John T. McGovern Award

PRESENTED AT

USTA Officiating Appreciation Week in November

ELIGIBILITY

USTA-certified chair or line umpire with at least 10 years of service. No recipient is eligible for a second award.

CRITERIA

Outstanding contribution to tennis officiating.

SELECTION PROCESS

Nominations are made to the secretary of the John T. McGovern Umpires Award Committee, which is comprised of past award recipients. Vote is conducted by ballot and submitted by email to the Chair and Secretary annually.

TIMETABLE

July 15: Initial nomination deadline

CONTACT

USTA Officiating Department
10000 USTA Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827
Click here to email

HISTORY & YEARBOOK DESCRIPTION

In 1949 John T. (Terry) McGovern presented a beautiful gold-plated trophy for an annual award to that umpire or linesman who contributed most to the cause of tennis officiating during the previous year. In addition to the perpetual trophy, McGovern contributed gold-plated medalettes to be given annually for the permanent possession of the recipient, as well as silver-plated medalettes to be given on a similar basis to a junior official. McGovern was a well-known leader in amateur sports. He was for many years legal advisor to the United States Olympic Committee, a former president of the Cornell University Alumni Association, and president of the Sandlot Baseball Association. Almost from the inception of the USTA Umpire Association, he was a devoted tennis linesman. The Committee of Award consists of all previous recipients of the award.

YEAR RECIPIENT

1949 Donald M. Dickson

1950 Craufurd Kent

1951 Harold A. Lebair

1952 David S. Niles

1953 Louis W. Shaw

1954 Frank J. Tybeskey

1955 Hubert J. Quinn

1956 H. LeVan Richards

1957 Winslow (Mike) Blanchard

1958 Edward Mellor

1959 Harold E. Ammerman

1960 J. Clarence Davies, Jr.

1961 Herbert J. Lewis

1962 Frank Dowling

1963 John G. Kroel

1964 William Macassin

1965 Ernest J. Oberlaender, Jr.

1966 John B. Stahr

1967 S.R. Bumann

1968 John B. Coman

1969 Frank Hammond

1970 E. Brooks Keffer

1971 Titus Sparrow

1972 Col. Richmond Skinner

1973 Sydow Nieman

1974 Douglas B. Stewart

1975 Florence Blanchard

1976 Sam Cox

1977 Bill Ackerman

1978 Harry Maiden

1979 J. Roy Dance

1980 John H. Sternbach

1981 William S. Bigelow

1982 George Duganne

1983 Anita Shukow

1984 Col. Nicholas E. Powel

1985 Dr. Charles F. Beck

1986 Norris Bond

1987 Joseph Beerman

1988 Judy Popkin

1989 Jay Snyder

1990 Zeno Pfau

1991 Richard Kaufman

1992 Peter Kasavage

1993 Fran McDowell

1994 Joan Vormbaum

1995 Phyllis “Woodie” Sublett-Walker

1996 Al Penelton

1997 Steve Ullrich

1998 Bill Barber

1999 Bob Cranor

2000 John Bramlett

2001 Jim Zimmerman

2002 John Wong

2003 Joan "Bunny" Williams

2004 Jerry Moore

2005 Norman Chryst

2006 Shirley Damiano

2007 Missy Malool

2008 David Littlefield

2009 Lois Huggins

2010 Keith Crossland

2011 Ernie Mosby

2012 Jason "Jake" Garner

2013 Jane Goodman

2014 Billie Lipp

2015 Donovan Kent

2016 Jamey Davis

2017 Ali Nili

2018 Ken Austin

2019 Dessie Samuels

2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19

2021 Berverly 'Kris' Jaeger-Helton

2022 Greg Allensworth

2023 Brian Earley

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