MDGO Michigan Disc Golf Org.   June 27, 2017 at 12:19pm

2017 Hall of Fame

he MDGO will be accepting nominations for the Michigan Disc Golf Hall of Fame class of 2017 Starting July 1 2017 and end on July 15 2017. Nominations are to be sent to [email redacted]. Include with the name of the person their PDGA # and why they should be in the Hall of Fame.
All nominations must be received by July 15, 2017
All last years nominees are already included in this years nominations. These people do not need to be renominated.
They include.
Michael Poanessa (Bobis)
Steve Peck PDGA #5817
Michael Smith PDGA#
Ed Headrick PDGA #001
Gale Vaughn PDGA #5515
Bill McKenzie PDGA #23137
Dorathae Tylzynski
Javier Kowalski PDGA #3178 Player
Terry Calhoun PDGA #15117 Player
Dave Feldberg PDGA # 12626 Player
Mark Ellis PDGA #7423
Mike Raley PDGA#7846 Player
Jeff Kaluk PDGA #35378
Brian "MITCH" Mitchell PDGA#46645
Liz Carr DGA #31068 Player
Al Haaksma PDGA #5870
Jamie Mosier PDGA ?#?17591Player?
Larry LaBond PDGA #6903
The election will be open to the MDGO clubs or entities. Each club or entity will be able to cast 1 vote. Every past Hall of Fame inductee will also be able to cast a vote. The top three vote winners will be inducted.
Michigan Disc Golf Hall of Fame 2017
Heres how this voting will work.
Voting will take place on the Yahoo Group Site.
All MDGO Clubs that have purchased Berths or have been awarded berths in 2017 are eligible to vote.
Only 1 Vote per club or entity.
Vote for up to 3 people. 1 must be a player and 1 must be a non player
If we receive 2 or more votes from the same club the clubs votes will be void.
I will not track down and resolve any of the voided votes so do it correct !
Check with the others in your club if you think someone else may vote for your club.
Please keep this as easy as poss for us involved :)
Michigan Disc Golf Hall of Fame
Administered by the Michigan Disc Golf Organizational
Goal:
To recognize those people in Michigan have been instrumental in making Michigan Disc Golf the great sport it is.
Process:
Every year starting in 2015 any Michigan resident can nominate people in the Michigan Disc Golf community who they feel are important to the Michigan Disc Golf legacy.
The MDGO will then vote three people from the nominees to be inducted in the Michigan Disc Golf Hall of Fame annually beginning in 2015. 1 vote only per club or entity can select up to 3 choices. After five (5) years in 2020, the MDGO will revisit this process and make any appropriate changes.
Nominations will be accepted July 1 til July 15 Voting will be online and start on July 16 and finish on July 18.
Candidate Attributes:
The following two attributes are the basis on which the election of nominees to Honored Membership is to be considered:
Player:
Playing ability, sportsmanship, and character.
Builder:
Promoter, Organizer, Entity where applicable, or any other significant contribution whose role helps grows the Michigan Disc Golf Community.
The election will be open to the MDGO clubs or entities. Each club or entity will be able to cast 1 vote. Every past Hall of Fame inductee will also be able to cast a vote. The top three vote winners will be inducted.
Hall of Fame Hosting:
The Hall of Fame will reside in a virtual form on the MDGO web site www.mdgo.org.
A plaque with the names and year of induction will also be made. It will be a traveling plaque to but not limited to: Michigan State Championships, FE's, and other important Michigan Disc Golf Events.
It will be the PDGA State coordinators responsibility to host it when it is not on the move.
Hall of Fame:
The MDGO every year will create a disc honoring that years inductees. This will be a fund raiser disc for the MDGO.
The MDGO will also have a plaque made to give to the inductees. This is for recognition for their contributions to Michigan Disc Golf.
The Hall of fame inductees will receive their award and be recognized at the Michigan Disc Golf Championships.