Los Angeles Black Underwater Explorers (LABUE)

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A diver sticks their head out of the water at Dutch Springs. Olga Torrey
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Brief Bio: Dan Orr
Dan Orr is President of Dan Orr Consulting providing a variety of services to the diving community. Retired from the position of President of Divers Alert Network (DAN) and Chairman of the Board of International DAN, he helped DAN focus on its worldwide diving safety mission.
He has published and co-authored over 200 articles and a dozen books and manuals including: 101 Tips for Recreational Divers (eBook), Scuba Diving Safety, Pocket Guide to First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries; Pocket Guide for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries; and the DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Training Manual.
He has been the recipient of many prestigious awards and honors including the NOGI Award in Sports/Education, the Leonard Greenstone Award for Diving Safety, the Our World-Underwater Award, Beneath the Sea’s Diver of the Year, the Wyland Foundation ICON Award for Lifetime Achievement, the NAUI Lifetime Achievement Award and Hall of Honor, the Hall of Fame for Divers with Disabilities, the DEMA Reaching Out Award and Dan is an Inductee into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame.
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UAS Founder, Dr. Albert José Jones has received the DEMA Reaching Out Award, International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame, and now the NOGI Award.
The Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUAS) is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the prestigious NOGI Award: Dr. Albert José Jones (Distinguished Service), Dr. John R. Clarke (Science), Jack & Sue Drafahl (Sports/Education), Harry Rabin (Environment) and Adam Ravetch (Arts).
“The NOGI Award is the oldest and most prestigious award in the recreational diving world, recognizing individuals who have made significant career contributions to the sport, the industry and the world in the Arts, the Sciences, the Environment, Sports/Education and through Distinguished Service,” stated Dan Orr, AUAS President.
The AUAS is an international, multi-disciplinary, non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing pioneers and leaders who have had a global impact on the exploration, enjoyment, safety, and preservation of the underwater world. AUAS is committed to supporting its members as they pass on the stewardship of the sea to future generations. The AUAS presents what is called the NOGI Award which is considered to be the Academy Award of scuba diving. The NOGI Award began as as an offshoot of the New Orleans Grand Isle spearfishing tournament in 1960.
The 2022 NOGI Awards will be presented at the annual NOGI Awards Gala Banquet in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 in conjunction with the annual DEMA Show.
Kim Walker
For the first time, the Underwater Adventure Seekers (UAS) has designed and produced a special coin that honors and commemorates the life and achievements of our illustrious founder, Dr. A. Jose Jones
UAS Coins
Underwater Adventure Seekers
c/o Rene Sterling
6801 Oak Hall Lane # 272
Columbia, MD 21045
The Underwater Adventure Seekers (UAS) dive club is a first class organization of recreational and scientific divers dedicated to the principle of safe diving, physical fitness, community service, and environmental conservation.