Visuals

 The Group Photo

Since this picture was rather large and since it had so many people in it, I've decided to post it separately on this page, along with the explanation of who is who. Enjoy!

Left to Right:

1. Valerie Kramer, editor of The Lost Race of Mars
2. Stephen Avery, who coined the word "greegles" and is the namesake of an
asteroid miner in Descent Into Europa and the discoverer of the greegles
3. Cristina Owens, namesake of one of the three Teagarden girls in The City
of Dust
4. Leslie Owens (partially obscured behind Jonathan), one of the Reading Group
5. Jonathan Parfitt, whose namesake Dr. Jonathan Parfitt appears in Journey
to the Tenth Planet
6. Alex Parfitt (to the left of the girl in the green shirt), the model for Kathy Foster
7. Jenny Owens (directly above #6, Alex Parfitt), namesake of one of the 
three Teagarden girls in The City of Dust.
8. Benjamin Bennett (smiling head directly above Alex Parfitt), one of the Reading Group and namesake of a captain in
The Runaway Asteroid
9. David Baumann (directly behind the girl in the green shirt), writer of the Starman series
10. Molly Owens (in green), namesake of one of the three Teagarden girls in
The City of Dust and of the submarine shuttle in Descent Into Europa
11. Mark Bennett (the tall figure behind David Baumann), one of the Reading Group
12. Daniel Peckham (directly right of David Baumann), the model for Zip Foster
13. Stephanie Schnorbus (directly right of girl in green shirt), whose name inspired the name of the Ahmanyan woman Stenafi
14. Katie Peckham (partially obscured), the model for Katie Essington in
Descent Into Europa
15. Adam Snell (on top), namesake of crewmember in Descent Into Europa and
whose personality is the model for Joe Taylor
16. Sarah Pletcher, who appears under her real name in Descent Into Europa
and A Matter of Time
17. Mary Doman, one of the Reading Group
18. Jennifer Snell, namesake of Mark Seaton's grandmother in Return to
Europa
19. Micah Snell, namesake of Mark Seaton's grandfather in Return to Europa
and the model for Mark Seaton himself
20. Marge Avery (extreme right), the model for Marjie Prester
21. Richard Avery (extreme right), the model for Richard Prester

Mark Bennett, Leslie Owens, and Mary Doman together are the namesakes for
the character Captain Mary Marks-Owens in The Runaway Asteroid

Another, somewhat clearer photo of this gang can be found here.