By Steve Gardner
Commitment Award Winners (left to right): Denny Habecker, Steve Gardner, Al Myers, and Peter Phillips
Four lifters were presented with IAWA Commitment Awards for 2019 participation in the Postal World Championships, the World Championships and the Gold Cup…..Denny Habecker, Steve Gardner, Al Myers and Peter Phillips.
By Al Myers
IAWA Commitment Award winners for 2018.
After the Gold Cup, IAWA presented a new award – the IAWA Commitment Award. As President of IAWA, I presented this award to 13 very deserving lifters. The intention of this award is to properly recognize those lifters that compete in ALL THREE of the IAWA competitions within the year. The certificate states:
This award recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the International All Round Weightlifting Association by participating in the IAWA World Postal Championships, the IAWA World Championships, and the IAWA Gold Cup during the year of 2018.
The inaugeral class of Commitment Awards winners is:
Paul Barette
Ed Shorttle
Beata Banas
Jenny Wilson
Steve Andrews
Denny Habecker
Al Myers
LaVerne Myers
Gary Ell
Karen Gardner
Paul Hallam
Steve Moss
Graham Saxton
Again, a want to offer a BIG CONGRATS to all these Commitment Award winners. This will become an annual award given.