ACBL Goodwill Honorees


Each year, district presidents, with the approval of their Regional Director, may appoint two members from their district as lifetime members of the ACBL Goodwill Committee.

Nominations should recognize individuals who exemplify the Goodwill creed: "Always disclose, never abuse, don’t intimidate, and practice active ethics" at the bridge club and table.

Any suggestions can be submitted to D8 president.

1955 Leigh Grant, Louisville, KY
         *John Simon, St. Louis, MO
1957 *Margaret Wagar
          James E. McKenzie
1958 Lee Ryerson, Jr., Chattanooga, TN
          Elinor Murdoch, Birmingham, AL
1959 *Jane Franklin, Nashville, TN
          *Dr. James Alexander, Oak Ridge, TN
1960 *Mrs. T.K. Sanders, Nashville, TN
          J. Don Daniels, Atlanta, GA
1961 Carrie Fountain, Knoxville, TN
          J. E. McDonald, Macon GA
1962 Mrs. Hampton Hume, Atlanta, GA
          *Joseph George, Birmingham, AL
1963 *Lynn Haynes, Knoxville, TN
          *Joseph Holzman, Birmingham, AL
1964 Mrs. Joel D. Colglazier, Mobile, AL
          *James Keating, Savannah, GA
1965 Helene Philips, Augusta, GA
          *Dr. Charles Burnham, Birmingham, AL
1966 *Mrs. James Haefling, Ft. Wayne, IN
          Robert S. Bartlow, Bloomington, IL
          Mrs. John E. Simon (Honorary) St. Louis, MO
1967 Mrs. Colin Lee, St. Louis, MO
          *Elmer Novak, Salem, IL
1968 *Mrs. B.J. Ghiglieri, Peoria, IL
          *Dr. D.M. Weber, Michigan City, IN
1969 *Mrs. Milton M. Livingston, Paducah, KY
          Roland E. Nelson, Bloomington, IL
1970 *Mrs. Lowell Grant, Columbia City, IN
          Max Kramer, St. Louis, MO
1971 *Mrs. Brian J. Nelson, Rockford, IL
          M.C. Ballard, Belleville, IL
1972 Mrs. James Roberts, Springfield, IL
          *Charles H. Zolla, Gary, IN
1973 *Mrs. Allen Weinman, St. Louis, MO
          *F.W. Carlson, Washington, IL
1974 *Mrs. Hardy Roberts, Paducah, KY
          *Jerry Levitt, St. Louis, MO
1975 Mrs. Roy Dalziel, Rockford, IL
          *C.B. Kauff, Huntington, IN
1976 Mrs. Gersh Cohn, Decatur, IL
          *Dickson Stauffer, Jr., Kirkwood, MO
1977 Jo Echols, Paducah, KY
         *S. Ronald Henbest, Rockford, IL
1978 *Dorothy Kane, Columbia, MO
          *Robert Rasor, Warsaw, IN
1979 R.P. Edwards, Sr., Oakland, MO
          Mrs. R. Petterson, Crown Point, IN
1980 Mrs. Steve Bloom, Glen Carbon, IL
          Rev. W.A. Botzum, Notre Dame, IN
1981 *Mrs. Robert Rasor, Warsaw, IN
          *Jerry Schneider, Chesterfield, MO
1982 Jim Roberts, Springfield, IL
          Mary Louise Moore, Mt. Vernon, IL
1983 *Robert Atkinson, St. Louis, MO
          *Betty Shulke, Decatur, IL
          *Mayme Lawrence, Springfield, IL
1984 *Myron Blotkey, Chesterfield, MO
          Ms. Norinne Anderson, Peoria, IL
          Mrs. William Laven, Rockford, IL
1985 *Roberta Brundage, St. Louis, MO
          Harold L. Brooks, Decatur, IL
          Mrs. Lorene Houk, Fort Wayne, IN
1986 Kay Weinbeck, Peoria, IL
          Hank Parker, South Bend, IN
1987 Virginia Crenshaw, Gilbertsville, KY
          Colby Vernay, Lacon, IL
1988 *Mrs. David McEldowney, Peoria, IL
          Mrs. Hank Parker, South Bend, IN
1989 *Mrs. George Crounse, Paducah, KY
          William Searcy, Elkhart, IN
1990 Father Jerome Sommer, St. Louis, MO
          Mary Louise Moore, Mt. Vernon, IL
