U.S. SKI & SNOWBOARD AWARDS WORKING GROUP

Voting:

Chair: Bill Slattery, Buffalo Grove, IL

Eileen Carey, Colorado Springs, CO (Adaptive)

Karen Ghent, Edwards, CO (Alpine)

Rick Kapala, Hailey, ID (Cross Country)

Tom Kelly, Park City, UT (Vice Chair & Research specialist)

Martina Lussi, Lake Placid, NY (Jumping/Nordic Combined)

Dylan Omlin, Truckee, CA (Snowboarding)

Mike Page, Park City, UT (Freestyle)

Tom Yaps, New York, NY (Freeskiing)

Other Voting Representatives

Ellen Adams (U.S. Ski & Snowboard Clubs)

Gillian Bower (U.S. Ski & Snowboard High Performance)

John Jacobs, Queensbury, NY (Industry Representative)

Justin Koski, Ishpeming, MI (Hall of Fame)

Darryl Landstrom, Minneapolis, MN (At-Large)

Warner Nickerson, Germany (Athletes)

Laura Sullivan, Cummington, MA (At-large)

Non-voting:

TBD (Athletes Giving Back)

Chip Knight (Alpine)

Bryan Fish (Nordic)

Ashley Deibold (Snowboarding, Freestyle & Freeskiing)

Jeff Weinman (Multi-sport)

Adam St. Pierre (Cross-Country)

Erin McNeely (Snowboarding, Freestyle & Freeskiing)

AWARDS RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPORT COMMITTEES

1. Review all award criteria for errors or omissions.
2. Program managers review all automatic ‘event’ awards within the sport before spring sport committee meetings; submit names to be entered into the awards manual for the permanent record.
3. Review and update any other sport-specific awards.
4. There will be public nominations on discretionary awards within the sport, submitted to Tom Kelly using the link he will provide to membership.
5. Sport committees make nominations on all organizational discretionary awards (Gold and Silver and having reviewed the public input) and submit to Tom Kelly their nominations using the link he will provide.
6. In the case of new awards sport committees wish to enact, a proposal on the new award should be submitted to Tom Kelly for the U. S. Ski & Snowboard Awards Working Group for approval prior to any selection of candidates for that award.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Awards Working Group | Administrative Liaison/Vice Chair/Research Specialist:Tom Kelly | tom@tomkellycommunications.com

DISCRETIONARY AWARDS SELECTION PROCESS

1. All U.S. Ski & Snowboard awards are based on achievement and merit; there is no obligation to present awards each year or for a sport committee to submit a nomination.
2. Nominations from any individual, group or organization may be submitted through the U.S. Ski & Snowboard sport committees.
3. U.S. Ski & Snowboard sport committees review nominations and make a formal nomination by April 7.
4. Public nominations will be collated by the Awards Coordinator and provided to the members of the Awards Working Group; the sport committees will then make their selections for the discretionary awards.
5. The Awards Working Group will convene a conference call on April 14 to discuss the nominations after which an email ballot will be prepared and sent to all voting members of the Awards Working Group.
6. U.S. Ski & Snowboard sport committees will submit their sport specific nominations, if applicable, by April 14.
7. A list of the award recipients will be submitted to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard CEO/ President and Chairman on April 25.