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AMA MVP Award
The AMA MVP Award was created in August 1993. "MVP" stands for most valued persons, people, places, publications, programs and patrons. The award is intended to express encouragement and gratitude to entities that deserve recognition, but are not, in the opinion of the Trustees, eligible for the Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award.
Suggestions for recipients of this award may be submitted by an member of the Association. It is bestowed from time to time by a committee of the AMA Board of Directors and does not require consideration by or a vote of the full Board.
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Dunes National Recreation Area, Oregon - for building a 3,500-square-foot, $280,000 rescue station to speed up emergency medical care at this popular OHV site.
Marin County Motorcycle Association - for its voluntary contributions to maintaining the White Hill Trail
Joe Stigliano - for coming to the aid of a fellow motorcyclist
Al Fitch - for his tireless volunteer efforts on behalf of motorcyclists
Dirt Diggers North Motorcycle Club - for their efforts on behalf of an injured motocross rider
Robert Goldman - for coming to the aid of a fellow motorcyclist
Ed Bushnell - for his years of service to the motorcycling community
Trooper M.E. Uran, Ohio State Highway Patrol - for his professional and compassionate conduct
Don Riggle - for his contributions to off-highway riding in Colorado
Greg Austin - for his contributions to off-highway riding in Colorado
Jeremy Brandwein - for testifying before the CPSC
Harold Silbaugh - for testifying before the CPSC
Mass. Sen. Bruce Tarr - for his active role in making "Nelly's Bill" a reality
Mass. Rep. Brad Hill - for his active role in making "Nelly's Bill" a reality
Nelson Benton - for his active role in making "Nelly's Bill" a reality
John Macone - for his active role in making "Nelly's Bill" a reality
David Joiner - for his active role in making "Nelly's Bill" a reality
John Laidler - for his active role in making "Nelly's Bill" a reality
Rob Marino - for his active role in making "Nelly's Bill" a reality
Mike Brophy - for his active role in making "Nelly's Bill" a reality
Doug Meehan - for his active role in making "Nelly's Bill" a reality
2004 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Robert Whiting – Aided in the apprehension of a driver involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed a motorcyclist
Robin Hartfiel – editor of Motorcycle Product News
Grand Forks (ND) Harley Owners Group – for its efforts in the search for missing University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin
Diana Marafioti – for more than 20 years of commitment to rider education
Joseph M. Proia – his rider-education classes have trained and graduated over 30,000 motorcyclists.
Ken Drum - for his invaluable assistance to the "Justice for All" crew at Sturgis 2004
Melinda Ansel – for her many years of help at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.
March of Dimes – for providing AMA-sanctioned charitable opportunities for motorcyclists since 1994.
Walker Powell – for his above-the-call-of-duty assistance at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.
Kenneth M. Heuser - for using his motorcycle to promote voter-registration in California.
Steve Sebestyn - for his work as Massachusetts Deputy Registrar on behalf of the state's motorcyclists.
Peter Giammalvo - for his work to revitalize dirt-track racing in New England.
Sean Linder & Matthew Newcomb - for chasing down an SUV driver who hit a motorcyclist and ran.
Owen H. Johnson - New York State Senator, sponsorship and support of rider education legislation
Ronald J. Canestrari - New York State Assemblyman, continued support of rider safety
Sylvia Henderson - Motorcyclist/motivational speaker
James R. Healey - author of an article featuring the Ford F-150 SuperCrew H/D pick-up truck
Jayne Clark - author of interview with Christopher Baker, a motorcyclist who toured Cuba and wrote a book about it
Emily Stonington - Montana State Senator/motorcyclist
James Easter - retiring U.S. World Speedway Team Manager
Jerry Galvin - for the article "Motorcycles — or Cheese Sandwiches?" published in the Cincinnati Post.
Diners Club International - "Travel in Good Company" advertisement
Best Western - advertisement
Palm, Inc. - advertisement
Target Corporation - recent television and magazine advertisements
Modern Maturity, AARP, for publishing an interview with Ted Koppel
U.S. News & World Report - "Forever Young"
National Geographic Traveler - "Halls of Fame" article published in May/June 2001 mentioning the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum
Baseball Weekly - Ken Griffey, Jr. speaks out about baseball and motocross
NOHVCC - 10th anniversary
Bill Roe - AMA Charter Life member who pitched a story idea to the Binghamton, N.Y., Press & Sun-Bulletin: "Easy riders" (Sept. 2000)
Brian Neale - Journalist, for a series of motorcycle-related articles in the Chicago Tribune (2000)
Mike Salisbury - Journalist, for a story in Forbes magazine on motorcycle off-road adventure: "Inca Roads" (Summer 2000)
Robin Mayes - Journalist, for a story in Business First on a motorcycle businessman: "Have tools, will travel," Columbus, Ohio (June 30, 2000)
Aaron P. Frank - Journalist, for a story "Fuel Cafe" in Motorcycle Product News (Sept. 2000)
Wayne Hanson - Editor, for an editorial in Government Technology: "Fact finding road trip" (Aug. 2000)
Jim Sulski - Journalist, for a story in the Chicago Tribune on the AMA and off-road/government relations (July 23, 2000)
Rob McCurdy - Journalist, for a story in the News Journal in Mansfield, Ohio on AMA Superbike Races - News Journal in Mansfield, Ohio (July 2000)
William S. Mathewson, 30 years of dedication to the promotion of trials
Tom Barlow, AMA staff (women's conference facilitator)
Kim Barlag, AMA staff (women's conference P.R.)
