UMECRA Hall of Fame
Past Recipients of the Hall of Fame Award
2001 - Louise Riedel
2002 - Dr. Beecher
2003 - Grace Ramsey
2004 - Joanne Gernant
2005 - Wayne Gastfield
2006 - Bob Mielke
2009 - Rick Nelson
Procedures for nominating:
The 'approved' Hall of Fame procedures was presented to the delegates. In the past, this procedure has been unclear; these procedures just clarify that process and will be placed on the UMECRA website for easy access:
1. UMECRA Hall of Fame nominations will be accepted at the fall BOD meeting in November.
a. Nominees must have contributed to UMECRA. This should include an extra ordinary volunteerism given to the organization. There are no requirements that the nominees must be a rider or ride manager.
2. All nominations must be presented to the BOD in written form in one of the following formats.
a. A presentation at the fall BOD meeting with documentation to be handed to all present BOD members.
b. A letter sent to all BOD members.
c. An email sent to all BOD members.
3. All BOD members vote on the nominees in one of two ways:
a. Voting at the fall meeting.
b. Voting by telephone administered by calls from an executive BOD member.
4. The person submitting the nomination will be notified by a member of the executive BOD with the results of the vote.
5. The person submitting the nomination will be responsible for obtaining the award.
a. UMECRA will contribute $500 each year for one Hall of Fame award. Any costs beyond this amount will need to be raised by the nominating person.
b. The recommended award should be a picture or painting of the recipient enjoying distance riding.
c. The award will be given by the nominating person at the UMECRA Annual Awards Banquet.
Bob Meilke