Volunteer Exceptional Service Award (VESA)
PRESENTED DURING
The USTA Annual Meeting & Conference
HISTORY
This award, proposed by the USTA Awards Committee and approved by the Board of Directors in 2014, recognizes national committee members who have made exceptional contributions above and beyond expected committee work.
ELIGIBILITY
Any current USTA National Committee member who has served for:
- Up to ten years of service
- Ten or more years of service.
Nominees not previously chosen may be resubmitted.
CRITERIA
Nominees must be current National Volunteers.
Nominees may be individuals who have served for an extended period in a key volunteer role, or those who have made a significant contribution by leading a specific and important project, or those who have served in multiple roles with great distinction.
Nominations may be made only by current USTA Council Chairs. Each nominator may make a maximum of one nomination.
SELECTION PROCESS
Candidates shall be nominated by Committee Chairs. Each nominator may make only one nomination for each VESA category.
TIMETABLE
Follows the Spring Awards Timetable. See Awards homepage for standard timelines.
CONTACT
Christine Castro, Staff Member, USTA Awards Committee
PAST WINNERS
YEAR RECIPIENT
2016 Charlotte Johnson1, Jeff Baill2
2017 Allen Kiel1, Richard Chang2
2018 Steve Gerdes1, Roshan Rajkumar2
2019 Bob Ingersole1, Carlos Cruz-Aedo2
1 10+ years of service
2 Up to 10 years of service
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