Owen Edwards, author of "Speed Reading, " published in April 3 Forbes ASAP
Kenneth H. Jackson
Joseph S. Krawtschenko, C.R.A.V.E, Trenton, NJ
Dawn MacMinn, AMA staff
John F. Murphy, Jr., resigning publisher of Dealernews
Erik Nottleson
Bob Reinert, Boston Globe writer of "Nowhere to Go But Up"
Ron Williams, AMA staff
American Trials Association, 50th anniversary of Alligator Enduro
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks, radio/website
Nokia Americas, mobile phone T.V. advertisement
Whitehall-Robins, Centrum Performance T.V. advertisement
Mad Dog Ranch Fountain Café, owned by Pam (Joe) Cocker, Crawford, CO
Kelly's Roadhouse Grill, Evanston, Wyoming - featured in the Jan. 2001 issue of Motorcyclist magazine
The Union-News - Springfield, Mass., for two stories on the re-birth of Indian motorcycles (Oct. 15, 2000)
The Columbus Dispatch and reporter John McNeely - Columbus, Ohio, for a story on Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum: "Training wheels" (May 31, 2000)
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls, Mont., for an editorial: "Motorcycle dealership ‘outstanding'" (Sept. 19, 2000)
The News Journal - Daytona Beach, Fla., for a story on U.S. Senate candidate Willie Logan and his motorcycle: "Senate hopeful rides into B-CC" (June 2, 2000)
The Journal News - White Plains, N.Y., for a series on motorcycles (July, August 2000)
Press & Sun Bulletin - Binghamton, N.Y., for a story on AMA Charter Life member Bill Roe and his wife: "Easy riders" (Sept. 2000)
The Boston Globe New Hampshire Weekly, published "Nowhere to Go But Up," featuring a hillclimb family.
Bond Magazine, Nov/Dec 1999 issue with article "One Size Does Not Fit All"
Forbes ASAP, "Speed Reading," April 3 issue
Montana Dept. Of Agriculture, 2000 calendar (June)
Montana Weed Control Assn., 2000 calendar (June)
Outdoor Life Network - For their "To the Edge" program featuring responsible dirt bike riding
C.R.A.V.E. (Cops Racing Against Violence through Education) of New Jersey
Voni Glaves, motorcyclist, Lawrence, KS
Heather Hollingsworth, writer, Topeka Capital Journal, Topeka, KS
Bill Turkus, District 2, Motorcycle Paramedics Program
Dave Boydstun, vintage bike racer, owner Arizona MC Salvage, Tempe, AZ
Mark Armijo, writer, The Arizona Republic
Alan G. Artner, writer art critic, Chicago Tribune
Biker Billy Hufnagle, motorcyclist chef
Ramona Ehnes, off-road rider, Great Falls, MT
Christie Appelhanz, writer, The Capital Journal, Topeka, KS
Elaine Stuart, writer, State Government News, Lexington, KY
Rick Tonyan, writer, Halifax Magazine, Daytona Beach, FL
Dr. John R. McCormick, motorcyclist, Deland, FL
Tom Collins, writer, News Tribune, Princeton, IL
Michael Wallis, writer, Oklahoma Today, Oklahoma City, OK
Tom Luker, photographer, Oklahoma Today, Oklahoma City, OK
Pat Rafferty, organizer, 2nd Annual Stock & Custom Bike Show, Chicago, IL
Lawrence Schwartz, Scotia, NY
Mike Embry, Atlanta, GA (developer)
Eric Lundquist, AMA staff
Schaad Family, 50th Anniversary of AMA event on their property, Wilseyville, CA
W. Atlee Burpee Company, Warminster, PA
Cross Access, Santa Clara, CA
AMCORE Bank, Rockford, IL
Gene & Luci Davis, New Hampton, IA
Naviant, Newtown Square, PA
Women in the Wind, Long Island Chapter, Bethpage, NY
Sirens Motorcycle Club of NYC, New York, NY
Chai Riders Motorcycle Club, New York, NY
Topeka Harley-Davidson, Topeka, KS
Paris Beacon New, Paris, IL
Psychology Today, Jan/Feb 1999 coverage of "The Art of the Motorcycle"
Internetworking, Rochester, NH
State Government News, Lexington, KY
Halifax Magazine, Daytona Beach, FL
News Tribune, Princeton, IL
Oklahoma Today, Oklahoma City, OK
Working Woman Magazine, New York, NY
The Navigator, in-room magazine of the Holiday Inn Express, Atlanta, GA
The Denver Post, Denver, CO
Russell Martin Carpet & Rugs, Mrs. Rae Martin, owner, Naperville, IL
‘Biker Billy' Pepper, named by Burpee Seed Company
Patty Mills, Topeka, KS
Becki Cato (writer, Muskogee Daily Phoenix)
Doug Bingham (owner, Side Strider Sidecars, Van Nuys, CA)
Leo F. Mullin (president, Delta Airlines, Inc.)
