USRowing presents several awards in honor of those who have made a difference in the rowing community at the Annual Convention and the Golden Oars Awards Dinner. Nominations for this year's annual awards are due to USRowing by Friday, August 9, 2013. Please submit nominations to brett@usrowing.org.
Here is a list of USRowing's annual awards and their recipients.
Below is a list of the awards and the criteria for consideration.
Man of the Year
Criteria: In recognition of outstanding contributions to men’s rowing and/or to an outstanding man in rowing.
Selectors: Male members of the USRowing Board of Directors
Past Winners
2012 - Rob Jones
2011 - Andrew Campbell
2010 - Bill Engeman
2009 - Not Awarded
2008 - Tom Terhaar
2007 - Conn Findlay
2006 - Not awarded
2005 - Ted Nash
2004 - Men's Olympic Gold Medal 8+
2003 - Not awarded
2002 - Not awarded
2001 - Jason Read
1998-2000 - Not awarded
1997 - Curtis Jordan
Ernestine Bayer Award (Formerly Woman of the Year)
Criteria: In recognition of outstanding contributions to women’s rowing and/or to an outstanding woman in rowing.
Selectors: Female members of USRowing Board of Directors.
Past Winners
2012 - 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Eight
2011 - Mayrene Earle
2010 - Joanne Wright
2009 - Not Awarded
2008 - 1984 U.S. Olympic Women's Eight
2007 - John and Phoebe Murphy
2006 - Lori Dauphiny
2005 - Jan Harville
2004 - Women's Olympic Silver Medal 8+
2003 - Not Awarded
2002 - Nancy Den Besten
2001 - Not Awarded
2000 - Martha’s Moms
1999 - Holly Metcalf
1997 - Dee Ashbaugh
1996 - Not Awarded
1995 - Paula Oyer
1994 - The Women of Washington (Carol Brown, Jan Harville, Jean Laframboise, Eleanor McElvaine)
1993 - The City of Chattanooga
1992 - ZLAC Rowing Club
1991 - Hope Barnes
1990 - Holly Hatton
1989 - Sue Ela
1988 - Not Awarded
1987 - Margie McHugh
1986 - Anita L. DeFrantz
1985 - Elizabeth Hills O’Leary
1984 - Patricia Pinkerton
1983 - Debbie Ayars
1982 - Elizabeth O’Leary
The Clayton W. Chapman Award
Criteria: The Clayton W. Chapman Award is presented annually by USRowing to an individual who best emulates Mr. Chapman’s 30-year stewardship of the Eastern Sprints and IRA Championship Regattas. The awardee shall be an individual who has consistently served in behind-the-scene administrative roles that have previously gone unrecognized. The recipient may be an athlete, coach, referee, administrator, volunteer, regatta organizer, sponsor, vendor or any other individual involved in the staging of a regatta.
Selector: USRowing Board of Directors
Past Winners
2012 - Tim Royalty
2011 - Not Awarded
2010 - Jack St. Clair
2009 - Not Awarded
2008 - Not Awarded
2007 - Allen Eubanks
2006 - Eric and Deborah Stoll
2005 - Jon Smart
2004 - Edward "Ted" Phoenix
2003 - Lee West
2002 - Al Wachlin
2001 - William Leavitt
John J. Carlin Service Award
Criteria: Awarded to honor an individual who has made significant and outstanding commitments in support of rowing.
Selector: USRowing Board of Directors
Past Winners
2012 - Dick Bell
2011 - Yan and Olga Vengerovskiy
2010 - Albin Moser
2009 - Not Awarded
2008 - Amanda Kraus
2007 - Marc Nowak
2006 - Chip Davis
2005 - Gary Caldwell
2004 - Ed Hewitt
2003 - Lynn Shannon
2002 - William Fritz
2001 - Clete Graham
2000 - John Garnjost
1990 - Charles Colgan
1989 - Peter Gardner
1985 - William M. Hollenback, Jr.
1982 - Jack H. Frailey
1981 - Charles S. Butt
1980 - Ernestine L. Bayer
1978 - W. Hart Perry, Jr.
1977 - Julian Wolf
1976 - Fred L. Emerson, Jr.
1975 - George Y. Pocock
1974 - Horace E. Davenport
1973 - William J. Knecht
1972 - Jack T. Franklin
1971 - Ernest H. Bayer
1970 - John J. Sulger
Jack Kelly Award
Criteria: Awarded to outstanding individuals who represent the ideals which Jack exemplified: superior achievements in rowing, service to amateur athletics, and success in their chosen profession, thereby serving as an inspiration to American rowers.
Selectors: USRowing Board of Directors
Past Winners
2012 - Mike Knopp
2011 - Bill Stowe
2010 - Not Awarded
2009 - Vincent J. Ventura
2008 - Finn Wentworth
2007 - Finn Caspersen
2006 - Andrew Sudduth
2005 - Anne Martin
2004 - Dr. Jo Hannafin
2003 - Not Awarded
2002 - Julian Wolf
2001 - John P. Cooke
2000 - Jack Franklin
1999 - Clayton Chapman
1998 - Kent Mitchell
1997 - Dr. Tim Hosea
1996 - Martha S. Ferguson
1995 - Richard Cashin
1994 - Peter and Dick Dreissigacker
1993 - Charles P. Colgan
1992 - Jack Frailey
1991 - Anita DeFrantz
1990 - William M. Hollenback, Jr.
1989 - Hart Perry
1988 - Charles S. Butt
1987 - Horace E. Davenport
1986 - Thomas Keller
USRowing Medal of Honor
Criteria: Given in recognition to a member of the rowing community in the U.S. who has rendered conspicuous service to or accomplished extraordinary feats in rowing. It is the highest honor USRowing can bestow.
Selectors: USRowing Board of Directors
Past Winners
2012 - Stan Pocock
2011 - Harry Parker
2010 - Frank Cunningham
2009 - Hart and Gillian Perry
2008 - Mike Teti
2007 - Not Awarded
2006 - Not Awarded
2005 - Not Awarded
2004 - Clayton Chapman
2003 - Not Awarded
2002 - Jack Frailey
1995-2001 - Not Awarded
1994 - Anita DeFrantz
1993 - George Pocock
1992 - Ernestine Bayer
Anita DeFrantz Award for Advancing Diversity in Rowing
Introduced in 2011, the Anita DeFrantz Award will be given annually to honor leaders in diversity and inclusion and is named in honor of Anita DeFrantz, a 1976 Olympic bronze medalist and a leader and advocate for women’s inclusion in sport.
Selectors: USRowing Board of Directors
Past Winners
2012 - RowLA
2011 - Row New York
Isabel Bohn Award for Achievement in Adaptive Rowing
Introduced in 2011, the award is given to a member of the rowing community in the United States who has demonstrated achievement in adaptive rowing.
Selectors: USRowing Board of Directors
Past Winners
2012 - Oksana Masters and Ron Jones
2011 - Isabel Bohn
Fan's Choice Awards
Referee Awards
USRowing Club of the Year Award
USRowing Athletes of the Year