Texas

2020 ANNUAL MEETING AWARDS

February 24, 2020


Each year, USTA Texas honors individuals, families and organizations that have dedicated their time to fulfilling the USTA Texas mission to promote and develop the growth of tennis in Texas.

 

Award winners are selected from nominations submitted via online application. The awards were given at the 2020 USTA Texas Annual Meeting on February 22 at the Horseshoe Bay Resort in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.

 

USTA Texas would like to thank the award winners for all they do to grow our sport.

 

2019 USTA Texas Honorees

 

  • USTA Texas Family of the Year: The Ross Cockrell Family, Austin
  • W. T. Caswell Service Award: Dan Barta, Grapevine
  • Lloyd Sessions Educational Merit Award: David Tibbetts, Austin
  • USTA Texas Member Org. of the Year: Laredo Tennis Association, Laredo
  • USTA Texas Community Service Award: Harold Graham, Houston
  • Senior Spirit of Tennis Award: Doug Kerin, Austin
  • Julius Zinn Seniors’ Service Award: Jan Pierpoint, Georgetown
  • Randy Snow Wheelchair Service Award: Dr. Michael Cottingham, Houston
  • Ray Delcastillo Umpire of the Year Award: Seande Pulley, Dallas
  • USTA Texas Henry C. Cox Adaptive Tennis Award: Henry Cox, Lipan

 

USTA Texas Volunteer Service Awards

 

The Volunteer Service Award Program recognizes USTA Texas Volunteers for their years of service on USTA Texas committees. Through a lapel pin which has been struck to mark the occasion, USTA Texas identifies those special volunteers within our organization who have given so much back to our sport.

 

USTA Texas is proud to demonstrate its grateful appreciation to an outstanding group of volunteers who have completed the following years of service in 2019.

 

Volunteers with 10 Years of Service

 

  • Susan Wertenberger, Fort Worth

 

Volunteers with 15 Years of Service

 

  • Mark Brown, Brownwood
  • Laura Worsham, Dallas

 

Volunteers with 20 Years of Service

 

  • Ben Eshleman, Corpus Christi
  • Emily Schaefer, Houston

 

Volunteers with 25 Years of Service

 

  • Stephanie Burnam, Grand Prairie
  • Rick Meyers, Abilene
  • Lars Rosene, McKinney

 

Volunteers with 35 Years of Service

 

  • Nan Burnam, Abilene
  • Joyce Dreslin, Arlington

 

Volunteers with 40 Years of Service

 

  • Murray Coulter, Katy

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