Indian Jeff McGeary (rider in Going Places-Biking the Black Hills video, Seattle, WA)
Tom Samuelson (rider in Going Places-Biking the Black Hills video, Seattle, WA)
Julio & Allie Shields (rider in Going Places-Biking the Black Hills video, Portland, OR)
Gary Swenson (rider in Going Places-Biking the Black Hills video, Minneapolis, MN)
Mary Barrus (rider in Going Places-Biking the Black Hills video, Minneapolis, MN)
Paul Lydon (rider in Going Places-Biking the Black Hills video, Minneapolis, MN)
Julie Lichtie (rider in Going Places-Biking the Black Hills video, Minneapolis, MN)
John Lewis (rider in Going Places-Biking the Black Hills video, Minneapolis, MN)
Alainna K. Swenson (Going Place-Biking the Black Hills video, Minneapolis, MN)
Dawn Gilbertson (writer, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
Tom VanWeelden (ceo, Allied Waste Industries, Scottsdale, AZ)
Dave Bowman (Small Displacement Motorsports, Clarkston, MI)
Patrick Regan (District 34, NY)
Elita Regan (District 34, NY)
Thomas Perretta (District 34, NY)
Bridget Doyle (District 34, NY)
Yonkers Motorcycle Club (District 34, NY)
Charles Yohe (District 34, NY)
Joe McMichael (District 34, NY)
Carrie Koop (writer, Sonoran News, Cave Creek, AZ)
Rocky Colasacco (motorcross rider, Carefree, AZ)
Beverly Buchholtz (writer, The Elburn Herald, Elburn, IL)
Al Bergquist (motorcyclist, Elburn, IL)
Clare Mead Rosen (writer, Fidelity Focus, Boston, MA)
Gary Dell
Tim Johnson
John Johnson, President
William C. Lucas II, Vice President
Eugene E. Grace, Secretary
Shirley Prater, Member
John Gleason, Member
Bob Myers, Member
Raynetta Speed, Member
Don Sain, Ex Officio Member
Galen Jamison, Ex Officio Member
Ken Hardin, Ex Officio Member
James L. Bassett, Director
Gasper Tramua, District 34
Keith Kanning, District 34
Thomas Doyle, District 34
Paul McDonald, District 34
Bill Nicolle, District 34
Mark Burnette, District 34
Susan Clark, KBLL, Helena, MT
Marco R. Della Cava, USA Today
Julia Szabo, writer, Hilton Guest, Addison, TX
Marianne Taylor, motorcycle mechanic, McKeesport, PA
Bob Batz Jr., writer, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA
James W. Carroll, World War II motorcycle hero, Alabama
Sandra Silfven, writer, The Detroit News, Detroit, MI
Katie Campbell, motocross racer, Sanford, MI
Barb Larkin, Vice-President, First National Bank, Fort Collins, CO
Governor Tommy G. Thompson, Wisconsin
McLaughlan, Bruce, writer, Bench Racing, The Detroit News, Detroit, MI
Chesson, Dave, writer, Record-Journal, Ferndale, WA
Pazaski, Fred, long time motorcyclist and AMA member #33
Fine, Mary Jane, writer, The Record, Hackensack, NJ
Giordani, Monsignor Mark, motorcyclist, Paterson, NJ
Wilstach, Nancy, writer, The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL
Allred, Rhonda, motorcyclist, Brownsboro, AL
Allred, Rob, motorcyclist, Brownsboro, AL
Zibell, Jeanne, motorcyclist, Huntsville, AL
Zibell, John, motorcyclist, Huntsville, AL
Neville Goss, MBE, twenty-nine year member FIM
Howard Segermark, AMPAC member since 1985, AMA Life Member
David Y. Denholm, AMPAC member since 1988, AMA Life Member
B. Garfield Haynes, AMPAC member since 4/98, AMA Life Member
Mike Pramik, writer, The Columbus Dispatch
Jeff Maverick Arend, writer, Columbus Federal Voice
Marcia Schonberg, writer, Country Living
Robert La Plante, writer, Mens Journal
Rob Rasor, Vice-President Government Relations, AMA
Bill Dutcher, Americade founder, speaker 1998 Congress
Peter Plagens, writer, Newsweek
InFocus Systems, Inc. (ad, Welsonville, OR)
Dean Health System, Inc. (ad, Madison, WI)
Reliance Federal Savings Bank (ad, Garden City, NY)
Marine Corps League (Toys for Tots, Lake Havasu City, AZ)
River Riders Motorcycle Club (Toys for Tots, Lake Havasu City, AZ)
Ben & Ann Tuggle (motorcyclists, Muskogee, OK)
Russell Stover Candies, Inc. (candy tin, Kansas City, MO)
New York Stock Exchange (ad, New York, NY)
Illinois Adventure (PBS segment featuring Wheels Through Time Museum, Peoria, IL
Pilatus Business Aircraft (magazine ad featuring motorcycles, Broomfield, CO)
HEARx, Manchester, CT
Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission, Michigan
The 67th New York First Long Island Volunteers Company K
The 67th New York First Long Island Volunteers Company A
American Vets Post #18, Islip, NY
USWeb, Santa Clara, CA