1991 Mike Carmen, St. Louis, MO
          Helen Jean Kavanaugh, Fort Wayne, IN
          Georgia Heth, Morton, IL
1992 *Robert Carteaux, Ft. Wayne, IN
          Gail Janssen, St. Louis, MO
1993 *Larry Kolker, St. Louis, MO
          Mark Boswell, Rockford, IL
          *Lloyd Johnson, Elkhart, IN
1994 Richard B. Ellis, Jr., Kokomo, IN
          *Glenn F. Smith, St. Louis, MO
          *James T. Harris, South Bend, IN
1995 Carol J. Mahoney, Kokomo, IN 46902
          Mary L. Weyerich, Frontenac, MO 63131
1996 *Mayme Lawrence, Springfield, IL (MoY)
          VACANT
1997 *James L. Pelletier, Fort Wayne, IN
          *Linda L. Powers, Chesterfield, MO
          *Ervin A. Pazdera, St. Louis, MO
1998 VACANT
1999 VACANT
2000 *Helen Thalhammer, St. Louis, MO
          Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin, MO
          John Burgener, Noble, IL
2001 VACANT
2002 VACANT
2003 Deborah Avery, Champaign, IL
          Martha Leary, Urbana, IL
2004 Mike Tomlianovich, Bloomington, IL
          David Cotterman, Kokomo, IN
2005 *Marion Baird, Naples FL (SA)
          Elizabeth Zalar, Springfield, IL
          Donna Coker, Ballwin, MO
          Elizabeth Percich, Saint Louis, MO
          Andrew Carver, Edwardsville, IL
2006 *Frieda Thomas, Elgin IL
2007 Marjie Smith, Chesterfiled MO
2008 Gary Schechter, Springfield IL
          Kathleen Sarfranski, Chesterfield MO
          *Mary Hruby, Maryland Hts MO
2009 Franklin Coleman, Hutsonville IL
          Karl Dencker, Lake in the Hills IL
          Charles Zalar, Springfield IL
          Ron Sholes, Springfield IL
2010 James Davis, Kokomo IN
          Carole Sholes, Springfield IL
          *Suzi Shymanski Moore, Ballwin MO
2011 *Dalton Darnell, Murray KY
          *Douglas Edwards, Almo KY
          Jane Ettelson, St Louis MO
          Michael Halvorsen, Champaign IL
2012 *Chris Shaw, Carlinville IL
          Mary Lattan Shaw, Carlinville IL
2013 Michael Clegg, Ft Wayne IN
          Mary Lou Clegg, Ft Wayne IN
          John Pree, Campton Hills IL
          *Marcia Darnell, Murray KY
2014 VACANT
2015 Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO
          Dave Bigler, Hobart IN
2016 Judith Greek, Galesburg IL
          Ronald Greek, Galesburg IL
2017 Milton Zlatic, St Louis MO
          Karen Coe, Ewing IL
2018 Bill Canfield, St. Louis MO
          Neil Whittle, Carol Stream IL
2019 Charles Young, Peoria IL
          Helen Jarvis, Fulton MO
2020 VACANT
2021 Ann , Springfield IL
          Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL
2022 Lori Moore, Bloomington IL
          Mary Stuart. Urbana IL
2023 VACANT
2024 Phyllis Siegel, Saint Louis MO
          Marilyn Croft, Saint Charles IL
2025 Paul Hartke, Effingham IL
          Wesley Seitz, Champaign IL

Additional members
Chris Benson, LeRoy IL
*Isabelle Carlson, Webster Grove MO
*Bob Carteaux, Ft Wayne IN
Jo Echols, Paducah KY
*Gail Hawkins, Ballwin MO
Mary Lattan, Carlinville IL
*Ruth McConnell, Columbia City IN
*Ruby Nelson, Edwardsville IL
Chris Patrias, St Charles MO
*Bernard Riley, Pekin IL
Lou Ann Slaven, Elkhart IN
*Michael Slaven, Elkhart IN
*Mary Louise Temple, Salem IL
*George Wolf, Oswego IL

 

*Deceased
(MoY) Goodwill Member of the Year
(SA) Special appointment
8,000 or more members (12-month average as of March 1)= additional appointment