Women Diver's Hall of Fame

Welcome WDHOF Class of 2021!

Patricia Beddows, Ph.D. • Karen Gowett-Holmes

Denise Herzing, Ph.D. • Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Ph.D.

Dení Ramírez Machías, Ph.D. • Allison Vitsky Sallmon, D.V.M.

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In celebration of

International Women’s Day,

Women Divers Hall of Fame

and Scotch & Soda

announce a special

Simone Melchior Cousteau

$5,000 Research Grant

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Becoming an Associate is an opportunity for anyone to support, and participate in, WDHOF program and initiatives. Annual Associate dues are $30. A special Student Associate rate of $15 a year is available for those individuals 13 and older still enrolled in school, through completion of a post graduate degree.

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What Is The Women Divers Hall of Fame?

The Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF)

is an international non-profit professional honor society whose member contributions span a wide variety of fields including: the arts, science, deep sea exploration, underwater archaeology, medicine, free diving, equipment technology, cave diving, wreck diving, military diving, commercial diving, media, training and education, and business.

Created in 1999 and incorporated in 2001 by six founding sponsors: Beneath the Sea, Inc., the Underwater Society of America, the Women’s Scuba Association, Women Underwater, Hillary Viders, Ph.D., and Capt. Kathy A. Weydig; WDHOF, Inc. was granted its 501(c)(3) status in 2002.

WDHOF's two-part mission is to:

Recognize women divers who have made outstanding contributions to the exploration, understanding, safety and enjoyment of our underwater world and support the underwater world and its associated careers by promoting opportunities for women and men in diving through scholarships, training grants and mentorship opportunities and a worldwide network of industry contacts.