A.L. Flagg Distinguished-Service Award – 1999 Marc Watson
Marc Watson was the first recipient of the A.L. Flagg Distinguished-Service Award at the Seventh Minerals of Arizona Symposium held March 27, 1999. Marc, 80, was well-known for her knowledge of quartz, especially her “discovery” of the Four Peaks amethyst with c-faces. She joined the MSA in January, 1963, at the urging of her daughter Roberta and because she had a need to “keep up” with kids like Les Presmyk and Wayne Thompson in her 4H group. Her MSA membership led to her association with the Flagg Foundation. Les Presmyk presented the award to Marc as he was Foundation Chair in 1999. He placed two quartz crystals on her award, one from the Fat Jack and the other from Quartzsite.
Marc Watson & Les Presmyk