W. T. Caswell Lifetime Service Award

• Cannot be nominated by a family member. 
• Must reside within the boundaries of USTA Texas.
• Must have a current USTA individual membership. 
• Must have volunteered within the USTA framework for a minimum of 10 years.
• Must have volunteered with USTA Texas during the current or previous calendar year.
• Actively involved with their local tennis community, USTA Texas, and other community service or recreational organizations. 

2025

• Nomination Period: November 1-22, 2024
• Notification Period: December 16-20 2024
• Awards Luncheon: February 8, 2025

Nominations open annually on the first day of November and close the Friday before Thanksgiving. Selection Committees review nominations and select winners during the first two weeks of December. Submitters are notified about the status of their nomination and winners are contacted the third week of December. Winners are honored and awards are presented at the USTA Texas Awards Luncheon the second Saturday in February.

2024 Dr. Alfredo Trevino, Jr., Laredo*

2023 Fernando Velasco, Pflugerville

2022 Robert Rubel, Dallas

2020 Dennis McWilliams, Lakeway

2019 Dan Barta, Grapevine

2018 Roger Ojeda, San Antonio

2017 Frank Kelly, Austin

         Peter Farrell, Houston

2016 Ona Lee Johnson, Amarillo

2015 Emily Schaefer, Houston

2014 Rick Meyers, Abilene

2013 Laura Worsham, Dallas

2012 Randy Ortwein, Magnolia

2011 Ron Woods, Corpus Christi

2010 Ron Wesbrooks, Beaumont

2009 Ben Eshleman, Corpus Christi

2008 Jane Morrill, Dallas

2007 Joyce Dreslin, Arlington

2006 Nan Burnam, Abilene

2005 Carol Welder, Austin

2004 Sharon Bennett, Lubbock

2003 Rod Hotz, Houston

2002 Lee Hamilton, Dallas

2001 Roger Ojeda, San Antonio

2000 Chuck Sanchelli, Stafford

1999 Leroy Nelson, Houston

1998 Gladys Barley, Wichita Falls

1997 John Braubach, San Antonio

1996 Dean Webster, Corpus Christi

1995 Joe Magliolo, Houston

1994 E. L. Mountjoy, Dallas

1993 Jim Chaffin, Dallas

1992 Edward C. Olsen, Fort Worth

1991 William R. Owen, Houston

1990 Ellen Leone, San Antonio

1989 Robert Moehler, Dallas

1988 Nancy Alfano, San Antonio

1987 Barbara Smith, Austin

1986 Art Foust, Dallas

1985 Murray Coulter, Lubbock

1984 Harriett Hulbert, Houston

1983 JoAnn Padgett, Houston/Austin

1982 Yvonne Garton, Midland

1981 Charlie & Emadele McCleary, Waco

1980 Ed Chew, Austin

1979 H. M. Irvin, Jr., Houston

1978 Bayard Friedman, Fort Worth

1977 John Zimmerman, Corpus Christi
1976 Ben T. Ball, Dallas

1975 Bernard T. Fein, San Antonio

1974 Not Awarded

1973 Ron Fisher, Houston

1972 Lloyd Sessions, Corpus Christi

1971 John R. McFarlin, San Antonio

1970 Nancy Jeffett, Dallas

1969 Dr. W. L. Powers, Wichita Falls

1968 Henry Latimer Jordan,

1967 Robert E. Hardwicke, Jr., Fort Worth

1966 Travis Smith, Sr., Wharton

1965 Harold Green, Austin

1964 Jack Turpin, Dallas

1963 Mrs. K. L. Wickett, Fort Worth

1962 S. R. Burman, Dallas

*Awarded posthumously