Skål USA Honors

Skål Honors

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SKÅL INTERNATIONAL HONORS

Membres d’Honneur Recipients from Skål USA
Nicolas Keglevich – SI Miami
Gerard Martin – SI Baltimore
Charles Powers – SI New York
William C. Sweet – SI Colorado
Lou Conkling – SI Louisville
Schuyler Lininger – SI Tucson
Carlos R. Banks – Ft. Lauderdale & the Palm Beaches

Honorary President Skål International from Skål USA
2001 Charles F. Lawson – SI Cleveland

Past President’s of Skål International from Skål USA

1955-1956 Ivan Bullot – SI New York
1959-1960 Godfrey MacDonald – SI New York
1962-1963 Thomas Williamson – SI New York
1965-1966 Charles F. Lawson – SI Cleveland
1969-1970 Alfred R. Bone – SI Los Angeles
1975-1976 Joseph M. Boggs – SI Miami
1983-1984 Gerard J. Martin – SI Baltimore
1987-1988 George Webber – SI Louisville
1990-1991 John McCaul – SI Chicago
2012-2013 Mok Singh – SI Los Angeles

Skål International Order of Merit Recipients from Skål USA

2001 William Chapman – SI Boston
2001 William C. Sweet – SI Colorado
2011 Bernhard Clever – SI Los Angeles
2013 John Ruzich – SI New York
2014 Nahid Olfati – SI San Francisco
2016 Burcin Turkkan – SI Atlanta

2019 Holly Powers – SI Boston

Skål USA Member of Distinction (2018 William C Sweet Award)

2011 Malcolm Pynn – SI Santa Fe

2017 Thomas White – SI Orlando

2017 Carlos Banks – SI Ft. Lauderdale & the Palm Beaches

2018 Ian Sauer – SI Raleigh-Durham

2019 David Colella – SI Boston

2020 Alton Hagen – Kansas City

NSCUSA / SIUSA / SKÅL USA PAST PRESIDENTS

1969-1971 Joseph M. Boggs – SI Miami
1971-1973 Henry Von Sieber – SI Houston
1973-1974 Gerard J. Martin – SI Baltimore
1974-1975 Gerard J. Martin – SI Baltimore
1975-1976 Luis de la Reguerra – SI Dallas
1976-1977 Charles H. Harris – SI Cleveland
1977-1978 Melvin S. Smith – SI Miami
1978-1979 Al O. Bennett – SI San Francisco
1979-1980 George W. Webber – SI Louisville
1980-1981 Morton C. Treadway Jr. – SI Hartford
1981-1982 Willard A. Olson – SI Las Vegas
1982-1983 William C. Sweet – SI Denver
1983-1984 John P. McCaul – SI Chicago
1984-1985 Michael J. Feeney – SI Buffalo
1985-1986 Schuyler W. Lininger – SI Tucson
1986-1987 Marvin K. Hand – SI San Francisco
1987-1988 Arthur J. Moreau – SI Detroit
1988-1989 Joseph T. Neary – SI New York
1989-1990 William Pullen – SI The Palm Beaches
1990-1991 Eugene F. Leonard – SI Chicago
1991-1992 Jay T. Beagle -SI Los Angeles
1992-1993 Donald R. Maitland – SI Boston
1993-1994 David G. Ashcraft – SI Chicago
1994-1995 Jerome R. Sheehan – SI Chicago

1995-1996 William A. Lindsay – SI Indianapolis
1996-1997 Charles E. Boos – SI Spokane
1997-1998 Charles W. Powers – SI New York
1998-1999 Dennis A. Klatt – SI Columbus
1999-2000 Samuel C. Johns, Jr. – SI Tampa Bay
2000-2001 Edward C. Antognoli – SI San Francisco
2001-2002   Richard C. Anderson – SI Sarasota
2002-2003   Thomas S. Shinar – SI Orange Coast
2003-2004   Mike Kyle – SI Nashville
2004-2005 John H. Bogrette, Jr. – SI Central Pennsylvania
2005-2006   Ronny Region – SI Ft. Worth
2006-2007   Mok Singh – SI Los Angeles
2007-2008   Bob Bader – SI Memphis
2008-2009 Bobby Husain – SI New York
2009-2010   Jeff Penner – SI Oklahoma
2010-2011    Lou Conkling – SI Louisville
2011-2012 Llana Smith – SI Memphis
2012 Llana Smith – SI Memphis
2013 Tom White – SI Orlando
2014 Carlos R. Banks – SI Ft. Lauderdale & the Palm Beaches
2015    Martha McClintock- SI Jacksonville
2016 John N. Mavros – SI Orange Coast
2017 Holly Powers – SI Boston

