SENIORS’ SERVICE AWARD
PRESENTED AT
Awards Luncheon during the USTA Annual Meeting & Conference.
ELIGIBILITY
See criteria.
CRITERIA
Person who has been, through his/her efforts, willingness, cooperation, and participation, most deserving of the respect and honor of all seniors, either in play or organizational work for the betterment and furtherance of senior activity.
SELECTION PROCESS
Applications are sent by the USTA national office to the section offices for distribution. The selection is made by the Seniors’ Service Award Subcommittee, consisting of the Adult/Senior Competition Committee Members.
TIMETABLE
October: Letter sent out with nomination form to Section Executive Directors asking for nominations.
January: Nominations are due to the USTA Adult/Senior Competition Staff Coordinator, who forwards them to the sub-committee (listed above) for their vote.
End of January: Nominations are tabulated, and the recipient is selected.
March/April: Award is presented to the recipient at the Awards Luncheon during the USTA Annual Meeting.
CONTACT
Sarah Lannon
USTA Adult / Senior Competition Committee
70 West Red Oak Lane
White Plains, NY 10604
(914) 872-5629
lannon@usta.com
HISTORY
The first winner, in 1958, was W. Dickson Cunningham of Rahway, NJ, for whom the trophy is named.
YEARBOOK DESCRIPTION
A trophy for service to senior tennis is awarded each year to the person the USTA Seniors’ Committee deems most deserving of the respect and honor of all seniors. It is awarded on the basis of the recipient’s willingness, cooperation, and participation, either in play or organizational work for the betterment and furtherance of senior competition.
YEAR RECIPIENT
1959 William L. Nassau, Jr.
1960 Henry L. Benisch
1961 Dr. Irving Bricker
1962 Monte L. Ganger
1963 Caspar H. Nannes
1964 Joseph Lipshutz
1965 Gardnar Mulloy
1966 J. Clarence Davies, Jr.
1967 C. Alphonso Smith
1968 Col. Nicholas E. Powel
1969 Robert L. Galloway
1970 E. Jefferson Mendel
1971 Emery Neale
1972 Alvin W. Bunis
1973 W.E. Hester, Jr.
1974 Richard C. Sorlien
1975 Jay Freeman
1976 Henry Crawford
1977 Not Awarded
1978 L. Roe Campbell
1979 A.W. “Buck” Archer
1980 John Powless
1981 Leslie J. Fitz Gibbon
1982 A.L. Zerbe
1983 Not Awarded
1984 Jack Blanton, Sr.
1985 Not Awarded
1986 Dr. Alfred Mills
1987 Carol Schneider
1988 Jack Geisel
1989 Not Awarded
1990 Dr. William R. Owen
1991 Mildred Southern
1992 Jane Taylor
1993 Marian Baird
1994 Arthur Rondeau
1995 Margaret L. Newfield
1996 Eleanor Swann
1997 Carol Wood
1998 Nancy Reed
1999 William J. Tully
2000 Ben T. Ball
2001 Ned Mansfield
2002 Art Russo
2003 Patricia Graham
2004 William J. Kellogg
2005 Kathleen Checket
2006 Eddie Williamson
2007 Percy Hughes
2008 Patricia Graham (posthumously)
2009 Kathy Langer
2010 Carolyn A. Nichols
2011 Alice Lee