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AWARDS SUB-COMMITTEE
To join the Sub-Committee, please email a Committee Co-Chair.
If you are interested in the activities of this Sub-Committee we encourage you to e-mail the Co-Chairs directly, or visit the web sites of any of the Federation's Assembly Organizations.
The Tom Waddell Award for Outstanding Games Participation is given to an individual who has demonstrated a
history of outstanding participation, determined by his or her history of service in the arts, athletics, or volunteerism.
This award focuses attention on the single most important aspect of the Gay Games, that of participation.
The Tom Waddell Award will continue to be preserved as a perpetual tribute to a deserving Gay Games individual.
At Gay Games III, in Vancouver, Canada, in 1990, the award was first presented. The 1990 recipient was Paul Mart.
At Gay Games IV, in New York City, in 1994, the award was presented to Rikki Streicher.
The third presentation of the Tom Waddell Award for Outstanding Games Participation was made at the
Gay Games V Closing Ceremony in Amsterdam, 8 August 1998. The award was presented to Ruth Gursky,
Co-President of Team New York.
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1990
Barth Hopple
Paul Mart
Brent Nicholson Earle
Rikki Streicher
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1994
Deirdre Paul
Rikki Streicher
Robert Weaver
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1998
Ruth Gursky
Rick Peterson
Dave Studach
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2002
Male:
Stuart Borrie
Gene Dermody
Derek Liecty
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter
Female:
Susan Kennedy
Gert McMullin
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The criteria for nomination and selection for the award are as follows:
1.A person who inspires great pride through qualities of leadership and excellence in the field of sports, culture,
and/or volunteerism.
2.A person who participates at his or her personal best and sets a landmark of inspiration for others.
3.A person whose energies are devoted to the success of the Gay Games without seeking vain glory.
4.A person who embodies the standards of commitment, selflessness, and love of humanity, as set by the late
Dr. Tom Waddell.
All who are involved with the Federation of Gay Games, and the individual Gay Games, and the teams and organizations
who are active in these games are invited to nominate candidates for this award. Nominations for the award
should include a biography or other relevant information concerning the individual nominee.
The written nomination should include the candidate's history of service in the arts, athletics, or
volunteerism since inception of the Gay Games and as it pertains to the Gay Games.
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