SUPER SENIOR SERVICE AWARD
PRESENTED AT
Announced and presented at the Annual Meeting of Super Senior, Inc. in Knoxville, TN, in September during the USTA National Men’s 55 & 65 Clay Court Championships.
ELIGIBILITY
A male player who is at least 55 years old.
CRITERIA
The person must have made a substantial contribution to Super Senior Tennis, Inc. This contribution can have been made by a player, a tennis enthusiast, a tournament director, or by a non-player who has helped to promote tennis for the “young at heart.”
SELECTION PROCESS
Nominations are sent to Super Senior Tennis.
TIMETABLE
The deadline to receive nominations is July 1.
CONTACT
John Powless
USTA Super Senior Tennis
P.O. Box 44715
Madison, WI 53744
(608) 274-6262
sbtjdp@tds.net
YEARBOOK DESCRIPTION
The Super Senior Service Award is given annually to the person who, in the opinion of the Super Senior Tennis Board of Directors, has made a notable contribution to the promotion of tennis for the 55-and-over USTA-recognized age divisions. This contribution can be made by a player, a tennis enthusiast, a tournament director, or by a non-player who has helped to promote tennis for the “young at heart.”
YEAR RECIPIENT
1975 L. Roe Campbell
1976 C. Alphonso Smith
1977 Thomas Todd
1978 A.L. Zerbe
1979 Eldon Roark
1980 Bryan M. (Bitsy) Grant, Jr.
1981 Kirk Reid
1982 David L. Freed
1983 Will Bolton
1984 Dr. Leslie H. Jenkins
1985 W. Ted Swenson
1986 Stanley K. Ford
1987 Don Swenson
1988 Jim Rogers
1989 Col. Nicholas E. Powel
1990 John Powless
1991 A.W. (Buck) Archer
1992 John Powless
1993 Joe Cullman III
1994 Richard O. (Dick) Covington
1995 Robert Loy
1996 Fritz Ball
1997 Doug Crary
1998 Jack Geisel
1999 Monte Ganger
2000 Eric Pollard
2001 Herb Hauser
2002 Giichi Suzuke
2003 Art Russo
2004 Bill Tully
2005 Richard DeVoe
2006 Janet and Niesi Sie
2007 William Luri
2008 Jack Morton
2009 Not Awarded
2010 Doug Crary
2011 Charles "Chuck" DeVoe