Date: 5/4/26 1:41 pm From: Lisa Saffell <0000065c370fac8c-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: MBS 125th Anniversary Meeting--and a thank you
Congratulations Edge! I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this award. Thank you for your birding friendship and mentoring from afar!
Lisa Saffell, St. Louis
> On May 4, 2026, at 1:41 PM, Sarah Kendrick <00000678351f5454-dmarc-request...> wrote:
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> Congratulations, my friend! Well deserved. You work so hard for Missouri birds, birders, and partnerships. Deep thanks for what you do.
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> Sarah
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> On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM Paul Roisen <0000077cee02babf-dmarc-request...> <mailto:<0000077cee02babf-dmarc-request...>> wrote:
>> Way to GO!!! Edge.
>> Having known Edge for many years, though I am an Iowa birder, I have been blessed by knowing her. One of my early contacts was back in 2025 in North Carolina (along with Pam and Reid Allen). We have had a good number of email interactions over the years. I wish that AJ (Anna Johnson) , another incredible birding lady, was around to celebrate this well-deserved honor.
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>> Thanks to all those who made this possible.
>> God Bless.
>> Paul O. Roisen
>> Sioux City, IA 51106 Woodbury County, IA
>> Mobile 712-301-2817 <roisenp1950...> <mailto:<roisenp1950...> >>
>> On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM Deepa Mohan <00000661e218c360-dmarc-request...> <mailto:<00000661e218c360-dmarc-request...>> wrote:
>>> What a well-deserved honour, Wade! Congratulations. I am glad that "more than a dozen people kept the process secret for more than a year". There is usually very little that escapes your (to use a bird phrase) eagle eye!
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>>> Cheers, Deepa.
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>>> On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 9:42 AM Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> <mailto:<00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...>> wrote:
>>>> All,
>>>> I'm having difficulty finding the words describing the utter surprise of receiving the Rudolf Bennitt Award. Equal to the surprise of the award, itself, is the amazement of learning more than a dozen people were able to kept the process a secret for more than a year! 5-27, 2026, Columbia, MO
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>>> ABA Birding Code of Ethics <http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html> >>> MBS Fall Meeting: 125th Anniversary - Sept. 25-27, 2026, Columbia, MO
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>> ABA Birding Code of Ethics <http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html> >> MBS Fall Meeting: 125th Anniversary - Sept. 25-27, 2026, Columbia, MO
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