{"id":16,"date":"2021-08-27T22:49:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T22:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2021-09-02T00:30:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T00:30:14","slug":"recognitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/index.php\/recognitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-920e6af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"920e6af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0605f3\" data-id=\"d0605f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6c3a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e6c3a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONGRATULATIONS\nand RECOGNITIONS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30df4d1\" data-id=\"30df4d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d3c2c4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d3c2c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4accffb\" data-id=\"4accffb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af790be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af790be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/233_Palancar_Reef_Bricks_Wednesday_Oct_18_002-152x550-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/233_Palancar_Reef_Bricks_Wednesday_Oct_18_002-152x550-1.jpg 152w, https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/233_Palancar_Reef_Bricks_Wednesday_Oct_18_002-152x550-1-83x300.jpg 83w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57d79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f57d79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/240_Palancar_Reef_Bricks_Wednesday_Oct_18_009-152x600-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/240_Palancar_Reef_Bricks_Wednesday_Oct_18_009-152x600-1.jpg 152w, https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/240_Palancar_Reef_Bricks_Wednesday_Oct_18_009-152x600-1-76x300.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885db8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"885db8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/084_Big_Horseshoe_at_Palancar_Charolett_Tuesday_Oct_17_038-152x600-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/084_Big_Horseshoe_at_Palancar_Charolett_Tuesday_Oct_17_038-152x600-1.jpg 152w, https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/084_Big_Horseshoe_at_Palancar_Charolett_Tuesday_Oct_17_038-152x600-1-76x300.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6d84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed6d84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Fiji_0365-150x441-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Fiji_0365-150x441-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Fiji_0365-150x441-1-102x300.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a52c1\" data-id=\"40a52c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8cab91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8cab91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HERE&#8217;S TO THOSE WHO HAVE<br \/>MADE THE LEAP<br \/>ARE INCREASING THE STRIDE OF THEIR LEAP OR<br \/>EXPANDING THE BREADTH OF THEIR LEAP!!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf958d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf958d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DAN INSTRUCTORS, NOVEMBER 2007<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40ad5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40ad5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eric Ireland<br \/>John Davis<br \/>Jim Butler<br \/>Braden Beller<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76285b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76285b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EFR INSTRUCTORS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3811b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3811b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Braden Beller<br \/>Chuck Engel<br \/>John Davis (update)<br \/>Jeff Kelsey (Care for Children)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb67735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb67735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PADI IDC McPherson, Ks September-October 2007<\/strong><br \/><strong>OWSI<\/strong>: Eric Ireland<br \/><strong>IDC Staff<\/strong>: Royce Taylor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4077ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4077ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PADI IDC San Diego California August, 2007<\/strong><br \/><strong>OWSI<\/strong>:Todd Young<br \/><strong>Assistant Instructor<\/strong>: Cesar Ochoa<\/p><p><strong>DAN On-Site Neuro and REMO2<\/strong><br \/>Eric Ireland<br \/>Todd Siebert<br \/>Royce Taylor<\/p><p><strong>DAN DEMP CLASS JULY,<\/strong> 2007<br \/>Eric Ireland<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e1d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11e1d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DAN DEMP CLASS June 28-29, 2007<\/strong><br \/><strong>at TD SCUBA in Lee&#8217;s Summit. Mo.<\/strong><br \/>Congratulations to Warren, David, Melanie, Angela, Mark <br \/>and Andrew . Double Congratulations to Andrew and<br \/>Warren for completing the DAN DEMP Instructor Qualifying<br \/>Course!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9bb705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9bb705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEW CERTIFICATIONS!!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b309efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b309efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>JAN 2008<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Advanced Open Water<\/strong> Anne Pearson, Derk Brittain, Stephen Brittain<br \/><strong>Boat Specialty Diver<\/strong> Anne Pearson, Derk Brittain,Stephen Brittain, Barb<br \/>Williams, Bev Ferguson<br \/><strong>UW Naturalist<\/strong> Barb Williams, Bev Ferguson<br \/><strong>Night Specialty Diver<\/strong> Barb Williams, Bev Ferguson<br \/>MAY 2007<br \/><strong>IDC Staff<\/strong> Warren Zeller<br \/><strong>IDC Instructor Candidates<\/strong><br \/>Andrew Statler, Mike Webb, Mark Thiess,<br \/>Erik Maxwell, Jason Stahl (pictured with<br \/>TD SCUBA owner Terry Davis, IDC Staff Instr)<br \/><strong>Open Water<\/strong> Todd Froese<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec577b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec577b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>April 2007<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>EFR: CPR, FA, CFC c AED plus DAN DEMP<\/strong><br \/>(Actually it was an alphabet soup meeting to celebrate spring!)<br \/>Royce Taylor<br \/>Gene Brockmeier<br \/>Rick Darling<br \/><strong>Open Water<\/strong> Robert Eyster<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>February 2007<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Enriched Air EANx<\/strong><br \/>Barbara Williams <br \/>Bonnie Copp<br \/>Cathy Weitzel<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>January 2007<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Open Water<\/strong><br \/>Greg and Cindy Bogue<br \/><strong>Nitrox Divers<\/strong><br \/>Carolyn Gerstenkorn <br \/>Ann and Farrel Oldroyd<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>October 2006<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Advanced Open Water<\/strong><br \/>Rick Darling<br \/><strong>Specialties<\/strong><br \/><strong>Deep<\/strong> Tex Gough<br \/><strong>Drift<\/strong> Tex Gough <br \/>Rick Darling <br \/>Charolett Knapic<br \/><strong>Night<\/strong> Tex Gough<br \/><strong>Underwater<\/strong> <br \/><strong>Naturalist<\/strong> Charolett Knapic<br \/>Tex Gough<br \/>Rick Darling<br \/><strong>Boat<\/strong> Charolett Knapic<br \/>Rick Darling <br \/>Tex Gough<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd1e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbd1e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>August 2006<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Open Water<\/strong> Daniel Vogelsang<br \/>Lila Stone<br \/>Tiffany Stone<br \/>James Wagner <br \/>Douglas Nunamaker <br \/><strong>Advanced Open Water<\/strong><br \/>Melissa Nuttelman<br \/><strong>Digital Underwater<\/strong> Photography (level 1&amp;2)<br \/>Mandy Chipas<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>July 2006<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Open Water<\/strong> Craig Brunck<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>June 2006<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Seal Team<\/strong> Emily Vayda<br \/>Michael Elmendorf<br \/>Erin Sauter<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>May 2006<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>IDC Staff<\/strong> Adam McDowell<br \/>Terry Davis<br \/><strong>IDC Instructor Candidates<\/strong><br \/>Dagmar and Danny<br \/>Warren and Chad<br \/>Rick and Joe<br \/><strong>Open Water<\/strong> Amber Tescke <br \/>Stephen Brittain<br \/>Douglas Brittain <br \/>Derek Brittain<br \/>Dylan Brittain <br \/>Miranda Brittain<br \/><strong>Scuba Diver<\/strong> Dorine Brittain<br \/><strong>Advanced Open Water<\/strong><br \/>Janice McCoy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d284b\" data-id=\"66d284b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-316dfbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"316dfbb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23654c1\" data-id=\"23654c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6aab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b6aab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97fc830\" data-id=\"97fc830\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0e001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a0e001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"278\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/southwinddiving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c419aae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c419aae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-885568f\" data-id=\"885568f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f85421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f85421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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