Recognition of outstanding service by one (1) individual USTA Missouri Valley Member Organization.

1) Service and impact to the community.

• Donating facilities for amateur tournaments of all types
• Providing courts for free clinics or seminars for the general public
• Providing facilities for interscholastic play for high school and college tennis
• Providing facilities for USTA programs (tournaments, Leagues, High Performance, etc.)
• Allowing promising non-member juniors the use of the courts
• Taking an active role in section or district affairs
• Allowing use of facilities for special events (e.g. charities, wheelchair, etc.)
• Involvement and support of diversity and inclusion initiatives and programs
• Allowing use of facilities for section or district events or training

2) Service to organization's members which demonstrates support of the USTA Mission and may include the following:

• Maintaining an active tennis program including:

1. Tennis ladders and other recreational programs including intersectional/inter-organizational play
2. Adult and junior tournaments in various categories, especially USTA sanctioned tournaments
3. Encouraging and promoting play in USTA Leagues and USTA Junior Team Tennis
4. Net Generation related programs, Schools Tennis and NJTL programs - Adaptive tennis programs
5. Senior initiatives

• Maintaining effective systems for keeping membership informed of USTA section and district tournaments and activities and of pertinent changes in USTA and sectional rules and regulations
• Encouraging and assisting junior players

3) General service to the game of tennis

• Activities that promote and strengthen tennis within the member organizations and in the community
• Activities promoting the benefits of individual membership in the USTA

4) Must be a current USTA Organization Member