USTA AWARDS
Service Bowl Award
“To the Player Who Yearly Makes the Most Notable Contribution to the Sportsmanship, Fellowship, and Service of Tennis”—this inscription is engraved on the Service Bowl trophy donated by Mrs. Lyman H.B. Olmsted and a group of 30 New England women in 1940 to honor the example of Mrs. Hazel H. Wightman. The Service Bowl Award is an annual award that was limited to New England women tennis players for the first four years. Since 1944, it has been awarded on a nationwide basis, usually by the USTA President at a stadium court ceremony or an Executive Committee Meeting during the US Open.
New England Winners: 1940, Hazel H. Wightman; 1941, Mrs. William M. Shedden; 1942, Mrs. J. Lewis Bremer; 1943, Marjorie Morrill Painter.
National Winners: 1944, Dorothy Bundy Cheney; 1945, Margaret Osborne duPont; 1946, Hazel H. Wightman; 1947, Mrs. John B. Prizer; 1948, A. Louise Brough; 1949, Madge Harshaw Vosters; 1950, Nancy P. Norton; 1951, Gladys Medalie Heldman; 1952, Maureen Connolly Brinker; 1953, Mrs. John B. Moore; 1954, Marjorie Gladman Buck; 1955, Doris Hart; 1956, Patricia Henry Yeomans; 1957, Dorothy Head Knode; 1958, Katharine Hubbell; 1959, Barbara Krase Chandler; 1960, Sylvia K. Simonin; 1961, Gail Stewart; 1962, Mimi Arnold; 1963, Marilyn Montgomery; 1964, Helen Fulton Shockley; Mrs. Theodore Hackett; 1965, Rosalind Greenwood; 1966, Billie Jean Moffitt King; 1967, Donna Floyd Fales; 1968, Betty R. Pratt; 1969, Doris Harrison; 1970, Nancy Jeffett; 1971, Ruth Lay; 1972, Nancy Neeld; 1973, Edythe Ann McGoldrick; 1974, Mary Arnold Prentiss; 1975, Julie M. Heldman; 1976, Mary Hardwick Hare; 1977, Catharine Sample; 1978, Carol Schneider; 1979, Marian Baird; 1980, Evelyn Houseman; 1981, Sarah Palfrey Danzig; 1982, Chris Evert Lloyd; 1983, Flo Blanchard, Helen Post; 1984, Alice Marble; 1985, Barbara S. Williams; 1986, Betty Cookson; 1987, Shirley Fry Irvin; 1988, Margaret Newfield; 1989, Carole Graebner; 1990, Barbara S. Wynne; 1991, Christine S. Beck; 1992, Pauline Betz Addie; 1993, Yvonne K. Garton; 1994, Pam Shriver; 1995, Julia A. Levering; 1996, Andrea Jaeger; 1997, Mildred Southern; 1998, Zina Garrison, Houston, Texas; 1999, Nancy Corse Reed, Winter Park, Fla.; 2000, Katherine Chabot Willette, San Diego, Calif.; 2001, Virginia T. Renouard, Paradise Valley; 2002, Jean Hughes Mills, Delray Beach, Fla.; 2003, Chanda Rubin, Lafayette, La.; 2004, Leslie Allen, New York, N.Y.; 2005, Pam Austin, Brea, Calif.; 2006, Carolyn A. Nichols, Lodi, Calif.; 2007, Katrina M. Adams, White Plains, N.Y.; 2008, Mary Joe Fernandez, Hunting Valley, Ohio.
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President’s Award
Established in 1999, the President’s Award annually honors an individual who has given unusual and extraordinary service to tennis and generally will be a person not considered for other USTA awards.
1999, Irene Corona, Hemet, Calif.; 2000, Cynthia A. Erb, Alamo, Calif.; 2001, Walter A. Segaloff, Newport News, Va.; 2002, Joy D. Rodenberg, Weston, Fla.; 2003, Phyllis “Woodie” Walker, Newburgh, Ind.; 2004, Bronal Harris, Philadelphia, Pa.; 2005, Robert Lansdorp, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.; 2006, Billie Jean King, New York, N.Y.; 2007, Lindsay Davenport, Laguna Beach, Calif.; Katherine T. McEnroe and John P. McEnroe, New York, N.Y.; 2008, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, Wesley Chapel, Fla.
