The Don Willey Award was established in 2006 to honor the memory of our
long time CDSUA colleague Don Willey. Those who were fortunate enough to
know and/or work with Don knew of a fair and well liked man who selflessly gave
his time to assist the CDSUA in any way needed. Don was known to our
assignors for his outstanding record of not only keeping his assignments no
matter what. He also willingly accepted last minute assignments or changes that,
although not always easy for him, were in the best interest of the CDSUA.
The Don Willey award seeks each year to find a CDSUA member in good standing
who exemplifies the qualities that Don shared with us in his many years of
service
The award is funded completely with voluntary contributions made by the
membership and is managed by Jay Miner. To cast your vote for the award
or to make a contribution towards funding the award, you should contact Jay (jayminer@aol.com).
2011 winner... sixth annual Don Willey Award:
Brian Skelly
Past Winners of Don Willey Award
JIM HOURIGAN AWARD
The Jim Hourigan Award was established in 2009 to
honor the memory of another longtime colleague, Jim Hourigan. Jim
officiated many sports over a long period of time in Section 2. He was a
very good official, but he is equally well known for his good natured approach
to life. Jim truly enjoyed being on the field and in the presence of
others. Jim saw the best in everyone and made the most of his time with
us. Each year, the Capital District Softball Umpires seek to identify a
student athlete who shares Jim's good natured spirit and brings it to the
field with them. They will be awarded the Jim Hourigan Award. The
award is completely funded by the CDSUA.
To cast your vote for this award, please contact Peg
Squazzo (Mathtchrpeg@aol.com)
The 2011 Winner- Amber Goff (Granville)
The 2010 Winner- Molly Zanetti (Saratoga)
