SPIRIT OF AMERICAN
"THE TUCK KELEHER AWARD"
"THE TUCK KELEHER AWARD"
Also established in 2001 was an award given to an individual who has displayed above and beyond dedication to the Team. The first recipient and namesake is Tuck Keleher. Tuck was an original Team member in 1973, and has continued to participate up to and including this year (2016) at the prime age of 95. You can see him in the "Original Team picture" and we have a picture of him from 2003 running the "A" race at the age of 83. (See Below!)
Other Award winners are listed below:
Other Award winners are listed below:
2001 Tuck Keleher
2002 Jim Tullos
2003 Jerry Lunseth
2004 Ray and Jan MacKown
2005 Kent Johnson
2006 Louise McKee
2007 Sandra Beltran
2008 Dave Shields
2009 Steve Pozsonyi
2010 Liz Jones
2011 Unknown
2012 Unknown
2013 Rick Schreiner
2014 Ellie Hashimoto
2015 Denise Connell
2016 Dennis Mellon
2017 Tamara “Toma” Sysa
2018 Nathan Green
2019 Carol Kerr
2021 Julie Malano
2002 Jim Tullos
2003 Jerry Lunseth
2004 Ray and Jan MacKown
2005 Kent Johnson
2006 Louise McKee
2007 Sandra Beltran
2008 Dave Shields
2009 Steve Pozsonyi
2010 Liz Jones
2011 Unknown
2012 Unknown
2013 Rick Schreiner
2014 Ellie Hashimoto
2015 Denise Connell
2016 Dennis Mellon
2017 Tamara “Toma” Sysa
2018 Nathan Green
2019 Carol Kerr
2021 Julie Malano