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Eve Kraft USTA Community Service Award
The USTA Community Service Award was established in 1974 to honor persons for outstanding field work in recreational tennis. It was renamed the Eve Kraft USTA Community Service Award in 2001. The award is given for significant contributions by individuals actively involved in tennis development through community tennis associations, parks and recreation departments, schools or community centers.
1974, Jim Feaster and Doc Gittins, Bronx, NY, Stan Gibson, West Hartford, Conn.; Mildred Southern, West Salem, N.C.; 1975, Chris Beck, Philadelphia, Pa.; Jeanne McLaughlin, Virginia Beach, Va.; Erich Werner, New York, N.Y.; 1976, Fran Jennings, Holden, Mass.; Virginia Glass, San Diego, Calif.; Denton Johnson, Eatonville, Fla.; 1977, Helene Hensel, Ridgewood, N.J.; Bob Curtis, Miami, Fla.; Ken Carter, Marietta, Ga.; 1978, Amy Yee, Seattle, Wash.; Arthur Richards, Abington, Mass.; John Drew Smith, Macon, Ga.; Donald Mercer, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.; Christopher Scott, Chicago, Ill.; James Knarr, Carnegie, Pa.; James A. Smith, Boston, Mass.; 1979, John Wilkerson, Houston, Texas; James Reffkin, Tucson, Ariz.; Barbara Gallagher, Jericho, Va.; 1980, Barbara Wynne, Indianapolis, Ind.; Betty Rodgers, Tampa, Fla.; Brother George Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y.; 1981, Arvelia Myers, Harlem, N.Y.; C.R. “Bob” Mapes, Corpus Cristi, Texas; Charles “Chick” Messbarger, Kearney, Neb.; 1982, David A. Markin, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Shigesh Wakida, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Bea Massman, Snyder, N.Y.; 1983, Larry Hampton, Wilmington, Del.; Charles Arnold, Fulton, N.Y.; Dan Hildebrant, Roselle, Ill.; 1984, Hector L. Rodrigues Diaz, San Juan, PR; Donald Grensted, Clovis, Calif.; Pamela Simpson, Georgetown, Mass.; 1985, J.W. “Bill” Connelly, Carmi, Ill.; Jim Flynn, Portland, Ore.; Patti Kelly, Salt Lake City, Utah; 1986, Skip Hartman, New York, N.Y.; Diane Reynolds, Effingham, Ill.; Lynda Moseley, Moultrie, Ga.; 1987, Henry Cox III, Lincoln, Neb.; Jim Fout, Ashland, Ky.; Dode Lipton, Liverpool, N.Y.; Oscar Sebastian, Dover, Del.; David Sixt, San Antonio, Calif.; Roland “Dutch” Wilde, Bellefontaine, Ohio; 1988, Tom Mortimer, New Rochelle, N.Y.; Julia A. Levering, Lancaster, Pa.; Denis Quilligan, Tampa, Fla.; Eugene St. Martin, Baton Rouge, La.; Bill Gill, Marinette, Wisc.; Kenneth Hiatt, Harrison, Ohio; Harold McCollum, Des Moines, IA; Jerry Peach, Bozeman, Mont.; Dexter Fong, Sacramento, Calif.; Jim Wright, San Diego, Calif.; 1989, Lloyd Dillon, New Orleans, La.; Donna Floyd Fales, Miami, Fla.; Roger Knight, Albuquerque, N.M.; Henry Harris, Natchez, Miss.; Doug Menke, Beaverton, Ore.; Jim Murphy, St. Cloud, Minn.; 1990, Kathy Willette, San Diego, Calif.; Patricia Thompson, Baltimore, Md.; John Hopkins, Terre Haute, Ind.; Rosemary Darben, Middletown, N.J.; Elsie Helme, Middletown, N.J.; Colonel Claude Sturm, Cape Coral, Fla.; 1991, Dave Beerman, Lakeland, Fla.; Alex Johnson, New Orleans, La.; Faith Jolley, Wilmington, Del.; Marcia Rodriguez, Arlington, Texas; Neil Schilke, Fremont, Neb.; George Wallis, Rome, Ga.; Tom Vozenilek, Richmond, Va.; 1992, Andrew Alexander, Columbus, Ohio; Samuel N. Burroughs, Washington, D.C.; Scott Harrison, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; Mary Hatfield, Macon, Ga.; Larry Kirkpatrick, Duncanville, Texas; Clare Lahey, Lee, Mass.; 1993, Jeffery