This
is a separate section dealing with the life and times of Lloyd Robinson, who
has been a stalwart of ISS and ASF since ISS’s inception in the early 1960’s.
At the 39th Council Meeting held during the Vulcon Conference
1995, the Council elected Lloyd Robinson a Fellow of the ASF.
This award (equivalent to Life membership of ASF) was made in recognition of
Lloyd's outstanding service to the Federation and to Australian caving and
speleology. Lloyd was awarded the Certificate of Merit in December 1982.
Lloyd has been
actively involved with Federation over many years. He gave distinguished
service as president of the Federation from 1986 to 1992, the longest continuous
term of any previous incumbent. During this time he presided over a major
restructuring to improve the executive and increase the responsiveness of the
Federation.
Apart from his
term as president, Lloyd has served on various ASF Commissions and Committees
to which he contributed both hard work and wisdom. He continues to support the
ongoing work of the Federation.
There
are three parts to this section:
1.
A summary of his life and Times by Peter Ackroyd
2.
A reminiscence about Bendethera
whilst sitting around a campfire
3.
A brief Tribute to Lloyd by Bob Kershaw