USAWA Award Winners for 2009
by Al Myers
One of the exciting things that has been developed in the USAWA this past year is the development of the USAWA Awards Program. Included in the new USAWA bylaws is the creation of an Award Director for the USAWA, which is important to insure that the Awards Program will continue in the future. I was nominated for this position and upon receiving the membership’s blessing by an unanimous vote, I was appointed the Awards Director. I feel giving “special awards” on behalf of the USAWA is VERY IMPORTANT and I will do my best to make sure this continues as long as I am in this position. When someone shows that they are “going beyond what is expected” in the organization – it is only right that the USAWA gives them the credit they deserve. I also want to make sure that these “special awards” will continue to be selected by the membership, instead of by me or the Executive Board. This makes them mean even more to the deserving award recipients – knowing that they were selected for these honorable awards by their peers. These awards will be given out at the Annual National Meeting, which is always in conjunction with the National Championships. The 2009 Award winners are as follows:
Athlete of the Year – Al Myers
Athlete of the Year Runner Up – Chad Ullom
Leadership Award – Bill Clark
Leadership Award Runner Up – Al Myers
Sportsmanship Award – Denny Habecker
Sportsmanship Award Runner Up – Art Montini
Courage Award – Dale Friesz
Courage Award Runner Up – Frank Ciavattone
Newcomer Award – David Glasgow
Newcomer Award Runner Up – Kohl Hess
Club of the Year – Dino Gym
Club of the Year Runner Up – Ambridge VFW BBC