Tester of the Year

United States Professional Tennis Association

2016Awards Program

2016George Bacso

Tester of the Year Award

  1. The awards period is from January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015
  2. Divisions are asked to nominate one person each year for this award. A division or a certified member may submit nominations. Self-nominations are acceptable. All information is held in strict confidence. Nominees must be USPTA-certified members (Master Pro, Elite Pro or Professional Level) in good standing. Only certified testers in good standing are eligible for the USPTA Tester of the Year award.
  3. A new application must be submitted for each year. Do not resubmit an old application with new pages inserted.
  4. Every question must be answered on the application. Write “not applicable” if the question does not apply. A color photograph and biographical information of the applicant is also required.
  1. Backup information must be in the order that it appears on the listing page.
  2. ALL applications can now be submitted as PDFs and submitted via email. The Awards Committee encourages applicants to submit their applications and all supporting materials via email, Dropbox ( Google Drive, or a similar electronic service.

7. The deadline for the USPTA World Headquarters to receive all 2016 award applications isFebruary 28, 2016. Having an application postmarked February 28 is not acceptable and those applications will not be considered by the Awards Committee. Applications submitted via email must be emailed by February 28, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. Central time. The entire application and ALL supporting materials must be received on or before the deadline date to be consideredby the Awards Committee. The Awards Committee will not accept applications received after the deadline. Only electronic applications will be accepted.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS TO:

8. The Awards Committee not only judges the award nominations, but also is available to answer

questions throughout the year. If you have any questions, please direct to Christiana Johns at

the USPTA World Headquarters at 800-877-8248 or 713-978-7782, ext. 114 or .

9. Some USPTA awards may or may not be given each year, at the committee’s discretion.

Recipients will be announced/recognized during the 2016 USPTA World Conference in Indian

Wells, CA. Award recipients are encouraged to attend the conference to receive their awards,

however, not all awards will be presented at the conference.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED IN

ADDITION TO ALL SUPPORTING MATERIAL.

2016 George BacsoTester of the Year Award

Name
USPTA No. / Member since / Division
Address
City / State / ZIP
Phone (H) / (W)
Email
Place(s) of employment / Job title(s)
1.No. of years as member
/
  1. No. of years as Elite Professional

  1. No. of years as tester
/
  1. No. of years as head tester

  1. No. of exams (not people tested) in which you participated during this award period (including those as head tester)

  1. No. of people tested during the award period

  1. No. of people you have trained to become testers
  2. Please list all service to other allied organizations, e.g., USRSA, ASBA, USTA, etc.

  1. Please list service to other industry partners, e.g., Prince, Nike/Fromuth, etc.

  1. Please list any other service to USPTA.
  2. Please list other USPTA functions you have attended during award period.
  3. Describe your efforts to educate and inform other testers in your division.

  1. Describe your efforts toward improving your division’s tester network.
  2. Please attach the names and contact information for at least three references.

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