Jim Winthers Volunteer Award (Recreation)
About Jim Winthers Volunteer Award (Recreation)
The Jim Winthers Volunteer Award recognizes life-time contributions and significant achievements in furthering recreational adaptive sports. Nominees for this award must have contributed a minimum of 10 years of volunteer service to Move United or one of its member organizations.
The Jim Winthers Volunteer Award is named in honor of Jim Winthers, a WWII veteran who was a member of the U.S. 10th Mountain Division- the Skiing 10th- an elite group specifically trained for alpine warfare. He eventually became a pioneer in teaching adaptive skiing, beginning with two friends who became amputees in the war; he taught them to ski on one leg using techniques he saw in Europe. Jim Winthers, with the support of other veterans, was one of the early founders of a predecessor organization to Move United in 1967.
Award Winners
2023 Ann E. Dolloff
2022 Phil Galli
2019 Susan Hodder
2018 Mark Kulzer
2017 Steve Goodwin
2016 Earl Johnson
2015 Tony Santilli
2014 Tom Trevithick
2013 Liz Craveiro
2012 Al Kaye
2011 Mike “Milty” Miltner
2010 Michael Zuckerman
2009 Bill Bowness
2008 Dr. Bob Harney
2007 Bart Dekker
2006 Bill Demby
2005 John and Cathy Sarubbi
2003 Susan Michalski
2002 Bob Guerrero
2001 Sandy Trombetta
1999 Gwen Allard
1997 Mike Hulett
1996 James Voltz
1995 James Thweat
1994 Doug Sato
1993 Hal O’Leary
1992 Jan Morrissey
1991 Rod Hernley
1990 Fred Tassone
1989 United Airlines Volunteers
1988 Ed Lucks
1987 Mary and Earl Plummer
1986 Dr. Duane Messner
Nomination Criteria
Complete the Jim Winthers Volunteer Award Nomination Form and submit your nomination. Nominations will be accepted on a rolling basis. One award will be presented annually the Move United Leadership Conference.
A selection committee will review all nominees. The award recipient and nominator will be notified prior to the award presentation at the Move United Leadership Conference. 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 Jim Winthers Volunteer Award will receive:
- An invitation to attend the Move United Leadership Conference
- Round-trip airfare to the host city airport
- Ground transportation from and to the airport
- Two nights lodging at the host city
- Complimentary registration for the conference
- Two tickets to the event during which the award will be presented