Awards Program

Each year, USA Taekwondo recognizes individuals and clubs who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in many areas. Here is a list of winners from past years.

2010 USAT Award Winners

Chris Canning Award of Excellence: Olie Burton
Coach of the Year: Quyen Phan Le
Male Athlete of the Year: Stephen Lambdin
Female Athlete of the Year: Cheyenne Lewis
Male Junior Athlete of the Year: Gregory English
Female Athlete of the Year: Nicole Palma
Referee of the Year: Elva Adams
Club of the Year: World Taekwondo Academy (Minn.)
Lifetime Service Award: Victoria Serbin

  2009 USAT Award Winners

Chris Canning Award of Excellence: Matthew Dunlap
Coach of the Year: Brian McCutcheon
Male Athlete of the Year: Steven Lopez
Female Athlete of the Year: Danielle Pelham
Male Junior Co-Athletes of the Year: Olie Burton & Jaysen Ishida
Female Junior Athlete of the Year: Nicole Palma
Referee of the Year: Victoria Serbin
Club of the Year: World Taekwondo Academy (Minn.)
Family of the Year: The Thornton Family (Bethesda, Md.)


2008 USAT Award Winners

 

Chris Canning Award of Excellence: Paige McPherson
Coach of the Year: Patrice Remarck
Male Athlete of the Year: Mark Lopez
Female Athlete of the Year: Diana Lopez
Male Junior Athlete of the Year: Thomas Lee
Female Junior Athlete of the Year: Nicole Palma
Co-Referees of the Year: Tweedy Nguyen and Bernard Robinson
Club of the Year: Ray Smith TKD
Family of the Year: The Kimmich Family
Volunteer of the Year: Marco Mack
Directors' Leadership Award: Ji Ho Choi
Lifetime Service Award: Dr. Ken Min

2007 USAT Award Winners

Chris Canning Award of Excellence: Jermaine James
Coach of the Year: Dennis White
Male Athlete of the Year: James Moontasri
Female Athlete of the Year: Charlotte Craig
Male Junior Athlete of the Year: Bernard Posey
Female Junior Athlete of the Year: Nicole Palma
Referee of the Year: Jim Horn
Club of the Year: Harlem TKD
Directors' Leadership Award: J.P. Choi and Hong Kong Kim
Lifetime Service Award: John Holloway

2006 USAT Award Winners

Chris Canning Award of Excellence: Maia Eubanks
Coach of the Year: Jin Suh
Male Athlete of the Year: Tim Thackrey
Female Athlete of the Year: Diana Lopez
Male Junior Athlete of the Year: Jermaine James
Female Junior Athlete of the Year: Lauren Katz
Referee of the Year: Larry Voorhees
Special Recognition Award: Martha G. Brown
Lifetime Service Award: Barbara Wakefield

 

 

2005 USAT Award Winners

Chris Canning Award of Excellence: Aimee Callison
Coach of the Year: Jean Lopez
Male Co-Athletes of the Year: Mark and Steven Lopez
Female Athlete of the Year: Diana Lopez
Male Junior Athlete of the Year: Stephen Lambdin
Female Junior Athlete of the Year: Jesika Torres
Referee of the Year: Jeff Jenkins
Directors' Leadership Award: Ronda Sweet
Lifetime Service Award: Jerome Reitenbach
Alexa Miller Award: R.J. Agaran