The Homer Award

Continuing the other noble tradition of the

Institute

The History

• Named in honour of Homer Simpson

“To succeed despite idiocy”

Past winners

WARNING: The ice just went out (we hope) on the lake

and so the water is just above freezing. We will take

some time over the lunch hour to instruct everyone on

basic canoe safety and what to do in the event that

someone dumps in the water. We have BWCA-

experienced assistants on the trip and we will bring

special equipment to guard against hypothermia.

Despite these precautions, the best preventative is

using extreme care and common sense.

Which one of these contestants will be the lucky recipient of the

2007 Homer Award

The LaunchDay1

Air Temp – 55-75°Water Temp ~ 40°

Stops 2 through 6 Everything is Nominal

Stop 7Doh!

Len takes a dump!

Is Len our Homer Award winner?Wait, we have 11 more stops to go!

Stop 8 A portage landing, a chance for a rest, ...

A poikilitic leucogabbronoritewith Paul for scale

...And Doh! another dump!Steve takes a full body dump

Stops 9-18 Uneventful

The 2007 Homer Award Winner Is...

STEVE KISSIN