Dong, Pasco, Wash.; Matt Krajewski, Daytona Beach, Fla.; James Lewis, Birmingham, Ala.; Perry Lin, Seaford, Del.; Bill Ralf, Reno, Nev.; 1994, Jimmie “Doc” Horne, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Mark Manning, Oakland, Calif.; James O’Neill, Long Island, N.Y.; Helen Petersen, Indianapolis, Ind.; Joseph Seibel, Santa Rosa, Calif.; Chuck Sanchelli, Stafford, Texas; 1995, Everett “B.B.” Brown, Huntington, W.Va.; Ernest Greene, St. Paul, Minn.; Nancy Morgan, Clearwater, Fla.; Sheila Pollard, Dothan, Ala.; Marie “Licky” Randolph, Wilmington, Del.; Terry Stewart, Oakland, Calif.; 1996, Ulysses “Pete” Brown, Los Angeles, Calif.; Steve Doerrer, Bellevue, Wash.; Janet Lefkowitz, Hartsdale, N.Y.; Roland Roos, Fresno, Calif.; Judy Stark, Phoenix, Ariz.; Wesley Towner, Sarasota, Fla.; 1997, Barbara Fackel, Rock Island, Ill.; Stanley Nagamatsu, Pukulani, Hawaii; James Richardson, Mobile, Ala.; Dawn Stevens, Rockledge, Fla.; Rick Ward, Orangevale, Calif.; 1998, Tom Breece, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Linda Cobbs, El Paso, Texas; Bonni Sue Hickson, Truckee, Calif.; Carol Osborne Reed, Jerome, Idaho; Gene Thompson, New Castle, Del.; 1999, Marilyn Atkinson, Carmel, Ind.; Brent Frueh, Bismarck, N.D.; Bennita Givens, Albany, N.Y.; Edward Hubbs, Omaha, Neb.; Mike Van Zutphen, Mesa, Ariz.; Frederick B. Wells, Minneapolis, Minn.; 2000, Not awarded; 2001, Phil Betancourt, Pueblo, Colo.; L. LaMont Bryant, Chicago, Ill.; Lloyd J. Dillon, New Orleans, La.; Delores B. Jackson, Charleston, S.C.; William J. Kellogg, La Jolla, Calif.; Gwen Ramras, Fairbanks, Alaska; 2002, William Jacobson, Los Gatos, Calif.; Kathy Kim, Hickory, N.C.; Patty Mraz, Apple Valley, Minn.; Harry Shur, Wilmington, Del.; Carol Tolson, Phoenix, Ariz.; Johnny Van, Session Daytona Beach, Fla.; 2003, Jeff Horn, Orlando, Fla.; Anne Krupp, Fostoria, Ohio; Clare Maisel, Knoxville, Tenn.; Simon Menchaca, Houston, Texas; Sue Selke, Lansing, Mich.; Joe White, Gary, Ind.; 2004, Christy Balsiger, El Paso TX Kerry Blum, San Diego CA; Valerie Kreger, Cloverdale CA; Yvette Marshall, Denham Springs LA; Mark Platt, St. Louis, Mo.; Lance Turner, Stockton, Calif.; 2005, Ricardo Fulgencio, Whittier, Calif.; Phyllis Greene, Savannah, Ga.; Jay Massart, Menomonee Falls, Wisc.; Sherri Nordahl, Clearlake, Calif.; Shirley Ruane, Page, Ariz.; Robert Tapia, El Paso, Texas; 2006, Jake Agna, Burlington, Vt.; David Dantzer, Santa Maria, Calif.; Lena Elliott, Grand Junction, Colo.; Samuel Hopkins Jr., Jacksonville, Texas; Mary Moore, Wilmington, Del.; Darrell Thompson, Waco, Texas; 2007, Nancy Horowitz, Pembroke Pines, Fla.; Suzanne Jollensten, Albuquerque, N.M.; Jamie Kaplan, Macon, Ga.; Bob Phelps, Carson City, Nev.; 2008, Bill Humes, Princeton, N.J.; Hank Merges, York, Pa.
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USTA Adaptive Tennis Community Service Award
The USTA Tennis Special Populations Community Service Award was established in 2003 to recognize either an individual or a program that has demonstrated excellence, dedication and service related to tennis for special populations or those with disabilities. It was renamed the USTA Adaptive Tennis Community Service Award in 2006. For a program to qualify, it must have been in existence for a minimum of three consecutive years and be either a registered USTA Tennis Special Populations program or affiliated with one. For an individual to qualify, he or she must have worked with such a program for a minimum of three consecutive years.
