The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) has named the five new honorees for the WDHOF Class of 2012:

• Nancy Easterbrook, Technical Diving Pioneer, Marine Environmentalist, Lobbyist & Conservationist;

• Nancy Guarascio, Dive Industry Professional, Underwater Photographer, Speaker;

• Robin Parish, Educational Non-Profit Leader, Marine Biologist, Conservationist, Diving and Ocean Advocate;

• Maurine Shimlock, Underwater Photographer & Author, Dive Travel Professional & Conservationist; and

• Amelia Behrens-Furniss (deceased), Pioneer Hard Hat Diver

These extraordinary women will be officially inducted into WDHOF on March 24, 2012 at the Beneath the Sea (BTS) Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel in Secaucus, New Jersey (www.BeneathTheSea.org).

Read the mini biographies of these women on the Women Divers Hall of Fame website.

The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) is a nonprofit organization, which counts the most accomplished and renowned women divers in the world among its members.