H. WILLARD DAVIS SERVICE AWARD
In January of 1986, SAYRA established an award to honor individuals who over the years make significant and outstanding contributions in service to the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association. This award was named for and dedicated to Dr. H. Willard Davis, who for many years was Executive Secretary and Treasurer of SAYRA, representing SAYRA on the YRA Council of the United States Yacht Racing Union, was the Regional Administrative Judge for US SAILING, and is an International Judge Emeritus for US SAILING. He set a shining example of service for all who knew him and followed in his footsteps. Willard Davis brought honor to SAYRA through his judging major regattas throughout the United States; and he has earned the respect and admiration of his peers in the international judging community for his superior knowledge of the racing rules and his calm, compassionate demeanor as he performed his duty as he saw fit.
This award is a fitting tribute to Willard Davis and serves as appropriate recognition and thanks from SAYRA to those individuals who over the years give of themselves in service to the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association and their fellow yachtsman.
The committee to select the award winner consists of the last five recipients of the award and the commodore and the immediate past two commodores. The chair of the selection committee is the next to the last recipient. The award does not have to be given every year. When the award is given, it will be presented at the Annual General Meeting of SAYRA.
Recipients of the H. WILLARD DAVIS SERVICE AWARD are:
1986 H. Willard Davis
1987 Staton J. Peele, Jr.
1988 John A. S. (Jack) Brown
1989 Dr. Hallam Walker
1990 William J. F. Doscher
1991 Donald J. Sweet
1992 Arthur E. Menke and Ruth Creighton
1993 Mason R. Chrisman
1994 Ann Boyd Farmelo
1995 John W. "Bud" Sweet
1996 Joseph M. James
1997 John Baker
1998 Harry Jones
1999 John H. Lee, Jr.
2000 Robert K. Creighton, Jr.
2001 Russ Burleson
2002 William B. Ross
2003 Arland Whitesides
2004 Carla Lewis Moore
2005 Sarah Ashton
2006 Bob Bowden
2007 Dick McGillivray
2008 Linda Bowden
2009 John Slater
2010 JC Moore
2011 Carrie Rohde
2012 Hank Goodman
2013 Ryan Hamm
2014 Burton and Judy Howell
2015 Martine Zurinskas
2016 Robert and Jane Key
2017 Treez Decker
2018 JD Rosser
2019 Ken Gorni - Lake Norman YC
2020 Dan Machowski - JIYC
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