Little Sturgis Rally, Sturgis, KY, top fund raiser for 1997
American Diabetes Association of Florida, Maitland, FL, top fund raiser for 1997
Childrens Hospital Motorcycle Run, White Plains, NY, top fund raiser for 1997
Donner Ski Ranch, Norden, CA, top fund raiser for 1997
First National Bank, Fort Collins, CO
Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Mount Baker Motorcycle Club, Bellingham, WA
Motorcycle Paramedics, Saint Barnabas Health Care System, West Orange, NJ
Ashter Visions, Inc., creator Champions of Steel, Parker, CO
Denver Broncos, Champions of Steel, Denver, CO
Side Strider Sidecars, Van Nuys, CA
Phoenix Police Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Hannegan Speedway, Bellingham, WA
Montana Candy Emporium, Red Lodge, MT
Todays News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Muskogee, OK
The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
Mens Journal, Boulder, CO
Sonoran News, Cave Creek, AZ
The Elburn Herald, Elburn, IL
Fidelity Focus, Boston, MA
Hilton Guest, Addison, TX
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA
The Detroit News, Detroit, MI
Record-Journal, Ferndale, WA
The Record, Hackensack, NJ
The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL
Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH
Columbus Federal Voice, Columbus, OH
Country Living, Columbus, OH
Newsweek
Open Road Radio, Highland Park, IL
1997 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Everett Brashear (motorcyclist, San Diego, CA, 70th birthday)
Tara Sidor (writer, The Leader-Herald, Gloversville, NY)
John Jackson (friend to motorcyclists, Mt. Laurel, NJ)
Stephanie Faul (writer, Car & Travel, AAA MountainWest, Helena, MT)
Larry Hagman (actor, motorcyclist, star of "Orleans")
John Graham, South Daytona Lions Club
David E. Shapiro (writer, Utility Fleet Management Magazine)
Hack Tidman (motorcyclist, AMA member, Nashville, TN)
Julie C. Pursell (writer, Active Times, Nashville, TN)
Bill Baird (top AMHF raffle bike sales)
Glenn Myers (District 43 Congressman)
Ed Severson (writer, The Arizona Daily Star)
Wayne Curtin (VP Government Relations, MRF)
Herschel Walker (running back, Dallas Cowboys)
Wayne Pierce (motorcyclist, collector and dealer, Dekalb, IL
J. E. Kuyper (writer, Northwest Herald)
Sergeant Clarke Paris (founder C.R.A.V.E., Las Vegas, NV)
Alex Zoghlin (founder Neoglyphics, Chicago, IL)
Stephen Covey (Management Guru, Covey Leadership Center, Provo, UT)
Jesse Thomas (Volunteer of the Year, Land Between the Lakes)
Jan Barrett
Tina Bond
Rosemary Curtin
Sue Frish
Gail Gray
Kathy Heller
Patty Mills
Gin Shear
Sue Slate
Bob Moffit
Lyn St. James
Marina Ackerson
Kelly Appleton
Diane Carter
Marjorie Charney
Debbie Coziahr
Gina Dusterhoft
Kelly Friend
Joyce Hinds
Rebecca Hunter
Karen Kadar
Lorrie Laing
Debbie Matthews
Dee Modglin
Julie Munson
Fred Rau
Elaine Ruff
Angelle Seeling
Carol Simpson
Lynn Sweet
Cathy Templeton
Joel Sacher (BMWNY, Ride for Retarded Children, Huntington, NY)
JoAnne Klimovlch Harrop (writer, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sandra Frederick (writer, The News Journal, Daytona Beach, FL)
Michael Armstrong (Hughes Electronics, Los Angeles, CA)
KTM Sportmotorcycle USA Inc.
South Daytona Lions Club
Columbia Medical Center
Taco Pronto, Albany, NY
Sears
Crestar
Dale & Jerri Simmons (District 38 leadership)
Dennis & Donna Rosemier (District 38 leadership)
The Epilepsy Association of Central Florida
Motorcycle Miracle Tour
March of Dimes Ride for Healthier Babies - Georgia
Colorado 500
Old Bridge Township Raceway
Blue Knights New Jersey Chapter IX
HOG Sacandaga Chapter
Merrimack Valley Trail Riders
Police Motorcycle Escorts (assistance with Women's Conference parade)
Doris, Clair & Amy Sauder (motorcyclist, Lancaster County Magazine)
Rick & Gail Gray (motorcyclist, Lancaster County Magazine)
Alan & Ricki Friedland (motorcyclist, Lancaster County Magazine)
San Diego Antique Motorcycle Club, San Diego, CA
Midwest Antique & Classic Motorcycle Club
Gigante Vaz Partners Advertising, Inc., New York, NY
Ricoh Corp., West Caldwell, NJ
Intuit, Menlo Park, CA
Van's Harley-Davidson, Gloversville, NY
McDonald's (Gainesville, GA)
Pierce Harley-Davidson (Dekalb, IL)
The Lake County Museum (Wauconda, IL)
The Leader-Herald, Gloversville, NY
Car & Travel, AAA MountainWest, Helena, MT
