It is time to select our 2009 USTA Intermountain Section Annual Award honorees!
Our awards include: Organization of the Year, Family of the Year, Nikos Ridle Junior Award, David Freed Award, Jan Dowse Award, Media Excellence Award, Developmental Coach of the Year and Barbara Clark Multi-Cultural Community Service Award.
Nomination forms must be returned no later than Monday, September 21, 2009 to our office - all contact information is below and on each nomination form.
USTA Intermountain's Board of Directors will consider nominations the first week of October, winners will be invited to be honored at the Annual Awards Luncheon & Ceremony during our Annual Meeting, January 30, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
DEADLINE: Nominations are due by Monday, September 21, 2009 to 1201 South Parker Road, #200, Denver, Colorado 80231
FAX: 303-695-6518
EMAIL: asobieski@ita.usta.com
PHONE: 303-695-4117, ext. 235
See below for brief criteria descriptions and nomination forms for USTA Intermountain Section's Annual Award opportunities. Click here for a complete set of nomination forms.
Organization of the Year Award:
This award is given annually to recognize the services rendered to Intermountain’s USTA members by its member organizations - Community Tennis Associations, Clubs, Park and Recreation Departments, etc. Section winners are submitted to the USTA for the National Organization of the Year Award.
Click here for the 2009 Organization of the Year Nomination Form.
Family of the Year Award:
This award is presented annually to the family within the Intermountain Section who has exemplified the benefits of tennis as a family recreational sport and has contributed to their tennis community in a significant way. Sectional winners are submitted for the Ralph W. Westcott USTA Family of the Year Award.
Click here for the 2009 Family of the Year Nomination Form.
Nikos Ridle Award/Junior Award:
This award is given annually to a junior tennis player within the Intermountain Section who exemplifies the spirit of tennis through their activities on and off the court. The award is given in memory of Nikos Ridle, a nationally ranked junior player from Billings, Montana, who was killed in an automobile accident at age 19. Section winners are submitted to the USTA for the Bill Talbert Junior Sportsmanship Award.
Click here for the 2009 Nikos Ridle Award Nomination Form.
David Freed Lifetime Service Award:
This award is presented from time to time to recognize an individual's lifetime service to tennis within the Intermountain Section. This award was introduced in 1988 when it was given to David Freed of Salt Lake City, Utah. David Freed served as Intermountain’s Secretary and Treasurer for 39 years from 1936-1975.
Click here for the 2009 David Freed Lifetime Service Nomination Form.
Jan Dowse Volunteer of the Year Award:
This award is named after the late Utah Tennis Association Executive Director and is awarded to Intermountain’s Volunteer of the Year to recognize his or her outstanding contributions, personal unselfishness and devotion to the game. Jan Dowse served the Utah and Intermountain tennis community for more than two decades and her contributions to the sport she loved are too numerous to count.
Click here for the 2009 Jan Dowse Volunteer of the Year Nomination Form.
Barbara Clark Multicultural Participation Community Service Award:
Initiated in 2000, as the Mulitcultural Community Service Award, this award was renamed in 2006 to honor Barbara Clark, who passed away in September 2006. She was a longtime employee of the Section who was an ambassador for this award. This award is given annually to honor an individual in the USTA Intermountain Section who, through tennis, has made a significant contribution to multicultural populations and communities in our Section.
Click here for the 2009 Multicultural Participation Community Service Nomination Form.
Developmental Coach of the Year Award:
Also initiated in 2000, this award recognizes the outstanding individual efforts of a developmental coach in the Intermountain Section. This Coach is being honored for his or her unending dedication to developing junior tennis players at all ability levels through teaching and coaching, presence at tournaments and events, and the ability to positively impact the lives of their junior players on and off the court.
Click here for the 2009 Developmental Coach of the Year Nomination Form.
Media Excellence Award:
This award is given from time to time to outstanding Media (Print, TV, Radio or Electronic) associations in the Intermountain Section that go above the normal role of media to help promote the game of tennis in their area. Section winners are submitted to the USTA for the National Media Excellence Award.
Click here for the 2009 Media Excellence Nomination Form.