2003, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Potomac, Md.; 2004, Janet Lefkowitz, H.E.R.O., Inc., Purchase, N.Y.; 2005, Diana Love, NYJTL Special Education Tennis Program, Woodside, N.Y.; 2006, Professional Tennis Registry, Hilton Head Island, S.C.; 2007, Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Langhorne, Pa.; 2008, Handi-Racket Tennis, Wayland, Mass.
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USTA CTA of the Year Award
The USTA CTA of the Year Award was established in 2002 to honor a CTA (Community Tennis Association) for outstanding service rendered in growing and developing the sport of tennis in its community. The award recipient is selected from 17 nominees, one from each of the USTA sections, by a panel of USTA Community Tennis Association Development Committee members. The award is presented each February at the Community Tennis Development Workshop.
2002: Dallas Tennis Association, Addison, Texas; 2003, Pikes Peak Community Tennis Association, Yoder, Colo.; 2004, Atlanta Community Tennis Association, Norcross, Ga.; 2005, Summit Tennis Association, Summit, N.J.; 2006, Montgomery County Tennis Association, Silver Spring, Md.; 2007, Florence Tennis Association, Florence, S.C.; 2008, Brandon Tennis Association, Brandon, S.D.
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USTA NJTL of the Year Award
The USTA Tennis NJTL Chapter of the Year Award is designed to honor an outstanding USTA Tennis NJTL chapter or chapters that have demonstrated continued excellence in recreational tennis. The award recipient or recipients are selected by a panel of USTA Tennis NJTL Committee members and the Community Outreach national staff. The award is presented each February at the Community Tennis Development Workshop.
1978, Indianapolis, Ind.; 1979, Philadelphia, Pa.; 1980, Cleveland, Ohio; 1981, New Hampshire Seacoast; 1982, Birmingham, Ala; 1983, San Francisco, Calif.; 1984, Fargo, N.D.; 1985, Denver, Colo.; 1986, Chicago, Ill.; 1987, West Palm Beach, Fla.; 1988, St. Cloud, Minn.; 1989, Iowa City, IA; 1990, Salt Lake City, Utah; 1991, Brookhaven, Pa.; 1992, El Paso, Texas; 1993, Atlanta, Ga.; 1994, St. Louis, Mo.; 1995, Trenton, N.J.; 1996, Raleigh, N.C.; 1997, Bristol, Tenn.; 1998, NJTL of San Francisco/Oakland, Calif.; 1999, NJTL of New Castle County, Del.; 2000, USA Tennis NJTL, Charleston, S.C.; 2001, Richmond Youth Tennis Center, Richmond, Calif.; 2002, Tenacity, Inc., Boston, Mass.; 2003, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation, Washington, DC.; 2004, Dallas Tennis Association, Dallas, Texas; 2005, Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis & Education, Philadelphia, Pa.; MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation, Jacksonville, Fla.; Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation, Menomonee Falls, Wisc.; Dallas Tennis Association, Dallas, Texas; NJTL of Cedar Isle Estates, Apple Valley, Minn.; 2006, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Greater Miami Tennis Foundation, Miami, Fla.; Capitol Region Youth Tennis Foundation, Albany, N.Y.; Net Results Junior Tennis, Denver, Colo.; Vamos!, Albuquerque, N.M.; 2007, Rising Stars of Kentucky, Louisville, Ky.; NJTL of Trenton, Inc., Pennington, N.J.; Dallas Tennis Association, Addison, Texas; 2008, City of Mobile New Lyons Park NJTL, Mobile, Ala.; NJTL of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.; MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Seniors’ Service Award
A trophy for service to senior tennis is awarded each year to the person the USTA Adult/Senior Competition 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. Each year the winner’s name and the year are engraved on the trophy and a replica of the trophy is given to the winner.