Utility Fleet Management, Alexandria, VA
Yellowstone Country Montana Travel Guide, Red Lodge, MT
Active Times, Nashville, TN
Human Resource Executive, Horsham, PA
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ
Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, IL
NYNEX Yellow Pages, Keene, NH
Pittsburgh Tibune-Review, Pittsburgh, PA
National Youth Project Using Minibikes (Tucson, AZ)
C.R.A.V.E. (Las Vegas, NV)
1996 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Victor Crazzoli (District 34, NY)
Walter & Janice Worontsoff (District 34, NY)
Stan Botway (District 34, NY)
Phil O'Hagan (District 34, NY)
Park Stickney (harpist)
Bruce LaFontaine (illustrator)
Anita Lienert (writer, Chicago Tribune)
John Kekis (writer, Chicago Tribune)
Chick Hancock (Chick's H-D, Albuquerque, NM) also #160
Dave McIntyre (writer, The Washington Post)
Jim Stutsman (motorcyclist)
Debra Conway (writer, Times Herald Record)
Buzz Dyer (motorcyclist)
Ken McNeil 'Weasel' (motorcycle lobbyist, Kansas)
AMA Employees (total of 88 including Ed Youngblood)
Dave Scoffone (collector, San Jose, CA)
Melissa Clement (writer, Fayetteville Observer-Times)
Bill Bagnall (former AMA Board chairman)
Tim Owens (AMA legal counsel)
Patty Mills (AMPAC 1990-1996)
John Bozzo (writer, News Journal, Daytona Beach, FL)
Lou Engel (writer, News Gazette, Champaign, IL)
Debra Pressey (writer, News Gazette, Champaign, IL)
Bill Weisiger (owner, Squad-Fitters, Urbana, IL)
Gloria Glenn (writer, Bay Bulletin, Melbourne, FL)
Frances Pawtowski (writer, Family Motor Coaching)
John "Byrd" Levy (AMA Road Congressman)
Mayor Nancy Benson (New Waterford, OH)
David C. Hingson (motorcyclist, Daytona Beach, FL)
Hollie Swain (Pony Express rider, Durant, IA)
Linda Barlow (writer, Quad-City Times, Moline, IL)
Red Underhill (AMA member, good samaritan, Jacksonville, FL)
Jerry Stemple (AMA member, Teamster, PA)
Joseph R. Wahrer (recommended by Jim Rogers)
Mark Patrick (motorcycle artist)
Dru Wilson (writer, Gazette Telegraph)
Crisse R. Lincoln (writer, Automotive Weekly)
John Surtees (grand marshall VMD 96)
Jed Stevenson (writer, The New York Times)
Peggy O'Crowley (writer, The Record, Hackensack, NJ)
Beverly Cleary (author, The Mouse and the Motorcycle)
Steve Ballard (writer, USA Today)
Angelle Seeling (drag racer)
Melinda Arbaugh (writer, Great Falls Tribune)
Don McDermott (Sports Editor, Greenville Daily Advocate, SC)
Gibbo Pierson (motorcyclist, Hutchinson, KS)
Karen Gangwere (writer, The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, KS)
New York City H.O.G.
Long Island H.O.G.
Who Cares Committee (District 34, NY)
Nassau Wings M.C. (District 34, NY)
March of Dimes Ride America for Healthier Babies (NY)
New York BMW
Dover Publications (Mineola, NY)
Roaddogs (Billings, MT)
Lone Wolf Motorcycle Riders (Billings, MT)
AMI Employees and Students
Southern California Edison, Rosemead, CA
Sears (Canyon Blue Jeans ad) (UNCLAIMED)
Heritage Bank of Commerce (San Jose, CA)
The Cascade Quartet, Great Falls, MT
Fayetteville Observer-Times, Fayetteville, NC
World Almanac Books
Motor Medics (Daytona Beach, FL)
Harris Teeter
Charlotte Hornets
Pillsbury
Bus 'N' Bikers
Ohio Motorcyclist Enrichment Program (Columbus, OH)
Ameritech (Provo, UT)
Ohio Valley BSA Owners
Motorcycle Technology Program, Lima, OH
Avon Books
Wireless-Minnesota Public Radio
The Ertl Company, Dyersville, IA
Great Falls Trail Riders Association, Great Falls, MT
American Spirit Motorcycle Club, NY
Lend A Helping Hand, IDONTKNOW M.C., NY
American Vets Post #18, Islip, NY
Douglaston Manor-Ray Esposito, NY
Popps Archery & Other Things, Walden, NY
Celtic Motorcycle Club, NY
Harley Owners Group (national)
Red Apple Rest (Southfields, NY)
Veteran's Hospital (Northport, NY)
A.H.R.C. (Ronkonkoma, NY)
St. Christopher's Orphanage (Sea Cliff, NY)
Little Flower Children Service (NY)
Sylvia Woods Harp Center (Montrose, CA)
O'Toole's H-D (Wurtsboro, NY)
Bailey's Motosports Park (Hoopeston, IL)
Lake George Village, NY (site of Americade)
Cuginos Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant, Steamboat Springs, CO
Route 62 Old Time Diner, Yucca Valley, CA
Steamboat Springs, CO (annual Motorcycle Week)
Lockheed Martin-KAPL Inc. , NY
Billings Gazette (Billings, MT)
Times Herald Record (NY)
News Gazette (Champaign, FL)
Bay Bulletin (Melbourne, FL)
