EB06-075 – Board – The Board authorizes the following awards:
Award Recipient(s)
Chess City of the Year: Crossville, TN, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Chess Club of the Year: St. George, UT
Chess College of the Year: U of CT. School of Engineering, Texas Tech
Committee of the Year: International Affairs
Distinguished Service Award: Mike Nolan
Frank J. Marshall Ambassador: Shaun Alexander
Grandmaster of the Year: Ildar Ibragimov, Anna Zatonskih
Honorary Chess Mates: Jim Warren, Delores Wagner, Elizabeth Tanner
Gold Koltanowski Medal: America’s Foundation for chess (AF4C)
Meritorious Service: Jim Brotsos, Jon Haskel, Wilder Wadford, Jon & Barbara Fortune
Organizer of the Year: Cris Collinsworth Foundation
Outstanding Career Achievement: Gus Gosselin, Fred Goldhirsch/Doug Bellizzi, David McEnulty, JerryWeikel
Scholastic Service: Tim Redman
Special Services: Kim Cramer, John Donaldson, Mikhail Korenman, Greg Shahade
Tournament Director of the Year: Walter Brown
Special Friend of USCF: Phil Haley
How come no award for Susan who does the most for US chess? Are they serious?
Shaun Alexander! That’s so big for chess to have a football star like him as an ambassador!
I think Priest Holmes did a lot more for chess than Shaun Alexander.
How is it possible for Susan not to receive a single award for everything she has done for US Chess?
Just kidding, I am sure Susan doesn’t care about these awards, bigger ones await her.
Very happy for the great Gus Gosselin.
It is a big scandal. Susan should get AT LEAST HALF of the awards.
I agree and second that! Susan Polgar should have won awards for all she is doing for chess.
I’ve just gotten back into chess after a twenty year hiatus, and I must say it is apparent that susan is chess’ best ambassador. and anonymous is right: susan’s chess blog simply rrrocks!