ODS Special AwardsPage last updated 03/09/2012The ODS Awards Committee is the standing committee in charge of all ODS Awards Programs including Special Awards. From this committee, a chair is appointed. ODS Special Awards Chair: Joyce Stride - (503) 647-0168 | -forweb.jpg) |
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Special Awards are presented in conjunction with the Annual ODS Awards Banquet.
With the exception of the Volunteer of the Year and Chapter Newsletter, all other nominations must be submitted to the ODS office at least 30 days prior to the Annual Awards Banquet in order to be considered. As the due dates may vary from year to year, the deadlines will be posted on the ODS web site and broadcast e-mailed to members before that due date. Volunteer of the Year and Chapter Newsletter nominations must be submitted no later than August 1st of the membership year in order that they may submitted to USDF by August 30 for consideration for Region 6 Awards.
All nominees must be ODS members as of February 1 of the current membership year, with the exception of the Support Person Extraordinaire.
Except as noted in the discussion of individual awards, award recipients are determined by a committee appointed annually by the Special Awards Chair. Historically, the Committee consists of four members, plus Chair, comprised of one ODS Board member, and three members from two or more Chapters, general membership or others. Committee members need not be ODS members.
Recipients are determined on merit of nominee, not number of nomination letters submitted for any one individual. Committee members vote independently and votes tabulated by Committee Chair. Committee members are not informed of results. Ties are broken by the Chair or by input from other ODS Board member votes, if needed.
2001 Volunteer of the Year Betty Brown doing one of the things that she does best - heading up the volunteer efforts at the ODS Championship Show. |
Volunteer of the YearSponsored by the Pacific Crest Trail Chapter - ODSThe 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 directly to the Special Awards Coordinator or to the ODS Office. It must be received no later than August 1. 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 2009 Barbara T. Funk |
2010 Lou Anne McKown |
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 1. 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
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2006 Central Oregon Chapter
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Mary Ann Judkins Memorial Instructor Award
 2006 Instructors of the Year Darrel & Michelle Purdy
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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 at least 30 days prior to the awards banquet (2011 date is October 1). 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 advise 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
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2006 Darrel Purdy
2007 Julie Hook 2008 Debbie Spence 2009 Cynthia Saunders 2010 Kathy Casey 2011 Kimberlee Barker |
M. Teresa Dunlap Trophy - Special Recognition Award
 2008 M. Teresa Dunlap Award Recipients Rose Newman and Corinne Stonier |
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 at least 30 days prior to the ODS Awards banquet (2011 date is October 1). 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. |
M. 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 1997 Linda Landre |
1996 Gaye McCabe
1998 Dagmar Fancher 1999 Winnie Heiney 2000 Linda Wick 2001 Alice & Lynn Loomis 2002 Justin & Ginny Rattner 2003 Janet Snazuk 2005 Tory Kelly 2006 John Craven |
2004 Cynthia Prater
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Support Person Extraordinaire Award
Sponsored by the Karla Baur, MSW EMDR Equestrian Performance Enhancement
Carol Weidner and her husband Don Weidner |
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. It must be received at least 30 days prior to the ODS Awards banquet (2011 date is October 1). 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
| 2011 C Brant Page |
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Sportsmanship AwardSponsored by Quailhurst 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 at least 30 days prior to the ODS Awards banquet (2011 date is October 1). ODS Sportsmanship Award Past Recipients:2005 Bernadine Diers2006 Nancy Connolly 2007 Jeremy Steinberg 2008 Nicki Grandia 2009 Holly Cisneros 2010 Lindsay Hall 2011 Jessica Wisdom |
 2004 winner Janet Jones and her lovely equine partner Simplyirisistible at the 2004 US Arabian Sport Horse Nationals in Rancho Murieta, California. | Connie J. Keith Memorial Trust AwardSponsored by Patricia Stodola Either a lifetime guaranteed quartz movement clock or a 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, proof of ODS membership, 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)
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President's Choice Horse Ambassador
| Sponsored by the Twin Rivers Chapter - ODS The recipient is selected by the President of ODS. It is presented to the horse who has best represented dressage in Oregon and beyond, thru competition or demonstrations. This horse is not necessarily at the highest levels but demonstrates the attributes that make him or her a "Goodwill Ambassador". Horse Ambassador - President's Choice Past Winners:
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ODS Chapter Merit Award
A cash award for the ODS chapter who provides the best gift basket to the ODS Annual Auction, will be given each year at the Awards Dinner. The winner of this award is the Chapter receiving the highest bid on their basket during the silent auction. The award is a $25.00 check from ODS.
ODS Chapter Merit Award Past Recipients:
| 2004 Chehalem Mountain Chapter
2005 Chehalem Mountain Chapter 2006 Pacific Crest Trail Chapter 2007 Cascade Chapter |
2008
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