Rose Newman and Corinne Stonier

It is time to nominate all those special people you know for the ODS Special Awards! Awards Nominations WERE Due August 1st, however, we only received one nomination, therefore, awards nominations have been extended – some until August 25th, others until October 25th. Please read below for specifics.

Joyce had a special message for everyone – she wants the nominations IN HER HANDS by the 25th – a postmark will not do! She does not have e-mail, so if you must send your nomination via e-mail, please send it to the ODS Office and Corinne has agreed to print and package any nominations sent in via e-mail for Joyce to pick up on the 25th.

The following ODS Special Awards will be presented at the Annual Awards Banquet on November 21st. Early this fall, the ODS Website and Flying Changes Magazine will have information about the annual banquet which will be held in conjunction with the Region 6 Mini-Convention.

Mail nominations to:
Attn. Special Awards Committee
C/O Joyce Stride
16144 NW Dixie MT Rd.
North Plains, OR 97133

Questions regarding the ODS Special Awards may be directed to Joyce Stride, Special Awards Coordinator, 503-647-0168. Please note that Joyce does not have e-mail.

2009 Special Awards accepting nominations include:

1. Mary Ann Judkins Memorial Instructor Award
This award for an outstanding instructor is given each year in memory of Mary Ann Judkins. It will awarded at the ODS Awards Dinner. Mary Ann was a competitor, instructor, and ODS judge who succumbed to cancer at an early age. To nominate someone please refer to the criteria below, and if the instructor meets these standards, send in a letter of recommendation to the ODS Office by October 25th. The following criteria will be considered. This person should; be a current ODS member, be supportive of the students and efforts regardless of goals, have broad variety of experience in training students at different levels, be continuing their own education in dressage, be involved locally and/or statewide in the horse community, attend and support students in their competitions, give expert advice on suitable horses for the student, have prominence in the area of instruction, retain students over a period of years, and show leadership in the dressage community.
Mary Ann Judkins Memorial Instructor Award Past Recipients
1993 Mary Ann Judkins
1994 Teri Emrich
1995 Janet Harvey
1996 Barbara Cathcart
1997 Harriet Hauser
1998 Kathy Everman
1999 Ernst Herrmann
2000 Debbie Evans
2001 Judith McName
2002 Linda Jones 2003 Mary Spini
2004 Brooke Voldbaek
2005 Janice Dill
2006 Darrel Purdy & Michelle Ives-Purdy
2007 Julie Hook
2008 Debbie Spence

2. Teresa Dunlap Trophy – Special Recognition Award
This award, originally a perpetual traveling trophy donated by Oregon State University and Crescent Valley Equestrian Center, was first presented in 1988 in memory of Teresa Dunlap. It is awarded at the ODS Award Dinner to the person who has done the most to further dressage in Oregon in both the last year and in previous years. A committee made up of previous winners will make a choice based on brief nominating letters received from any ODS member or group. If you feel someone deserves this recognition, please write a letter describing this person’s contributions and mail it to the ODS Office. It must be received no later than October 25th. Recipient may only receive this award once in a lifetime. Teresa was a longtime boarder CVEC, a strong promoter and supporter of dressage who, unfortunately, succumbed to cancer at an early age.

Teresa Dunlap Trophy Past Recipients:
1988 Joyce Heinke
1989 Joyce Steinbock
1990 Barbara Funk
1991 Joyce Stride
1992 Donna Longacre
1993 Linda Coates-Markle
1994 Ann Hartell
1995 Carey Evans
1996 Gaye McCabe
1997 Linda Landre
1998 Dagmar Fancher
1999 Winnie Heiney
2000 Linda Wick
2001 Alice & Lynn Loomis
2002 Justin & Ginny Rattner
2003 Janet Snazuk
2004 Cynthia Prater
2005 Tory Kelly
2006 John Craven
2007 Carol Jackson
2008 Rose Newman & Corinne Stonier

3. Support Person Extraordinaire Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize those who work hard behind the scenes helping our competitors ride and show. To be considered they must not receive any pay for their work. Do you know someone who fits the above criteria? If so, nominate them by writing a letter describing why this person deserves an award and mail it to the ODS Office by October 25th . This award is sponsored by Karla Baur, M.S.W. EMDR Equestrian Performance Enhancement Consultant. The awards committee will review the nominations. The winner will be announced at the ODS Awards Dinner.
ODS Support Person Extraordinaire Award Past Recipients:
1995 Karla Baur
1996 Don Weidner
1997 Stan Young
2003 Pete Jorgensen
2004 Sylvia Kantas
2005 Kaye Phaneuf
2006 Sarah Diebert
2007 Lynn Bury
2008 Melissa Frazier

