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DEMA's Reaching Out Award
   
 

Reaching Out Awards and DEMA Awards Party

At this time, the annual Reaching Out Award is temporarily postponed until further notice. Please make sure you are subscribed to our weekly newsletter, DEMAIL, for future Reaching Out Award updates and announcements. All nominations previously submitted in 2020 will roll over for consideration in future Reaching Out Awards.

 
   

 

 

ABOUT THE AWARD

The Reaching Out Award was first presented in 1989.  Since inception the intent of the Award has been to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to the sport of diving by “reaching out” in some special way to improve the sport for everyone.

There are many ways to reach out and do something extraordinary for the sport.  Many who have been recognized were pioneers who helped develop techniques related to their special areas of expertise.  Their contributions have been made in such areas as photography, training, equipment design, publishing, travel, retailing, water safety, exploration and science.
 
The Reaching Out Award has become more than recognition of individual achievements; it has become the industry’s HALL OF FAME.  Those so recognized are the leaders and heroes of our sport, making diving what it is today.  Some may have greater name recognition than others, but each, in their own way, is as important to the development of diving as any other.
 
To become a member of the DEMA Hall Of Fame is an extraordinary achievement and is available only to those who truly deserve to be recognized for their outstanding efforts and contribution to the sport.  There are many individuals whose work goes unnoticed and unheralded. See a list of past recipients here: DEMA's Hall of Fame - A History of Reaching Out Award Recipients.

 

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