Photographic Society of America - Recognition of Service
By Rick Cloran, FPSA, EPSA, MNEC Chairman of PSA’s Honor
Committee
It is with considerable pleasure that we recognize the
election of three NECCC Board of Director Vice Presidents as Associates of the
Photographic Society of America (PSA). The honors will be officially conferred
on Antoinette Gombeda, HonNEC, Hazel Meredith, MNEC and
Shiv Verma, MNEC at the PSA Conference in Portland, Maine this coming
September. The Associateship is awarded for contributions to the advancement of
photography that are primarily service oriented. These
may include service to PSA or other photographic organizations or photography
related service to the general community. While a high degree of photographic
proficiency and achievement are often evident, personal achievement alone does
not qualify a candidate for this honor.
While we cannot provide the full citations, Antoinette
Gombeda, MNEC is being recognized for her years of supporting photography in
New England, particularly through NECCC, and multiple chairmanships of the
annual photo conference, the Connecticut Assoc. of Photographers (CAP) and her
local club. Hazel Meredith, MNEC is being recognized for her service to PSA as
well as to NECCC, CAP and her local club. Antoinette and Hazel are both members
of the Greater Bridgeport (CT) Camera Club. Shiv Verma, MNEC is being
recognized for his service to PSA, NECCC and his work as a lecturer, workshop
leader and photography tour leader. Shiv is a member of Stony Brook, Greater
Lynn, and the Massachusetts Camera Naturalists.
