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Western Region Merit Award Nominations

You know that special person who attends many events, is always helping, helping behind the scenes, encouraging people and keeping events running smoothly?    Consider nominating them for

The Western Region Merit Award (Formerly The Rich Slingerland Memorial Award)

Every year since 1975 the Western Region has recognized a member or official who epitomized friendship and dedication with integrity AND might go unnoticed.   The first award was presented at the US National tournament and is now one of the Western Region’s most prestigious honors.

Please send an email to Sue Pickrell <sue.pickrell@comcast.net> containing:

  • Nominees name
  • Nominees email address/phone
  • A brief note about what makes them deserving of the award
  • YOUR name, email and phone

The winner will be decided by a vote of previous recipients and presented at Western Regionals during the general membership meeting.

Thank you for helping to honor a deserving member.

NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JUNE 30, 2026.

Sue Pickrell

425 941 2226 / sue.pickrell@comcast.net

Voting for the Western Regional Council and National Directors is now open

Voting for the representatives of the Western Regional Council and National Directors is now available at the following Survey Monkey links. Due to voting response last year we now have three available voting surveys, depending upon your location.

For Council Area 1 ( Southern California and Hawaii) the following link is available:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M77J9NT

For Council Areas 2 & 3 (Northern California) the following link is available:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M7KHBX6

For all other Council Areas the following link is available:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M7LWR6H

Voting will remain open until the Thursday before the start of the Western Regional Championships in Utah.

Blaze Grubbs wins “Big Al” Wagner Western Region Scholarship

Blaze Grubbs of Rio Lina, California is the winner of the $1500 “Big Al” Wagner – Western Region Scholarship. Blaze is an incoming freshman, planning to study Aeronautical Management Technology at Arizona State University. Blaze has also previously won the USA-WWF Dr. J.D. Morgan Boys 5 Scholarship in 2020 and 2021, awarded to the National Overall Champion at the U.S. Nationals.

“This scholarship means a lot to me because it shows that there are people within our incredible sport who really care about young skiers’ futures. Thank you to the Morgan family and others for their generous donations and I look forward to paying-it-forward to young skiers in the future,” Blaze says.

The “Big Al” Wagner/Western Region Scholarship is given annually to an AWSA Western Region Skier qualified for the Western Regional Water Ski Tournament.

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