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2011 |
Gary Westerfield |
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Westerfield has developed a coaching program for a middle school and high school in Long Island, N.Y., introducing athletes to track and field and race walking. Becoming a mentor for officials and judges surrounding the race walking community, Westerfield is a Masters level official with years of involvement at the NAIA track and field level.
Westerfield has been involved with the Long Island Association and worked earlier this year to help the New York Association become certified. He has been involved in race walk, men’s and women’s track and field, the youth committee, coaching education at USA Track & Field and has also been involved at the IAAF level in race walking, the Officials Committee and the Associations Committee. |
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2010 |
Dorothy Dawson |
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Dawson was a delegate to USA Track & Field's Constitutional Convention in 1979. She currently serves on the National Youth Athletics Executive Committee, is Vice-Chair Administration/Treasurer, and is President of the USATF Illinois Association. A former USATF Youth Regional Committee Chair, Dawson received a USATF President's Award in 1998 for her more than three decades of distinguished service. She was also recently honored when the Annual Dorothy Dawson Invitational was held for the first time on February 7, 2009 at Proviso West HS in Hillside, Ill., which serves as a youth meet, and a USATF Indoor Open and Masters Regional Championships. |
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2009 |
Bob Larsen |
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Larson, who retired in 1999 as head coach of the UCLA cross country program after 21 seasons and led the Bruins track and field program for 15 seasons, became a co-founder of the highly successful Team USA Running Group. Now known as the Mammoth Track Club, the Mammoth, Calif.-based elite team's goal has been to bring U.S. distance running performances back to the level of international success that was seen in the 1970s and 80s. Since beginning operations in March of 2001, the Mammoth Track Club has produced multiple national champions, set numerous records and has placed a number of its athletes on U.S. Olympic and world championship teams. |
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2008 |
Darlene Hickman |
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Hickman has served the sport in countless ways over the course of more than 30 years. She has coached young athletes at her local school and has been an Olympic and Goodwill Games meet official. With a history of involvement with youth, race walk, women's track and field, long distance running, masters track and field, coaching education, athlete development and USATF Associations, she has worked in nearly every area of the sport. |
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2007 |
Dee Jensen |
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A Vice President of USATF, Jensen serves on the USATF Board of Directors, Women's Track & Field Executive Committee and the National Track & Field Officials Committee. She has served on the Budget and Finance Committee, Championship Site Selection Committee, U.S. Women's Coaches Association Executive Committee and the National Championship Officials Selection Committee. |
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2006 |
Dr. David Martin |
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long-time sports scientist and coach, who most recently worked closely with Deena Kastor, Meb Keflezghi, and their coaches in producing medal-winning marathon performance in Athens. |
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2005 |
Dr. Bert Lyle |
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long-time sports' coach and scientist, credited by many athletes in the sprints and hurdles as providing "critical zone" information to enhance their athletic achievements. |
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2004 |
Brooks Johnson |
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high performance chair from 2001-2004, and director of the high performance center at Chula Vista’s Olympic Training Center during the same period |
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2003 |
Howard Schmertz |
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director of the Millrose Games for 28 years, and long-time TAC/USATF committee member |
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2002 |
Bill Roe |
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long-time official, administrator, and coach, and longest-serving national officer (vice-president 1988-92, secretary 1992-96, vice-president 1996-2000, and president 2000-08) |
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2001 |
Charlie Ruter |
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long-time official and administrator for USATF, and TAC vice-president, 1988-92 |
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2000 |
Helio Rico |
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long-time official, USATF Rules chair and member 1980-present, and former meet director of the Indoor Nationals |
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1999 |
Ed Koch |
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USATF Law & Legislation chair, 1988-2000, chair of USATF restructuring, 1997-99, and USATF Treasurer, 2000-04 |
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1998 |
George Kleeman |
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president of USATF's Pacific Association and a long-time official |
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1997 |
Bob Hersh |
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announcer, official, USATF Rules chair, 1988-2002, IAAF Technical Committee 1991-99, and IAAF Council Member, 1999-present |
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1996 |
Ed Temple |
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long-time coach of the Tennessee State University Tigerbelles, and a member of the National Track & Field Hall of Fame |
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1995 |
Harmon Brown, M.D. |
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Sports Medicine & Science chair and USATF's IAAF Medical Committee member,1984-present |
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1994 |
Richard Hollander |
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official and administrator long-time contributor as an official and administrator |
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1993 |
Mel Rosen |
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Men's Track & Field chair, 1988-92, head men's coach for the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team, and member of the National Track & Field Hall of Fame |
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1992 |
Horace Crow |
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honored posthumously for his contributions as an official and administrator, notably as Membership chair from 1979 to his death |
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1991 |
Stan Wright |
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Treasurer, 1988-92 Budget & Audit chair, 1980-88, and TAC Treasurer, 1988-92 |
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1990 |
Larry Ellis |
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Men's Track and Field chair, 1985-88, TAC/USA Executive Vice-President 1988-92, and later USATF President, 1992-96 |
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1989 |
Nell Jackson |
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honored posthumously for her contributions to the sport as an administrator and a coach, TAC Secretary 1984-88 |
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1988 |
LeRoy Walker |
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1976 US Olympic Coach, TAC/USA President, 1985-1988, and TAC delegate to the IAAF, Walker 1986-90, and member of the National Track & Field Hall of Fame |
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1987 |
Patricia Rico |
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Women's Track and Field chair, 1985-88, IAAF Women's Committee rep, 1980-1999, and later USATF President, 1996-2000 |
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1986 |
Frank Greenberg |
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Law & Legislation chair 1979-88 and later TAC/USA president 1988-92 |
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1985 |
Evie Dennis |
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Women's Track and Field chair, 1979-84, Acting President of TAC/USA, 1979-80, first female vice-president of the AAU, and long-time IAAF delegate |
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1984 |
Jimmy Carnes |
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first full president of TAC/USA, 1980-84; long-time delegate to the USOC. |
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1983 |
Joseph Yancey |
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long-time coach of the New York Pioneers |
