2009 USTA Pacific Northwest Award nominations
Nominations for 2009 USTA Pacific Northwest Awards are no longer being accepted. The award winners will be honored during the annual Lunch of Champions to be held Saturday, December 5 at the Bellevue Club in Bellevue, Wash. The 2009 award recipients will also be announced on our website in the coming months.
Thank you to everyone who stepped up to submit a nomination. We received notice of many deserving candidates and look foward to recognizing them. Please see below for a list of those individuals who received awards in 2008.
USTA Pacific Northwest presents 2008 award winners
President's Award
Peter Kram, Tacoma, Wash.
Executive Director's Award
Dan Ramras, Fairbanks, Alaska
USTA League Men's Captain of the Year
J. David Bennett, Beaverton, Ore.
USTA League Women's Captain of the Year
Carol Kviz, Portland, Ore.
Media Excellence
Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune
Diversity Committee Outstanding Volunteer Award
Doris Harlacher, Carnation, Wash.
Family of the Year Award
Roger, Sherry & Sarah Miller, Wilsonville, Ore.
Mike Robb Rookie Official of the Year
Edwin Jaffarian, Eugene, Ore.
Outstanding Official of the Year
Bill Haskin, Roseburg, Ore.
Tournament Director of the Year
Gary Quandt and Hunter Lipscomb, Timberhill Racquet Club, Corvallis, Ore.
Outstanding Junior Event
RVSTC Dual Level 5 - Rogue Valley Swim & Tennis Club, Medford, Ore.
Outstanding Senior Event
2008 YTC Spring Classic - Yakima Tennis Club, Yakima, Wash.
Wheelchair Tennis Newcomer of the Year
Molly Rogers - Eugene, Ore.
Scott Eden Sportsmanship Award - Male
Spencer Moore, Lake Oswego, Ore.
Scott Eden Sportsmanship Award - Female
Richole Berger, Hermiston, Ore.
Senior Women's Service - Tillie Klansnic Award
Lea Hawkins, Richland, Wash.
Senior Men's Service Award
Russ Bucklin, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
Community Champion
Mark Frisby, Seattle
Rick Hammerquist, Keizer, Ore.
Teresa Wheeler, Langley, Wash.
Outstanding Contribution to the Community
A.W. "Bill" Sweet, Coos Bay, Ore.
June Rose Wurden, Poulsbo, Wash.
15 Years of Service - USTA Pacific Northwest Staff
Heather O'Connor, Mill Creek, Wash.
10 Years of Service - USTA League Coordinator
Mel Davis, Milwaukie, Ore.
Phyllis Gill, Issaquah, Wash.
Gary Lorenz, Salem, Ore.
25 Years Distinguished Service - National and Section Committee
Janet Adkisson, Olympia, Wash.
15 Years Distinguished Service - Section Committee
Dorothy Turchi, Lake Oswego, Ore.
10 Years Distinguished Service - Section Committee
John Rodenberg, Puyallup, Wash.
5 Years Distinguished Service - Section Committee
Jack Olson, Hillsboro, Ore.
Jacque Samway, Everett, Wash.
Joe Hunt, Seattle
John McClaran, West Linn, Ore.
Patrick Jacobson, Renton, Wash.
Kwan Law, Bellevue, Wash.
2007 SECTION AWARD WINNERS
Please click HERE to view a list of 2007 award winners.