This award is in honour of C. Ben Davis, 1925-2014. He was an honourary club member, educator and international dive leader.
C. Ben Davis, NAUI Instructor number 101, was Course Director for our first ever NAUI Scuba Diver Certification Course in 1963. He remained an HHUC supporter throughout the years and attended the HHUC 50th anniversary in 2012 as one of the founders of HHUC.
In 1968 Ben Davis served as President of NAUI International. He has been recognized in Canada, provincially and nationally, for his contributions to the development of scuba diving. He received the following NAUI Awards: the 2002 Hall of Honour and the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award.
The C. Ben Davis Award is “presented to an individual who has completed the Club’s training program, has been diving for at least one season, while demonstrating a respect for safety and the diving environment, with an inquiring mind while seeking out new knowledge and challenges” … as Ben Davis demonstrated his entire life.
The recipient also typically has been diving with the club for more than one season and achieved further training and learning.
List of C. Ben Davis Award Recipients
| 1968 | Duk Pohl and Herbert Pirk |
| 1969 | Craig A. Davis |
| 1970 | James Turner and Bill Carpenter |
| 1971 | not awarded |
| 1972 | Jim LaCasse and Barry M.P. Doyle |
| 1973 | Elizabeth Simpson & Mark Stasiulis |
| 1974 | Debbie Battrum and Ed Chamot |
| 1975 | Fielding Sherwood |
| 1976 | Neil Reid and Meg Morden |
| 1977 | Laura Byatt and Gain Wong |
| 1978 | John Todd |
| 1979 | not awarded |
| 1980 | John McCandless & Norine Webster |
| 1981 | Steve Younker |
| 1982 | Debbie Selig and Mary Cupples |
| 1983 | Carolyn Liddell and Bob Shepard |
| 1984 | Julie Rogers and Tim Richards |
| 1985 | not awarded |
| 1986 | not awarded |
| 1987 | Martin Head and Rimas Kalesynkas |
| 1988 | Alison Liddell |
| 1989 | Dimitra Tzamtzis |
| 1990 | Martina Lee and Dwayne James |
| 1991 | unknown |
| 1992 | Barry Green |
| 1993 | unknown |
| 1994 | unknown |
| 1995 | unknown |
| 1996 | unknown |
| 1997 | Mark Kummerer |
| 1998 | unknown |
| 1999 | Rebecca Metcalfe |
| 2000 | unknown |
| 2001 | unknown |
| 2002 | Jason Collins |
| 2003 | Alex Ayers |
| 2004 | Rachel Katz |
| 2005 | Connie Lamm |
| 2006 | Michael Starr |
| 2007 | Courtney Gibson and Will Tremain |
| 2008 | David Reid and Sharon Reid |
| 2009 | Sarah Gibson |
| 2010 | Dan Saturnino |
| 2011 | Jason Grenier |
| 2012 | Dave Davidson |
| 2013 | Tammy Grenier |
| 2014 | Katryn Smith |
| 2015 | Ian Thompson |
| 2016 | Not Awarded |