Family Motor Coaching (Cincinnati, OH)
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
The News Journal (Daytona Beach, FL)
Quad-City Times (Moline, IL)
Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO
The New York Times
Greenville Daily Advocate, Greenville, SC
The Hutchinson News (Hutchinson, Kansas)
1995 AND EARLIER AWARD RECIPIENTS
Ted Ryan (Trail Riders of Houston)
Diana E. Lundin (writer, LA Daily News)
Barbara Mack Moore (writer, Danville Register)
Scott Summers (Racer)
Pohla Smith (writer, Sports Illustrated for Kids)
Carl Hilliard (writer, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO)
Richard Stevenson (writer, The New York Times)
Peter Middleton (CEO of Lloyd's of London)
Tom Dodge (writer, Heartland USA)
David S. Barry (writer, Los Angeles Times)
Herb Chasse (writer, AAA Automotive Specialist)
John Foyston (writer, The Oregonian)
Jim Bennett (writer, AAA World)
Margaret Claiborne (writer, The Ithaca Journal)
Susie Hollern (author of "Women and Motorcycling")
Virginia Kribbs (writer, The News Herald)
Reon Carter (writer, The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Don Boxmeyer (writer, Saint Paul Pioneer Express)
Rick Shefchik (writer, Saint Paul Pioneer Express)
Georgann Koelln (writer, Saint Paul Pioneer Express)
Anne Brataas (writer, Saint Paul Pioneer Express)
Rev. James Sbertoli (motorcyclist)
Debbie Fumanti (motorcyclist)
Rocco Altobelli (motorcyclist)
Garry Edgington (motorcyclist)
Betsey Guzior (writer, Elgin, IL)
Jeremy L. Milk (writer, The Washingtonian)
Kerry Diamond (writer, Staten Island Advance)
John Delery (writer, Daily Record, Morris County, NJ)
Nancy Ross-Flanigan (writer, Detroit Free Press)
Kevin McManus (writer, Washington Post)
Marcia Slacum Greene (writer, Washington Post)
James F. Quinn (writer, Chicago Tribune)
Al Phillips (motorcycle collector)
Charles Leroux (writer, Chicago Tribune Magazine)
Malcolm Smith (former racer)
Cindy Cain (writer, Herald-News)
Dan Woods (writer, Herald-News)
Eleanor McGuan-Boza (motorcyclist)
John Sudlow (safety instructor)
Leslie Peacock (writer, Arkansas Times)
Debi Harrell (mayor, City of New Waverly, Texas)
Debbie Sprott (president, Citizens Bank, New Waverly, TX)
Tim Bigler (Ranger, Sam Houston National Forest)
Ellen Uzelac (writer, The Sacramento Bee)
Michael Kates (writer, Chicago Tribune)
Jo Ann Wright (writer, West Central Tribune, Willmar, MN)
Dody Davies (motorcyclist)
Cathy Davies (motorcyclist)
Ken Gross (writer, Robb Report)
Joe Taschler (writer, Topeka Capital-Journal)
Don Allegrucci (Kansas Supreme Court justice, motorcyclist)
Dr. John Cavanaugh (Dentist, motorcyclist)
Lee Sipes (Asst. Chief of Police, motorcyclist)
Daniel Mitchell ( District Court Judge, motorcyclist)
Rita Mohr (Financial counselor, motorcyclist)
Capt. Tim Riddle (Fire Dept., motorcyclist)
Linda Riddle (Nursing Home Exec., motorcyclist)
Jon Krakauer (writer, Smithsonian Magazine)
Kathy Bietau (USFS Recreation Officer, Huron Natl. Forest)
Jack Hovelson (writer, USA Today)
Richard Ecke (writer, Great Falls Tribune)
Dave Wagner (writer, The Seattle Times, also #54)
Carl Sittle (Parade Photo contest winner)
Aaron Erickson (Parade Photo contest winner)
Kathleen Vernier (Parade Photo contest winner)
Jeff Erickson (motorcyclist, Parade subject)
Bobby Shoemaker (motorcyclist, Parade subject)
Ed Culberson (motorcyclist, author)
Robert Waller (author, Slow Dancing in Cedar Bend)
Margaret Mahy (author, A Busy Day for a Good Grandmother)
Margaret Chamberlain (illustrator of above book)
Pootler & Pillion (authors, Take a Ride)
Carol Sachs (illustrator of above book)
Tom Mangano (Guest columnist, Northwest Herald)
Mike Felder (AMA Member Getter, Insurance agent)
Harry McCawley (Assoc. Editor, The Republic)
Steven Nichols (owner K-Swiss, athletic shoe company)
Robin Koenninger (writer, The Olympian)
Missy Mapp (motorcyclist, poet)
Paul Jamiol (illustrator, Patrick Wants to Ride)
Cristine Sommer (author, Patrick Wants to Ride)
Bill Davidson (motorcyclist)
Marie McCarren (writer, Diabetes Forecast)
Erik Hove (motorcyclist, Eagle)
Mike Dolfay (Forest Service retiree, trails worker)
Warren "Scoop" Baslee (writer, News Journal)
Abe Asmidor (writer, Indianapolis Star)
Jeff O'Brien (writer, Patriot News)
Charles Swann (writer, American Papermaker)
