Thanks guys!
It was a totally unexpected honor.
I'm at the airport in San Antonio right now, waiting for my flight. In a moment I'll try uploading my 2 images which won awards. I really liked Jason Gulley's fantastic blue glacier caving photos which won awards in the photo salon (what used to be called the slide salon). Very cool! And of course there were many more awesome images from lots of other US and international photographers.
OK, I think I got the images working. Here's a sneak peek for anybody who is interested.
The left photo "Ascent to Eden" won the medal for best of show in the photographic print salon. It shows an anonymous caver on rope in Neversink Pit, Alabama.
The right photo "Species of Concern" won an honorable mention in the photographic print salon. It shows biologist Pete Febbroriello inspecting a bat with White Nose Syndrome in Mystery Cave, New York.
Other award-winning images can be found on the NSS website at:
http://caves.org/committee/salons/Print.shtml (photo print salon)
http://caves.org/committee/salons/Slide.shtml (photo slide salon)
Click on the ribbon to see some great images from recent salons. The 2009 images have not been uploaded yet, but should be on the website soon.