2018 Burcin Turkkan – SI Atlanta

2019 Lisa Conway – SI New York

Honorary President of SIUSA

Skål International By-Laws, ARTICLE I, Section 1 (h) provides for acknowledging outstanding performance on the part of an Active, Retired or Life Member who has been a member of Skål for at least ten (10) years. The Clubs of SIUSA may recognize such members by proposing that they be honored with the title of “Honorary President of SIUSA” or “Honorary Member of SIUSA”, and that the name of the honoree be listed in the SIUSA roster and in this Manual. The following Skålleagues have received the title of “Honorary President of SIUSA”:

Alfred R. Bone
SI Los Angeles
Posthumously elected Honorary
President at the NSCUSA Congress
April 16-18, 1971
Joseph M. Boggs,
SI Miami
Elected Honorary President
January 1, 1977
Charles F. Lawson
SI Cleveland
Elected Honorary President
February 15, 1977

Al O. Bennett
SI San Francisco
Elected Honorary President
July 31, 1970
Herbert D. Ford
SI Washington
Elected Honorary President
February 20, 1980
Gerald J. Martin
SI Baltimore
Elected Honorary President
April 30, 1982

George W. Webber
SI Louisville
Elected Honorary President
May 13, 1987
John P. McCaul
SI Chicago
Elected Honorary President
May 16, 1992
William Sweet
SI Colorado
Elected Honorary President
May 15, 2005
John H. Bogrette, Jr.
SI Central Pennsylvania
Elected Honorary President
May 9, 2009

SKÅL CLUB OF THE YEAR

This prestigious award is granted to one Skål Club each year from among all of the Clubs worldwide through a competitive judging process based on the Club’s administrative performance, growth and participation to Skål.

All Skål Clubs worldwide who meet the qualifying requirements listed below are invited to participate.

Clubs that wish to be considered for this award must submit information supporting the criteria below to the SKÅL International Administrators and SKÅL VP of Administration Burcin Turkkan at SkålUSA@buses.org by January 1st. Early submissions are appreciated.

QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS:

Payment of Club membership fees to Skål International before February 28 deadline.
Submission of Club membership list to Skål International before March 31 deadline.
Remittance of Form 2 (update of Club’s Officers) to Skål International before April 15 deadline.
A net increase of 10% in membership or a minimum of 10 new Active members for larger Clubs over one calendar year. As measured from April 30 to April 30 each year.
Providing an attending voting delegate at two Skål World Congresses over the past five years.
A donation to the Florimond Volckaert Fund within the past year.

Past SI Club of the Year Winners from the U.S.A.

1989-1990 SI New York

1991-1992 SI Chicago

1999-2000 SI Los Angeles

2004-2005 SI Miami

2006-2007 SI Orlando

2013-2014 SI Boston

Click here to view other past winners

SKÅL USA Finalist ClubS of the Year Presentations

2018 Northern New Jersey (SI Club of the Year – 3rd Place)

SI Ft. Lauderdale & the Palm Beaches’ Presentation – 2015

SI Tucson’s Presentation – 2015 (SI Club of the Year 3rd Place)

SI Boston’s Presentation – 2014 (SI Club of the Year)

Congratulations to all Skål Club of the Year Finalists!

SKÅL USA CLUB OF THE YEAR

The purpose of the award is to honor the Skål USA Club which, best exemplifies the spirit of Skål and has achieved the objectives of the Skål Movement, during the Calendar year. This award will be next presented at the 2019 NASC, recognizing the performance of a Club in 2019.

QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS:

In order to qualify for Skål USA Club of the Year, a club must stay in good standing, maintaining a membership of no less than 15 members.

AWARD:

The winning club will receive a single registration to the NASC Congress (in the year awarded) or $1,000 to be used for a club event.

2019 Winner

SI New Jersey

PAST WINNERS:
2018 SI San Francisco
2017 SI Hawaii
2016 SI Arkansas
2015 SI Ft. Lauderdale & the Palm Beaches