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
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