> People think big in Texas. When those people are divers, they dream of ways > to explore. So at the end of 2014, a group of Texan cave divers formed the > South Central Underwater Explorers (SCUE). > > This group of motivated divers created the team as divers Dan Kelly and Trey > Lessard started talking about their aspirations. They shared their excitement > and connected with more like-minded divers. Bylaws were set and Facebook > groups created. Dan Kelly, Trey Lessard, Jennifer Idol, James Williams, Joe > Koester, Stacey Blankenship, and Sam Meacham were all elected to the board of > directors. > > The team defined their mission: We are dedicated to education, conservation > and exploration in the waters of the South central region of the United > States. To represent the team, Jennifer Idol created a logo that fit within > the GUE system and shared the passion this team holds for exploration in and > around Texas. At this point, the team formalized and set the stage to begin > developing projects. They are eager to begin exploration, mapping, > photography, and videography in local cave projects. > > Divers have been working with team members and instructors Kyle Harmon, Doug > Mudry, and Meredith Tanguay to develop diver skills. The team continues to > add instructors to its ranks with Sam Meacham recently completing the > requirements to teach the GUE Fundamentals program and Jason Wright working > toward his instructor certification > > SCUE divers bring their skill set and team attitude to project development. > From exploration by veteran divers Sam Meacham and Fritz Hanselmann, to > leadership by Dan Kelly, and graphic design and photography skills by > Jennifer Idol, this team is filled with talent. While the team is still > developing official members, 42 divers are part of the group at this time. > > SCUE held their first group dive at Balmorhea Springs, Texas. The energy was > high as divers met from all regions of the state and realized they share the > same passion for cave diving exploration. SCUE was officially accepted as a > new GUE affiliate this February. Team development takes time, hard work, and > patience. This group of divers certainly seems dedicated to the road ahead > and you are among the first to learn of this spirited group from Texas and > beyond.
Article by Jennifer Idol in Underwater Speleology, July-Septwmber 2015, p. 18. GUE stands for Global Underwater Explorers, a rather snooty-sounding group that requires all its members to dive with exactly the same equipment and selection of gases after highly standardized training. -- Mixon ---------------------------------------- Rules to live by: Don't. And don't forget to. ---------------------------------------- You may "reply" to the address this message (unless it's a TexasCavers list post) came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu AMCS: a...@mexicancaves.org or sa...@mexicancaves.org _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
