Awards: HORSE PERSON OF THE YEAR & LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Sept 14th Deadline
Applications to nominate a person for:
Applications to nominate a person for:
CLICK HERE: Horseperson of the Year Award
CLICK HERE: Lifetime Achievement Award
HORSE PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD:
1990 John E. Lowe, D.V.M.
1991 Joseph Vanorio
1992 Robert Nichols, D.V.M.
1993 Drusilla Malavase
1994 Sen. Joseph Holland
1995 Betsy Jensen
1996 Donald and Margaret Fox
1997 Daryel Jensen
1998 Diane Jones
1999 Susan Knauer
2000 Marguerite Illing
2001 George King
2002 Debbie Morano
2003 The Brookfield Pleasure Trail Ride Group: Susan & Jim Knauer, Carolyn Moore, Paula Leonard
2004 Anne Filley
2005 Dr. Terry H. Martin Cattaraugus County Planning Director
2006 Donna Phillipone
2007 Sara Chevako
2008 Leah Leising
2009 Colleen Segarra
2010 Shannon Budnik
2011 Mary Szarek
2012 Sharon & Gary Slate
2013 Alison Clarke
2014 Alison Clarke
2015 Veronica Weber & Ainsley Smith
2016 Lori Northrup
2017 Tina Wolcott
2018 Jeannette Dietrich
2019 Brad Zehr
NYSHC LIFE TIME AWARDS
APPRECIATION OF SERVICE:
1977 Senator Edwyn A. Mason
1978 Richard Crissey DVM
1990 Janet MacCallum, John Baruc, Mary Lou Olszewski
1992 Liz Bartholomew, For dedication to educational legislative efforts in Albany
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Past Recipients of the "Linda Connors Lifetime Achievement Award":
1994 Glen Bacon, For decades of work on the Brookfield Trail System and the NYSHC
1996 John Baruc and Bob Geitter
1997 Janet Mac Callum, For dedication to the Pleasure Driving Class at NY State Fair
Nancy Hart, For dedication to the Competitive Trail Clinic and the NY 100
1998 Naomi Blumenthal, NY State Fair Horse Show Manager
1999 Don Fox, for dedication to the Brookfield NYSHC trail events and the NYSHC
2000 Joe Heath, for dedication to managing the annual NYSHC Fall Pleasure Trail Ride
2001 Dru Malavase for decades of dedication to helmet safety and the helmet legislation
2002 Daryel Jensen, For decades of dedication to the NYSHC and NY trail systems
2003 Diane Jones, for efforts to energize the NYSHC and acquiring grants for NY state equine efforts.
2004
Marguerite Illing, For decades of dedication to the NYSHC, fudiciary
treasury procedures, MHM point record management and NYSHC Newsletter
editor.
2005 Mary Ann Byers, For decades of dedication to the NYSHC
2006 Jinni Mazza, For decades of dedication to the Therapeutic Riding Program at the local, state and national level.
2007 Betsey Jensen, For decades of dedication to the NYSHC and NY trail systems
2008
Linda Connors, For decades of dedication to the NYSHC and to the Horse
and especially the Quarter Horse Industry in the state.
2009 Robert "Bob" Pfohl, For decades of dedication to the Trails and Horse Industry in the state.
2010 Cherryl Mitchell
2011 Carol Schmelz
2012 George King (President Emeritus)
2013 Jim & Leah Leising
2014 Sara Chevako
2015 Marsha Himler
2016 Jo-Anne Young
2017 Barb Cunningham
2018 Peter Tarnawskyj
2019 Gary & Sharon Slate