tidewater Grotto |
| 1985 | Central New Jersey Grotto |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania Cave Conservancy |
| 1987 | Central Ohio Grotto |
| 1988 | Richmond Area Speleological Society |
| 1989 | Wittenburg University Speleological Society |
| 1990 | San Francisco Bay Chapter |
| 1991 | Cleveland Grotto |
| 1992 | Central Indiana Grotto |
| 1993 | The Southwestern Region |
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In 1994, the Board of Governors terminated the group Conservation Award and instituted the new Conservation Award for an individual. |
| 1994 | Robert R. Stitt |
| 1995 | David Jagnow |
| 1996 | George W. Huppert |
| 1997 | Bill Howard |
| 1998 | John LaMar Cole |
| 1999 | Jim Hathorn |
| 2000 | Carol Zokaites |
| 2001 | Jim Nieland |
| 2002 | Kriste Lindberg |
| 2003 | Larry King |
| 2004 | Charlie Maus |
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In 2005, the name of the Conservation Award was changed to the Victor A. Schmidt Conservation Award. |
| 2005 | Robert Burnett |
| 2006 | John Vargo, Jr. |
| 2007 | John Pearson |
| 2008 | Orion Knox, Jr. |
| 2009 | Val Hildreth-Werker |
| 2010 | Jon D. Jasper |
| 2011 | Keith Dunlap |
| 2012 | Jim C. Werker |
| 2013 | Hans Bodenhamer |
| 2014 | Jon Beard |
| 2015 | Harold (Rocky) Parsons |
| 2016 | Doug Soroka |
| 2017 | Ellie Falgout |
| 2018 | Not awarded |
| 2019 | Robert P. Addis |
| 2020 | Maureen Handler | 2024 | Kristen Bobo | 2025 | Craig Hindman |