Pete Correll, CEO Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Melinda Shelton (writer, Capital City Press)
Jane Glenn Haas, (writer, Orange County Register)
Gene Cox, (motorcyclist)
Don C. Smith, (motorcyclist)
Angelo Posito, (motorcyclist)
Eddy Harris (author, South of Haunted Dreams)
Beverly St. Clair Baird (Managing Director, DTM)
A. Scott Walton (writer, The Atlanta Journal)
Kristin Tillotson (writer, Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Lisa McDonald (Councilwoman and motorcyclist)
Jim Rogers (author, Investment Biker)
John Rothchild (writer, Time)
Barbara Matusow (writer, Washingtonian)
Jim Vance (TV personality and motorcyclist)
Sarah Grusin (writer, Washingtonian)
Barbara Fine (owner the Map Store (DC) and motorcyclist)
Becky Homan (writer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Joan Morrison (writer, Muskogee Daily & Times Democrat)
B. J. Brown (writer, Muskogee Daily & Times Democrat)
Jeff Zeiger (writer, The Columbus Dispatch)
Jim Gallagher (writer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jane London (writer, Today's Columbus Woman)
Robert E. Ham (Professional lobbyist, Sacramento, CA)
Larry Levine (motorcyclist, District 34)
Jack Zink (Zink Ranch, location of 1994 ISDE)
Gov. Arne Carlson (Minnesota)
Cheryl L. Tan (writer, Topeka Capital Journal)
Bill Blankenship (writer, Topeka Capital Journal)
Richard Mosley (Police officer, motocross racer)
George Sherry (photographer)
Rev. Victor A. Kroninger
Roberta deBoer (writer, Toledo Blade)
John Potter (writer, The Billings Gazette)
Debra Potter (reporter, WLOS TV)
David Adkins (photographer, WLOS TV)
Douglas Rapp (motorcyclists, teamster drill team)
William R. Maxey (AMA Congressman)
Peggy King (writer, Adventure West)
Betty Booker (writer, Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Jim Crowley (writer, Columbus Dispatch)
Butch Delapietro (president, District 2)
Jerry Conley (manager, Turkey Bay OHV Area, KY)
Patty Berg (writer, San Diego Union Tribune)
Scott Arigot (BMW Marketing Manage Motorcycle Group)
Carol Bell (motorcyclist)
Fred Bell (motorcyclist)
Bob Phelps (writer, Florida Times Union)
Roy Kidney (photographer, Classic Motorcycles)
William P. Benedict (Riding Club organizer, CT)
Chris Mangen (writer, San Diego Union Tribune)
Chef Jean Banchet (motorcyclist)
The Pacific Northwest Museum of Motorcycling and Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts
Kyle Petty (motorcyclist, race car driver)
Tracey Howes (writer, News Journal, Daytona)
Doug Rennie (writer, This Week Magazine)
E. J. Thomas (State Representative, Ohio)
David E. Cain (judge, Columbus , OH)
Millie Horky (long time supporter)
Todd Seibt (writer, The Flint Journal)
Sheriff Ron Kalanquin (Lapeer County, MI)
Valerie Jones (writer, Kalamazoo Gazette)
Vic Jenkins (motorcyclist)
Sandra Stafford (writer, Kalamazoo Gazette)
Mary E. McMichael (District 34 Referee)
Craig Gilmour (writer, The Columbus Dispatch)
David Heun (editor, Kane County Chronicle)
Grant Sasek (writer, Helena Independent Record)
Jesse Kornbluth (writer, Architectural Digest)
Juan Pablo Molyneux (New York designer, motorcyclist)
Pete Zimowsky (writer, The Idaho Statesman)
Tom Reed (writer, Business Week)
Alan Froman (writer, This Week)
Richard Benke (writer, The New Mexican)
Richard Truett (writer, Orlando Sentinel)
Glen Weaver (writer, Coast Weekly)
Dale Smith (writer, Adventure West)
Lisa Thatcher Kresl (writer, Dallas Morning News)
Risa Berg (writer, Janesville Gazette)
Michael S. James (writer, The Record)
Spencer Hunt (writer, Rockford Register Star)
Judy Baar Topinka (Illinois State Treasurer)
Owen Edwards (writer, Sky Magazine)
Michael Abandond (writer, Berkshires Guide)
Paula Lauer (writer, Chicago Tribune)
Pete Bollenbach (motorcyclist)
Jeanne Heins (writer, Platteville Journal)
Kathy Heller (motorcyclist)
John O'Connell (writer, Journal Star, Peoria, IL)
Mikhail Baryshnikov (after shave ad)
Trev Deeley (collector, motorcyclist, Canada)
Bill Guida (writer, Kenosha News, WI)
Linda Weddel (motorcyclist, Kenosha, WI)
Barbara A. Backus (writer, Automotive Weekly)
Elizabeth Kuzia (motorcyclist, Albany, NY)
Ray Bradley (motorcyclist who helped police in Rock Hill)
Trail Riders of Houston
AST Computer
IBM
Red Knights Motorcycle Club
Harley's Angels
Elgin, IL H.O.G.
Pompton Plains Chapter of H.O.G.
