Alex Gruder Dedicated Service Award

This award is presented at the Annual Dinner, usually by the President

of the unit, to the person who has performed exemplary service to the

Unit. The award is in honor of Alex Gruder who dedicated many years

serving Unit 106. Just prior to the Annual Dinner, the Executive Board

selects the recipient of the award.

The names of the winners of this award have been put on a plaque that

is presented to the player at the Annual Dinner and that traditionally

has been put on the wall of the bridge club in which this player plays

most frequently.   Past winners of this award are:

1988    Paul Nickerson

1989    Richard Lighton

1990    Janet Packer

1991    Caryll McCabe(Schenker)

1992    Dr Gerald Goodman

1993    Andy Lohan

1994    JoAnn Van Delft

1995    Kathy Benjamin

1996    Ruth Bernstein

1997    Harris Schenker

1998    Betty Ann Smith

1999    Rachel Prior

2000    Arnie Bergen

2001    Betty Price

2002    Frank Grunebaum

2003    Glenda Calkins

2004    Marilyn Wells

2005    Abby Brawer

2006    Carol McMackin

2007    Marlene Case