Congratulations to Vic Friesen, the recipient of the 2016 Charles G. Pfeiffer Award. The award was announced at the Thursday evening banquet during the June 2016 Zane Grey’s West Society annual convention in Islamorada, Florida. Unfortunately, Vic was unable to attend and the award will be provided to him at a later date. ZGWS established the “Charles G. Pfeiffer Award” in 2011 for academic excellence in research and writing on the life, lore, and legend of Zane Grey.
The bi-annual award honors Chuck Pfeiffer, a charter member of the Society, for the high quality of his meticulous and prodigious Zane Grey research and to his nearly three decades of inspiration and encouragement to Society members.
The Pfeiffer Award Committee, comprised of Kevin Blake and Rozanna Pfeiffer recommended Friesen for the award based on the scholarly merit of his publications.