US Chess Affairs / News for our Members Share Your US Chess Story
•How has chess changed your life?
• Describe your first experience or a memorable experience playing in a US Chess tournament.
Since US Chess became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we have been looking for oppor tu nities to share chess stories from our mem bers 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:
•Why are you a member of US Chess?
•Why do you support US Chess?
• What impact has US Chess had on your life?
• Do you have any suggestions for other chess players/US Chess members to contact regarding this project?
2015 US CHESS AWARD RECIPIENTS
CHESS CITY OF THE YEAR: Sunrise, Florida
CHESS CLUB OF THE YEAR: NorCal House of Chess (N-CA)
COLLEGE OF THE YEAR: Webster University (MO)
COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR: Website Advisory Committee
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: Al Lawrence (TX), Pal Benko (Hungary)
FRANK J. MARSHALL AWARD: Don Schultz (FL)
GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR: Sam Shankland (N-CA)
HONORARY CHESS MATE: Myron and Rachel Lieberman (AZ)
Call For Nominations
The US Chess Federation (US Chess) will hold an election in 2016 for two at-large positions on the US Chess executive board for a term of three years, expiring in 2019.
Any current US Chess member who is not a current US Chess employee or designated contractor (as defined in the US Chess 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 US Chess who are either
registered or eligible to register to vote, and by payment of a filing fee of $100 to the US Chess Federation.
The members signing the nomination petition must include at least fifteen (15) US Chess delegates representing at least five (5) states. The petition to nominate a candidate and the filing fee must be postmarked by Thursday, December 31, 2015. (Send petitions and the filing fee to: Cheryle Bruce, US Chess Federation, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557-3967.)
The nomination petitions must contain the dated signature, printed name, and US Chess ID number of each signer, and should contain the following text:
“We, the undersigned members of the US Chess Federation, nominate _(candidate name goes here)_ as a candidate for election to the US Chess executive board in the 2016 election. We also consent to having our names and US Chess ID numbers published as having signed this petition.”
A sample nomination form will be made available on the US Chess website.
Candidates must consent to be on the ballot, either by signing their own nomination petition or by separate notice to US Chess.
A voting member for this election is any current US Chess member (active as of May 4, 2016) whose membership expires on or after June 30, 2016, who will be age 16 or older by June 30, 2016, and who registers to vote by May 1, 2016.
Ballots will be distributed to voting members who are registered to vote as of May 1, 2016. Ballot distribution will occur around June 10th, and returned ballots will be counted in July. The terms will begin at the conclusion of the 2016 delegates’ meeting.
12 October 2015 | Chess Life
KOLTANOWSKI AWARDS: Gold: Frank Berry (OK) Silver: Amy Lee (BC)
MERITORIOUS SERVICES AWARD: Daniel Rensch (AZ), Robby Adamson (AZ), Enrique Huerta (AZ), Elizabeth Shaughnessy (N-CA)
ORGANIZER OF THE YEAR: Al and Janelle Losoff (NV)
OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: L. Gordon Brooks (S-CA), Robert Haines (NM), Jim Talmadge (AZ)
OUTSTANDING TEAM PERFORMANCE AWARD: Yasser Seirawan (Netherlands), Jennifer Shahade (PA), Maurice Ashley (NY)
SCHOLASTIC SERVICE AWARD: Individual: Roger Gotschall (IA) Organization: U.S. Chess Trust
SPECIAL SERVICES AWARD: David Grimaud (SC), Ron Kensek (NM), Steve Perea (NM), Barbara DeMaro (NY)
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Bill Goichberg (NY), Carol Jarecki (NY), Ira Lee Riddle (posthumously) (PA), Joe Lux (NJ)
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR: Mike Hoffpauir (VA)
U.S. CHESS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: Alexander Shabalov
OUTSTANDING PLAYER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Hikaru Nakamura (MO)
WOMAN CHESSPLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD: Irina Krush (NY)
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