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USCF Affairs / News for our Members Share Your Chess Story


Since the USCF became a 501(c)(3), we have been looking ahead to creating a new USCF fundraising brochure as well as thinking of other opportunities for sharing chess stories from our members showing how chess can be a positive influ - ence in people’s lives. We are cre at ing a “library” of these stories


to use for various fundraising purposes. If you would like to share your story, write to Joan DuBois at jdubois@uschess.org. Some examples of what we would like to hear include:


• How has chess changed your life?


• Describe your first experience or a memorable experience playing in a USCF chess tournament. • Why are you a member of the USCF? • Why do you support the USCF? • What impact has the USCF had on your life?


• Do you have any suggestions for other chess players/USCF members to contact regarding this project?


Call For Nominations


The U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) will hold an election in 2015 for two at-large positions on the USCF executive board for a term of three years, expiring in 2018.


Any current USCF member who is not a current USCF employee or designated contractor (as defined in the USCF bylaws) may be nominated for election to the executive board.


Nominations must be made by petition containing the signatures of fifty (50) or more members of the USCF who are either registered or eligible to register to vote, and by payment of a filing fee of $100 to the U.S. Chess Federation.


The members signing the nomination petition must include at least fifteen (15) USCF delegates representing at least five (5) states. The petition to nominate a candidate and the filing fee must be postmarked by Wednesday, December 31, 2014. (Send petitions and the filing fee to: Cheryle Bruce, U.S. Chess Federation, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557-3967.)


The nomination petitions must contain the dated signature, printed name, and USCF ID of each signer, and should contain the following text:


“We, the undersigned members of the U.S. Chess Federation, nominate _(candidate name goes here)_ as a candidate for election to the USCF executive board in the 2015 election. We also consent to having our names and USCF IDs published as having signed this petition.”


A sample nomination form will be made available on the USCF website.


Candidates must consent to be on the ballot, either by signing their own nomination petition or by separate notice to the USCF.


A voting member for this election is any current USCF member (active as of May 4, 2015) whose membership expires on or after June 30, 2015, who will be age 16 or older by June 30, 2015, and who registers to vote by May 1, 2015.


Ballots will be distributed to voting members who are registered to vote as of May 1, 2015. Ballot distribution will occur around June 10th, and returned ballots will be counted in July. The terms will begin at the conclusion of the 2015 Delegates’ Meeting.


2014 Award Recipients


CHESS CITY OF THE YEAR: Brownsville, TX


CHESS CLUB OF THE YEAR: Central Florida Chess Club


CHESS COLLEGE OF THE YEAR: Texas Tech University


COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR: Senior DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Jim Berry (OK)


FRANK J. MARSHALL AWARD: IM Greg Shahade (PA)


GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR: GM Alex Onischuk (TX)


HONORARY CHESS MATES: Joan Priest (KY)


KOLTANOWSKI MEDAL: Gold: Bill Goichberg and the Continental Chess Association


MERITORIOUS SERVICE: Justin Morrison (GA), Daniel Fuller (MS), Dr. Rose Marie Stutts (AL)


ORGANIZER OF THE YEAR: The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis


OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: Gary Kitts (MI), Harvey Lerman (FL)


OUTSTANDING TEAM PERFORMANCE AWARD: Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School (PA)


SCHOLASTIC SERVICE: Mitchell Denker (posthumously) (NC)


SPECIAL SERVICES: Alan Kaufman (MI)


TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Denis Barry (posthumously) (AZ) E. Steven Doyle (NJ) Thad Rogers (GA) Stephen Dillard (KY)


TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR: Bob Messenger (MA)


U.S. CHESS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: Abraham Kupchik, Jacqueline Piatigorsky


SPECIAL FRIEND OF USCF: Harris Rosen (FL)


OUTSTANDING PLAYER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Awonder Liang (WI)


WOMAN CHESSPLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD: Tatev Abrahamyan (CA)


16 October 2014 | Chess Life


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