Horace Crow Award Info

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About

The Horace Crow Award is given annually to the Outstanding Field Event Official.

Award Criteria

The Horace Crow Award was established at the National Convention in 1991. The National Officials Executive Committee established the following criteria to receive the Horace Crow Award at the Mid-Year Meeting in 2006:

  • Must be a Certified USATF Field Event Official for a ten (10) year period.
  • Must be a National or Master Level official in good standing with the Association which they are certified, with the National Officials Committee and with USATF.
  • Recognition by peers for their betterment and devotion to track and field officiating in the area of field events.
  • Recognition by peers for their betterment and devotion to track and field officiating in the area of field events.

Nomination and Selection Process

All the nominees for the Horace Crow Award will be presented to the National Officials Executive Committee by the Awards Sub-Committee. The Awards Sub-Committee will be divided into five areas with the committee members serving as the Area Representative for the assorted Association of USATF that make up each zone. The Awards Committee Area Reps will canvass their respective areas through recommendations from other USATF Certified Officials, Association Officials Certification Chairs and from Association Presidents for candidates for the Horace Crow Award. Once approved by the Area Reps these names, along with letters of recommendation of his/her accomplishments are to be sent to the National Officials Committee Vice-Chair of Awards who will then present them to the National Officials Executive Committee. The Horace Crow Award winner will then be determined by a vote of the National Officials Committee Executive Committee at the annual mid-year summer meeting. The winner of the Horace Crow Award will be presented at the Annual USATF Convention.