Marylou Laughlin, IPC Vice President

It is almost an insult to ask those who are active in IPC for their skydiving history and an impossible task to summarise it here: Marylou Laughlin Years in Skydiving: 18 Number of Jumps: 4300+ 34 + Hours of freefall IPC Vice President IPC Chair of the Canopy Formation Committee IPC Delegate for the USA since 2002 Advisor to the IPC Canopy Piloting Committee Member of the IPC Sporting Code Working Group USPA Northeast Regional Director for 8 years, Chair of the USPA Competition Committee for 6 years and on the USPA Executive Committee for 2 years. National judge since 1995, qualified in CF, FS, Canopy Piloting, Accuracy and Style FAI Judge in Canopy Piloting and Accuracy CISM Judge Judged the 246 Way FS World Record; the 70 and 85 Way CF World Records, Jonathan Tagle's and Jay Moledski's Canopy Piloting Distance World Records. Judge at the Para-Ski World Meet in Reislern, Austria. Distance Event Judge at the 2004 World Cup of Canopy Piloting and Speed Event Judge at the 2005 World Cup of Canopy Piloting. USA CISM Judge in Algeria and Austria. 2 years Chief Judge at the Collegiate Nationals and Course Director for 3 National Judge Training Courses. Head of Delegation at the Mondial in Gap, France and at the World Cup in Eloy Arizona and Jury member at the World Cup of Canopy Piloting in Perris Valley, CA and at the CF, S&A and FS World Meet in Croatia. 5 National Gold Medals, 7 National Silver Medals, 7 National Bronze Medals. US Para-Ski Team: 1993, 1995, 1999. US Style and Accuracy Team: 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Participant on the New England CF Record 16 Way and 25 Way. Participant on the New England FS Record 96 Way. and after all that - when asked what she was most proud off and had gaven her the greatest pleasure - she answered "Representing the United States - Being made an Honorary Golden Knight"