Organizer of the "Mall for Americans" rally (Artie Muller)
Control Data, Arden Hills, MN
West One Bank, Seattle, WA
ABATE of Arkansas
Dillard's Department Store
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Riders Redeemed Chapter-CMA, Great Falls, MT
Tom & Jacque Wilson (AMA Road Reps, Ambassadors)
Daniel & Rosina Whitfield (motorcyclist, Parade subject)
Stetson (t.v. ad) (unable to locate)
Dean Witter (t.v. ad) CANCELED
Alkaselzer (t.v. ad)
Taco Bell (t.v. ad)
Macmillan Publishing Co. (publisher, A Busy Day for a Good Grandmother)
Magnolia Publishing (publisher, Take A Ride)
Hollister Hills Off Road Association
Digital
Digital ad agency
Mike & Marilyn Waggoner (motorcyclists, District 27)
Virgina Slims (magazine ad)
MacKenzie River Pizza Co. (CANCELED)
Bigfork Art & Cultural Center
PAMAHA Assoc./Plainfield Twp. Fire Dept. (PENDING)
BSB/Leff & Squicciarini (ad agency)
Ohio State University Medical Center
Mettler Toledo (company next door to the AMA)
American Honda Motor Company (earthquake relief)
American Honda Motor Company Employees (earthquake relief)
J. C. Penney Company (magazine ad)
Arizona Jean Company (magazine ad)
Dodge (The Chrysler Corp.) (magazine ad)
A T & T (tv ad)
Suffolk Wings Motorcycle Club (Long Island, NY)
AMA District 34 (New York)
ABATE of Michigan Region 7
ABATE of Utah
Reebok International LTD
WLOS T.V.
Unifour Trail Bike Club
Dr. Pepper/7 Up Corp. (t.v. ad)
Novell
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
FIRSTLINK Motorcycle Couriers (Columbus, OH)
The United Way Campaign
News Leader - Editorial Board
North American Syndicates
Tom & Mary Ann Tait (motorcyclists)
Pritikin Longevity Center (Santa Monica, CA)
UNICO Properties (Seattle, WA)
Westerville Division of Police (assistance articles/publicity)
Pfizer Labs (tv ad)
Lost Wheels Motorcycle Club (New York)
Queensboro Motorcycle Club (New York)
Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch ad agency
Bob & Ona House
Widman's Harley-Davidson/Suzuki
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Ridgewood Assoc. of Motorcycle Police Specials
Timberline Trail Riders (Steamboat vintage race organizers)
Neiman Marcus (Ride Your Cares Away catalog item)
Marcus Dairy (Danbury, CT)
City of New Waverly (Texas)
Raven District of Sam Houston National Forest
New Jersey State Police Museum
Community of Hale, Michigan (PENDING)
Wendy's International
Wheels Through Time Museum (Mount Vernon, IL)
Dudley Perkins Harley-Davidson (80th Birthday)
Arby's (t.v. ad)
Alice's Restaurant (motorcyclists spot)
Highland House (motorcyclists spot)
Best Buy Co., Inc. (t.v. ad)
The Norman S. Rice Gallery (Albany, NY)
Cafe Veloce (Kirkland, WA)
DeVRY Institute of Technology
Bob's Java Hut
Trev Deeley Motorcycle Museum, B.C. Canada
Daily News, Woodland Hills, CA
Danville Register & Bee
Sports Illustrated for Kids
The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO
Heartland USA
Los Angeles Times
Compressed Air Magazine
The Oregonian
Active Times Magazine
The Economist
AAA World
The Ithaca Journal
The News Herald
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Saint Paul Pioneer Express
Elgin, IL. Newspaper
The Washingtonian
Staten Island Advance
Daily Record, Morris County, NJ
Detroit Free Press
Washington Post
Chicago Tribune (Ref. 30,38)
The Herald-News, Joliet, IL
Arkansas Times, Little Rock, AR
The Sacramento Bee
West Central Tribune, Willmar, MN
Robb Report
Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka, KS
Smithsonian Magazine
Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, MT
The Seattle Times
Parade
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO
The Republic, Columbus, IN
Success Magazine
The Olympian, Olympia, WA
Diabetes Forecast
News Journal, Daytona Beach, FL (Neighbors)
Indianapolis Star
Patriot News, Harrisburg, PA
American Papermaker, Atlanta, GA
Capital City Press, Baton Rouge, LA
Orange County Register, Santa Ana, CA
The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, GA
Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Muskogee Daily & Times Democrat, Muskogee, OK
The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO
Today's Columbus Woman, Columbus, OH
The Guinness Book of Records
Motorist (AAA Montana)
The Lutheran
Toledo Blade
Advenuture West
Richmond Times-Dispatch
American Way
San Diego Union Tribune
Florida Times Union
Separation Times
This Week Magazine, Portland, OR
BARbriefs, Columbus, OH
Mountain Living
The Flint Journal
Kalamazoo Gazette
Kane County Chronicle
Helena Independent Record
Architectural Digest
The Idaho Statesman
Business Week
The New Mexican
Coast Weekly
Dallas Morning News
Janesville Gazette
The Record
Rockford Register Star
Berkshires Guide
Platteville Journal
Journal Star, Peoria, IL
Kenosha News, Kenosha, WI
Automotive Weekly
Mike & Margaret Wilson
Richard Sanders (motorcycle dealer Houston, TX)
George Barber (contributor to AMHF conference)
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