4. Volunteer of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognize a special volunteer who has done outstanding service for ODS as a volunteer. If you feel someone deserves this recognition, please write a letter describing this person’s contributions and mail it to the ODS Office. It must be received no later than August 15th. The winner of this award will automatically be submitted to USDF as a nomination for USDF Region 6 Group Member Organization (GMO) Volunteer of the Year award.
ODS Volunteer of the Year Past Recipients:
2000 Joyce Stride
2001 Betty Brown
2002 Joyce Stride
2003 Karen DeLano
2004 Rose Newman
2005 Jeffrey Jones
2006 Rose Newman
2007 Francy Haupt
2008 Marsha Taylor

5. Sportsmanship Award
This award was created in 2005 in honor of Lynn Lunde, former NFL football player and lifelong sportsman and is sponsored by Quailhurst. The purpose is to recognize an individual who, under adverse circumstances or situations, displays a positive and supportive outlook toward fellow competitors and show management. If you feel someone deserves this recognition, please write a letter describing this why this person deserves an award and mail it to the ODS Office. It must be received no later than October 25th.
ODS Sportsmanship Award Past Recipients:
2005 Bernadine Diers
2006 Nancy Connolly
2007 Jeremy Steinberg
2008 Nicki Grandia

6. Chapter Newsletter Award
The Oregon Dressage Society would like to recognize outstanding efforts to write, produce and publish newsletters.
Any ODS chapter in good standing with ODS may submit its own newsletter for the contest. A newsletter published as part of a magazine is not eligible for nomination. All newsletters nominated must have been published and circulated during the current year.
Nominations are due by August 25th. It is the responsibility of the Chapter to select one entry for competition, and to provide 3 original copies. Entries are to be mailed to the Oregon Dressage Society office.
The newsletter will be judged on:
• Service to readers
• Quality of content
• Quality and attractiveness of the layout
• Clarity of writing and editing
Awards will be presented at the Annual ODS Year End Banquet. Winner of this award will automatically be submitted as a nomination to the USDF Newsletter of the year award.
ODS Chapter Newsletter of the Year Past Recipients:
2001 North Willamette Valley
2002 North Willamette Valley
2003 Central Oregon Chapter
2004 Siskiyou Chapter
2005 Central Oregon Chapter
2006 Central Oregon Chapter
2007 Central Oregon Chapter
*The Winner of this award will automatically be submitted to the USDF to represent ODS for the USDF Newsletter award

7. Connie J. Keith Memorial Trust Award:
Either a lifetime guaranteed quartz movement clock and plaque, that shall not cost more than $175.00
Application: to apply, competitors must submit a copy of their USEF amateur card or signed declaration of amateur status, a copy of their ODS membership card, and a copy of the front of their qualifying tests to the ODS office. Recipients will be chosen from those qualifying by a drawing.
Requirements of Eligibility: Adult Amateur owner-rider, 35 years of age or older at the beginning of the ODS awards year, with a minimum of two ODS Championship Show qualifying scores at Training Level, First Level, or Second Level, from a minimum of two separate judges at USEF/USDF/ODS recognized shows during the competition year on any number of his/her own horse(s). Competitor need not show at the Championship Show.
Eligibility Limitations: Any recipient who previously received this award at any of the designated levels shall not be eligible to again receive the award at that same level. That person shall be eligible to receive the award at a higher level in subsequent competition years. Recipients shall not be eligible if any of the qualifying scores were received while exhibiting a non-owned horse, including but not limited to any leased or borrowed horse.
ODS Connie J. Keith Trust Award Past Recipients:
1995 Tracey Moneta (Training Level)
1995 Nancy Montheith (1st Level)
1995 Linda Acheson (2nd Level)
1996 Linda Yeates (Training Level)
1996 Suzanne Ronning (1st Level)
1996 Elizabeth Kierkegaard (2nd Level)
1997 Marsha Williams (1st Level)
1998 Diane Hansen (1st Level)
1999 Jackie Paul (Training Level)
1999 Cynthia Chevrier (2nd Level)
1999 Cathleen Woore Vanzwol (1st Level)
1999 Patti Goodwin (2nd Level)
2000 Jeanne Getman (Training Level)
2000 Karen Corsini (1st Level)
2000 Cathleen Woore Vanzwol (2nd Level)
2002 Dorothy Richardson
2004 Janet Jones (Training Level)
2005 Helen Ferguson (2nd Level)
2005 Elizabeth Harris (1st Level)
2006 Debra Ringold (Training Level)
2008 Laurie Adair (First Level)

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