Jack Franklin Award and Julian Wolf Award
The Jack Franklin Award recognizes an individual for a lifetime of contributions to our sport.
The winner of the Franklin Award is selected by the Referee Committee.
The Julian Wolf Award pays tribute to the one rowing official in the
USA
that stood apart
from the rest in his/her contribution to rowing in the past year. It is based upon one, several,
or all of the following: outstanding performance, dedication, heroic acts or outstanding
contributions to officiating. The winner is selected by five past Wolf award winners.
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PAST–AWARD WINNERS
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YEAR
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WOLF
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FRANKLIN
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1986
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John Quinn
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Jack Franklin
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1987
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Chuck Colgan
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Ed Singer
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1988
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Ron Chen
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Walter Schwanhausser
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1989
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Howard Smith
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Julian Wolf
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1990
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Pat Ferguson
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William Fritz
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1991
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Don Craig
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Pat Ferguson
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1992
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Don Langford
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Robert Espeseth, Sr.
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1993
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Bob Appleyard
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William Knecht
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1994
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Sam Dempsey
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Howard Smith
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1995
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Peter Kay
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Tom Dowd
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1996
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William Fritz
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Ernest Bayer
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1997
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Kris Grudt
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Ed Stevens
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1998
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Roxanne Everetts
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Clyde Voigtlander
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1999
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Larry Tolle
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Chuck Colgan
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2000
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H. Ray Duff
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Hart Perry
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2001
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Kate Godwin
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Joan Zandbergen
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2002
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Nikola Vajda
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Larry Tolle
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2003
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Robert Walton
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Eugene Perry
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2004
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Bob Cummins
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Peter Kay
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2005
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Dennis Smith
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Matthew J. Ledwith
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2006
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Kirsten and Howard Meisner
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Not Awarded
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2007
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Ryszard Obuchowicz
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Dick Alcock
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2008
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Not Awarded
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John Garnjost
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