1958, W. Dickson Cunningham, Rahway, N.J.; 1959, William L. Nassau, Jr., Paoli, Pa.; 1960, Henry L. Benisch, Brooklyn, N.Y.; 1961, Dr. Irving Bricker, New York, N.Y.; 1962, Monte L. Ganger, Cleveland, Ohio; 1963, Caspar H. Nannes, Washington, D.C.; 1964, Joseph Lipshutz, Philadelphia, Pa.; 1965, Gardnar Mulloy, Miami, Fla.; 1966, J. Clarence Davies, Jr., New York, N.Y.; 1967, C. Alphonso Smith, Alexandria, Va.; 1968, Col. Nicholas E. Powel, Arlington, Va.; 1969, Robert L. Galloway, La Jolla, Calif.; 1970, E. Jefferson Mendel, Yonkers, N.Y.; 1971, Emery Neale, Seattle, Wash.; 1972, Alvin W. Bunis, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1973, W.E. Hester, Jr., Jackson, Miss.; 1974, Richard C. Sorlien, King of Prussia, Pa.; 1975, Jay Freeman, Little Rock, Alaska; 1976, Henry Crawford, College Park, Ga.; 1977, Not awarded; 1978, L. Roe Campbell, Knoxville, Tenn.; 1979, A.W. “Buck” Archer, Shelby, N.C.; 1980, John Powless, Madison, Wisc.; 1981, Leslie J. Fitz Gibbon, Garden City, N.Y.; 1982, A.L. Zerbe, Santa Barbara, Calif.; 1983, Not awarded; 1984, Jack Blanton, Sr., Houston, Texas; 1985, Not awarded; 1986, Dr. Alfred Mills, Miami Beach, Fla.; 1987, Carol Schneider, Los Angeles, Calif.; 1988, Jack Geisel, Princeton, N.J.; 1989, Not awarded; 1990, Dr. William R. Owen, Houston, Texas; 1991, Mildred Southern, Winston-Salem, N.C.; 1992, Jane Taylor, Memphis, Tenn.; 1993, Marian Baird, Winnetka, Ill.; 1994, Arthur Rondeau, New Bern, N.C.; 1995, Margaret L. Newfield, Surfside, Fla.; 1996, Eleanor Swann, Norcross, Ga.; 1997, Carol Wood, Rockville, Md.; 1998, Nancy Reed, Winter Park, Fla.; 1999, William J. Tully, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; 2000, Ben T. Ball, Austin, Texas; 2001, Ned Mansfield, Los Altos, Calif.; 2002, Arthur Russo, Sun City Center, Fla.; 2003, Patricia B. Graham, Winter Park, Fla.; 2004, William J. Kellogg, La Jolla, Calif.; Kathleen Checket, Hillsboro Beach, Fla.; 2005, Kathleen Checket, Hillsboro Beach, Fla.; 2006, Eddie Williamson, Camilla, Ga.; 2007, Percy Hughes, Richfield, Minn.; 2008, Patricia Graham, Winter Park, Fla.
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Super Senior Service Award
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 a non-player who has helped to promote tennis for the “young at heart.”
1975, L. Roe Campbell, Knoxville, Tenn.; 1976, C. Alphonso Smith, Charlottesville, Va.; 1977, Thomas Todd, Seattle, Wash.; 1978, A.L. Zerbe, Santa Barbara, Calif.; 1979, Eldon Roark, Memphis, Tenn.; 1980, Bryan M. (Bitsy) Grant, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.; 1981, Kirk Reid, Madison, Ohio; 1982, David L. Freed, Salt Lake City, Utah; Will Bolton, Seattle, Wash.; 1984, Dr. Leslie H. Jenkins, Knoxville, Tenn.; 1985, W. Ted Swenson, Lakewood, Colo.; 1986, Stanley K. Ford, Gatlinburg, Tenn.; 1987, Don Swenson, Seattle, Wash.; 1988, Jim Rogers, Waban, Mass.; 1989, Col. Nicholas E. Powel, Arlington, Va.; 1990, John Powless, Madison, Wisc.; 1991, A.W. (Buck) Archer, Shelby, N.C.; 1992, John Powless, Madison, Wisc.; 1993, Joe Cullman, III, New York, N.Y.; 1994, Richard O. (Dick) Covington, Asheville, N.C.; 1995, Robert Loy, Gatlinburg, Tenn.; 1996, Fritz Ball, Shreveport, La.; 1997, Doug Crary, Modesto, Calif.; 1998, Jack Geisel, Princeton, N.J.; 1999, Monte Ganger, West Palm Beach, Fla.; 2000, Eric Pollard, Palm Springs, Calif.; 2001, Herb Hauser, Sarasota, Fla.; 2002, Giichi Suzuke, Osaka, Japan; 2003, Arthur Russo, Sun City Center, Fla.; 2004, Bill Tully, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; 2005, Richard DeVoe, Naples, Fla.; 2006, Janet and Niesi Sie, Boynton Beach, Fla.; 2007, William Luri, San Pedro, Calif.; 2008, Jason Morton, Sun Lakes, Ariz.
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