Jan Elix Award (Competition)
About Jan Elix Award (Competition)
The Jan Elix Award is given in honor of Jan Elix, a dedicated woman that made an impact as an athlete, coach, ASUSA board member, mentor and long-standing member of the Junior Nationals Committee for decades before her passing.
The award recognizes a coach, organizer, official and/or classifier that display’s Jan’s core values and positive characteristics. Award recipients are announced annually at a Move United event.
Recipients must:
- Serve in an administrative role as a coach, official, organizer, or classifier.
- Have dedicated their time and effort to the expansion and growth of competitive sports for athletes with physical disabilities and/or visual impairments in their local communities and/or at a national level.
- Serve as a mentor to colleagues and/or athletes.
- Have a long-standing commitment to the vision and future of competitive sports for athletes with physical disabilities and/or visual impairments
Award Recipients
2025 Amie Day
2024 Gwena Herman
2023 Keri Serota
2022 Darlene Hunter
2021 Kelly Behlmann
2019 Teresa Skinner
2018 Tomie Zuchetto
2017 Kathe Hickey
2016 Charles Sheppard
2015 Denise Hutchins
2014 John Stephens
2013 Cindy Housner
2012 Gregg Baumgarten
2011 Pam Carey
2010 Arleen Sand
2009 Philip Galli & Jessica (Galli) Cloy
2008 Donald Chaffee & Dick Doucette
2007 Barry Ewing
2006 Ralph & Debra Armento
Nomination Criteria
Complete the Jan Elix Award Nomination Form and submit your nomination. Nominations will be accepted on a rolling basis. One award will be presented annually at a signature Move United event.
A selection committee will review all nominees and present their decision to the Move United Board of Directors for ratification. The award recipient and nominator will be notified prior to the award presentation. A grant of $1,000 will be awarded to the member organization affiliated with the person who nominated the award winner. For further questions, please contact sbutcher@moveunitedsport.org.
The recipient of the Jan Elix Award will receive:
- An invitation to attend a signature Move United event
- Round-trip airfare to the host city airport
- Ground transportation from and to the airport
- Two nights lodging at Host Hotel
- Two tickets to the banquet during which the award will be presented