YMCA of the USA National Swimming and Diving Advisory Committee

Joseph G. Rogers Award		YMCA of the USA National Swimming and Diving Advisory Committee
Award Honorees Nomination Guidelines Nomination Form		For Dedication, Accomplishments and Excellence in YMCA Competitive Swimming and Diving
This award was established in 1974 as recognition of long and exceptional leadership, insight, dedication and friendship by a man whose YMCA career has touched and enriched the lives of countless young people. In his lifetime, Joe Rogers was the first recipient of the National Distinguished Service to Aquatics Award, was the organizer of the National Operating Council on Aquatics, represented the YMCA on the U.S. Olympic Men’s Swimming Committee. The Joseph G. Rogers Award statue is permanently located in the International Swimming Hall of Fame Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with each Honoree’s name affixed in bronze on the base. A replica of the statue is presented to each Honoree at the YMCA of the USA National Swimming and Diving Championships. The creator of the statue is Daniel Gluck, whose abstract religious and sports sculptures (including the Brian Picolo Award) are now on view in many public places around the United States. The beautifully sculptured award of bronze and marble stands over four feet in height, weight nearly 1,000 pounds and has a mounted swimming figure that stretches nearly four feet in length.
AWARD HONOREES 1974 Edward L. Griffin Minneapolis, MN 1975 Harold T. Friermood Bridgeport, CT 1976 James R. Stocker Western Springs, IL 1977 Glenn Hummer Huntington, IN 1978 C. Eugene Keltner Orlando, FL 1979 John deBarbadillo York, PA 1980 Charles McCaffree East Lansing, MI 1981 Margaret Kelso Dolton, IL 1982 Louis A. Cox Dayton, OH 1983 Paul A. Atkinson Kettering, OH 1984 William E. Daisley Erie, PA 1985 Dr. Harold Henning Naperville, IL 1986 Jack H. Tanner Birmingham, AL 1987 G. Robert Mowerson Minneapolis, MN 1988 Archie Harris Normal, IL 1989 Clyde Truttmann Green Bay, WI 1990 Ed Henn Cincinnati, OH 1991 Dr. James E. Counsilman Bloomington, IN 1992 Susan D. Clayton Frazer, PA 1993 Wesley E. Walker Kankakee, IL 1994 Lynn L. Rickert Union City, IN 1995 Robert L. Golay Tucson, AZ 1996 Gloria J. Summers Chillicothe, OH 1997 John H. Higgins Annapolis, MD 1998 Charles Butt Brunswick, ME 1999 Glenda Pae Dauphin, PA 2000 Millard Freeman Key West, FL 2001 Jack VerHelst Boone, IA 2002 Don Varner Johnstown, PA 2003 Jim Ryan Berwyn, PA 2004 Buck Dawson Fort Lauderdale, FL 2005 Claudia Multer Hamilton, OH 2006 Stu Marvin Fort Lauderdale, FL 2007 Don Leas Payson, AZ
NOMINATION GUIDELINES Nominations of deserving candidates who have demonstrated sincere dedication toward furthering and upgrading YMCA competitive swimming and diving standards are accepted each year by the Selection Committee. This individual must be a person with broad competitive swimming and diving interests. Contributions and accomplishments must include some which have been on the national level. Please complete the following information when submitting a nominee for consideration by the Selection Committee. Once a person has been placed in nomination they will be notified and mailed an information form to complete. This form will remain on file for a period of five years. Information to be included: Name, address and phone number of the nominee. Informative paragraph(s) to give the Selection Committee insight as to your candidate’s contribution(s) to the YMCA’s competitive swimming and diving program. Should there be a need to seek additional information and/or clarification of material submitted, please include your name, address and phone number with your nomination. Mail the nomination information to: The Joseph G. Rogers Award c/o Mike Eubank 101 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 The award is presented immediately before the YMCA National Short Course Swimming and Diving Championship. Link to Nomination Form