USATF Pacific Awards
Updated 1/4/2023 With the 3rd Annual Recognition Awards Banquet Information
Third Annual USATF Pacific Recognition Awards Banquet!
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Saturday, February 4th, 2023
Grand Palace Seafood Restaurant
359 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, Ca 94080Work with your Sport or Service Committee to nominate deservingathletes, officials, committee members, or administrators for 20222022 USATF Pacific Awards – Call for Nominations!As we close out a successful 2022, it is time to consider those that deserve to be recognized for outstanding contributions to the Pacific Association and the athletics community. These 2022 awards will be presented at the 3rd Annual PA Awards Banquet on Saturday, February 4, 2023.
- Nominations for the PA Hall of Fame, Tom Moore Award, and PA Service Awards can be submitted using the online submission form (https://forms.gle/tgR8upkYeuTzANoe7)
- Award descriptions and a list of past awardees.
- Sports Committee Athlete Achievement Awards will be determined by the appropriate Sports Committee. Contact that committee’s representative for more information.
- Nominations are due January 15, 2023!
- Link to Award Descriptions, Procedures and Timeline.
- Awards Committee Chairs: Ryan Cowley: [email protected]; Leroy Milam: email; phone: 510.581-2903
2nd Annual USATF Pacific Awards Ceremony (Zoom), February 12, 2022
On the Banquet’s Webpage, you will find the Zoom recording of the entire ceremony and its extensive program. It includes different sports disciplines’ awards, two Tom Moore Awardees, the Hall of Fame Inductees, and the PA Service Award recipients.
Inaugural Annual USATF Pacific Awards Banquet, February 1, 2020
On the Banquet’s Webpage, you will find photos and the event’s program that contains all the 2019 awardees for the different sports disciplines as well as the Tom Moore Award recipient, the Hall of Fame Inductees, and the PA Service Award recipients.
USATF Pacific Special Awards 2002 to 2018
![]() 2015 Pacific Association Tom Moore Awardees:
L to R: Awards Chair Leroy Milam; Awardees Deanne Vochatzer (who also accepted the posthumous award for Jon Vochatzer) and Jean Snuggs; PA President Dave Shrock (photo by Jim Hume) |
![]() 2016 Pacific Association Service Awardees:
L to R: Awards Chair Leroy Milam; Awardees Charlotte Sneed, Thomas Vincent, Jennifer Oliver, and Carl Bryant; PA President Dave Shrock; not present Phil Leake, Les Ong, Jeff Teeters (photo by Jim Hume) |
TOM MOORE AWARDEES (biography of Tom Moore)
- 2002 – Tom Moore
- 2003 – Dr. Harmon Brown; Herb Rodabaugh
- 2005 – Robert Bowman
- 2009 – Robert ‘Bob’ Rush: Description of Accomplishments
- 2010 – George Kleeman
- 2011 – Sean Laughlin: Description of Accomplishments
- 2014 – Sonny Maynard: Description of Accomplishments
- 2015 – Al Baeta, Bob Shor, Charlie Sheppard, Jerry Colman and Dave Rhody, Bert Bonanno; Photos and Accomplishments
- 2016 – Jean Snuggs, Deanne Vochatzer, Jon Vochatzer (Coach V) (posthumously); Photos and Accomplishments
- 2017 – Rob Dewar, Leroy Milam; Photos and Accomplishments
- 2018 – Drs. Leon Glover, Jr. and Sr. and Peter Nantell Photos and accomplishments
- 2021 – Scott Abbott, Shelli Fine photos and accomplishments
HALL OF FAME AWARDEES
Accomplishments of PA Hall of Fame Awardees: 2007 – 2015
- 2007 – George Kleeman; Lori Maynard; Sonny Maynard; Horace Crow; Tom Moore; Dr. Harmon Brown
- 2008 – Ed Miller (coach); Richard Connors
- 2009 – Robert ‘Pod’ Podkaminer
- 2011 – Don Bailes: Description of Accomplishments
- 2014 – Don Bowden, Irene Obera, Ed Burke, Ruth Anderson: Description of Accomplishments
- 2015 – Harry Marra, Rick Milam, Barbara Miller, John Powell, Suzy Powell-Roos, Mac (Maurice) Wilkins: Description of Accomplishments
- 2016 – Roxanne Anderson (Atkins) (posthumously), Delos L. Dotta (posthumously), Daniel D. Dotta (posthumously), Helen Klein, Shirley Matson, George Newlon (posthumously), Linda Somers Smith, Thomas Trimble (posthumously), Sal Vasquez, Harry Young (posthumously); Photos and Accomplishments
- 2017 – Stacy Dragila, Sister Marion Irvine, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, Joan (Coleman) Ottoway, Ian Reed, Charlie Sheppard, Bob Shor (posthumously); Photos and Accomplishments
- 2018 – Stephanie Brown-Trafton, Shirley Connors, Kathy Hammond, Jim Hume Photos and accomplishments
- 2019 – Bill Clark, Irene Herman, Mark Winitz
- 2021 – Augie Augabright, Brutus Hamilton, Payton Jordan, Brian Maxwell, Ed Parker, Will Stephens, Lloyde ‘Bud’ Winter, Stan Wright Accomplishments and photos
SERVICE AWARDEES
- 2003 – George Kleeman, Charlie Sheppard
- 2004 – Ron Daniels, John Mansoor
- 2005 – JoAnne Camargo, Irene Herman
- 2006 – Cynci Calvin, Robert ‘Bob’ Shor
- 2007 – Tyler Abbott, Robert ‘Pod’ Podkaminer
- 2008 – Mark Winitz, Maura Kent
- 2009 – No nominees
- 2010 – No nominees
- 2011 – Jack Leydig, Joy Upshaw, Lee Webb: Description of Accomplishments
- 2012 – Maria Costello, Dan Davidson, Ken Grace, Dick Iwamiya, Joe Keever, Art Klein, Becky Klein, Gary Wang, Phil Watkins: Descriptions of Accomplishments
- 2013 – No nominees
- 2014: John Murray and George Paddeck: Descriptions of Accomplishments
- 2015: Tom Bernhard, Hollis Lenderking, Joanne Camargo, Fred Baer, George Rehmet, Leroy Milam, Heike Mansoor; Photos and Accomplishments
- 2016 – Carl Bryant, Phil Leake, Jennifer Oliver, Les Ong, Charlotte Sneed, Jeff Teeters, Thomas Vincent: Photos and Description of Accomplishments
- 2017 – John Shirey; Photo and Accomplishments
- 2018 – Bill Bartel, Andy Crawford, J.R. Heberle, Clyde Lehman, John Lilygren, Angie Longworth, Margaret Sheehan
photos and description of accomplishments - 2021 – Rick Berman, Cris Houston, Jim Manha, Joe Nemeth accomplishments and photos
PA OFFICIALS AWARDEES
Click here for Annual PA Officials Awardees page
COACHES LEGACY AWARDEES
Click here for the Annual PA Coaches Legacy Awards page