Proximity Award

Proximity Award

The following individuals or groups were awarded USHWA's highest honor, the Proximity Achievemt Award. This award is presented annually to those who have made outstanding contributions to harness racing.

1951	The Old Country Trotting Assn.
1952	Steve Phillips
1953	William H. Cane
1954	Octave Blake
1955	M. I. (Doc) Robins Program
1956	E. Roland Harriman
1957	Walter J. Michael
1958	William R. Haughton
1959	Hayes Fair Acres (Gene & Don)
1960	Delvin G. Miller
1961	Harness Tracks of America
1962	George Morton Levy
1963	U.S. Trotting Association
1964	Little Brown Jug Society
1965	Stanley F. Dancer
1966	The Hall of Fame of the Trotter
1967	Frank Ervin
1968	T. Wayne Smart
1969	Hoof Beats
1970	James C. Harrison
1971	Dr. LeRoy Coggins
1972	The Grand Circuit
1973	Herve Filion
1974	Roy Shudt
1975	Mike Lee
1976	Stanley F. Bergstein
1977	The Hambletonian Society
1978	John F. Simpson Sr.
1979	The Meadowlands
1980	T.J. (Ted) Zornow
1981	Alan J. Leavitt
1982	George Smallsreed
1983	Allen J. Finkelson
1984	Rambling Willie
1985	The Breeders Crown
1986	William F. Brown Jr.
1987	Hugh A. (Andy) Grant Jr.
1988	Charles J. Russo
1989	John A. Cashman Jr.
1990	The Trotting & Pacing Guide
1991	Lloyd Arnold
1992	Anthony Abbatiello
1993	Marvin Bachrad
1994	Margot Taylor
1995	Philip A. Pines
1996	Harness Horse Youth Foundation
1997	Standardbred Retirement Foundation
1998	Vincent J. Bergamo
1999	Goshen Historic Track
2000	Hanover Shoe Farms
2001	State University of NY at Morrisville
2002	Peter Gerry
2003	Tom Charters