Honorary Chair
Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008
President
Lorie Karnath, MBA, Ph.D. hon
Honorary President
Don Walsh, Ph.D.
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Honorary Chair Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008 |
President Lorie Karnath, MBA, Ph.D. hon |
Honorary President Don Walsh, Ph.D. |
The Explorers Club Fifty Year Anniversary Members – Class of 1959 Congratulations to the following members as they celebrate their 50th Year Anniversary of Membership in 2009. We thank you for your continuing support of our esteemed Explorers Club.
Capt. Kit S. Kapp FE’59 While stationed with the U.S. Army in Japan, Capt. Kapp began his interest in exploration and adventure by studying the local Ainu culture. During college, Kapp drove through Mexico to Costa Rica where he interviewed the presidents of Nicaragua and Guatemala. Buying his first sailboat led to a charter operation and sailing races in the Caribbean. Kapp later led nine Explorers Club Flag expeditions to Central and South America resulting in the publication of numerous books on his studies of the indigenous cultures. He also produced maps of the area and hydrographic survey charts in Honduras, Panama and Colombia.
Robert F. Marx FN’59 Robert Marx plays a dual role as both archaeologist and successful treasure hunter. He’s written 63 books and over 750 articles, many of which are archaeological reports used by universities worldwide, and has lectured and led seminars in over 50 nations. As a treasure hunter, Marx has discovered over 5,000 shipwrecks in over 60 countries. Governments of many countries have requested his participation working on their shipwrecks including assistance in writing laws permitting shipwreck explorers to salvage their sunken ships.
Philip Ross, Ph.D., M.P.H. FE’59
Richard T. Silver, M.D. FE’59 Dr. Richard Silver received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and has since led a very active medical career, serving on numerous review boards and study groups, editing and reviewing numerous medical journals, and is routinely listed among “The Best Doctors” of New York. He has been the principal investigator on numerous clinical trials, written four books, 35 chapters, 125 abstracts, over 200 peer-reviewed articles and has lectured nationally and internationally. As an explorer, Dr. Silver has photographed all over the world and recently won honorable mention in an international photography competition. He joined The Explorers Club after his work among the natives of the Mato Grasso of the Upper Xingu Basin in the Brazilian Amazon in 1965, where he discovered a new blood gene which has application in clinical transfusion medicine. He has served The Explorers Club on the Membership, Annual Dinner and Science Advisory committees, as well as the Board of Directors.
The Explorers Club Fifty Year Anniversary Members Hans van Nes-Allen FE'40
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