AMA Volunteer of the Year
Award Announced
T
he AMA announced three
recipients of the 2022 AMA
Volunteer of the Year Award:
John Newton, Glenn Sarver and
Bradley Smith.
The AMA Volunteer of the
Year Award was created in 2019
to recognize the hard work of
AMA volunteers. With the award
covering three areas of service,
Newton received the award in
the rights category, and Sarver
earned his honor helping with
riding-related activities. Smith
rounds out the recipients for his
work around racing events.
Newton is the founder of the
Wisconsin Dual Sport Riders and
winner of the 2018 AMA Recre
-
ational Off-Road Riding Orga-
nizer of the Year Award.
"[Newton] deserves recogni-
tion for his dedication to the
sport of motorcycling," Julie
Vandre said in her nomination of
Newton. "Many club members
don't know what they would do
without him."
Founder of the Georgia Dual
Sport Riders, Sarver previously
hosted AMA National Dual Sport
and AMA National Adventure
Ride Series events.
"[Sarver] has helped the off-
road community immensely
with his time and effort through
the years promoting and help
-
ing promote numerous rides
throughout the Southeast, such
as the Skull Shoals Dual Sport,
Broxton Bridge Dual Sport and
Armenia Dual Sport, working to
hang arrows, helping at reg
-
istration and generally doing
anything asked of him," AMA
member Marvin Grant said.
Smith, a former board mem-
ber for both the Colorado Off-
Highway Vehicle Coalition and
Rocky Mountain Enduro Circuit,
was crucial in getting the forest
service to approve the Shady
Burro Enduro in South Fork,
Colorado, following heavy rains.
"[Smith] always steps up and
ensures that we are in good
shape to run events, and also
returns to the national forest
on a regular basis post event
and helps us rehabilitate the
trail system, takes the time to
help other riders and teaches
the younger generations how to
ride and recreate responsibly,"
said Jud Barlow, who nominated
Smith. "He is the one guy who
we know will be there every
time!"
"While he is almost never in
the limelight and does almost all
of his work behind the scenes
and unnoticed, he is noticed by
our community and local series,"
Barlow continued. "It is time for
him to be recognized for what
he is—a true hero of our sport!"
The AMA and many charters
rely heavily on the work of volun
-
teers to help achieve its mission
of promoting the motorcycle life-
style and protecting the future
of motorcycling, so the work of
Newton, Sarver, Smith and the
countless other AMA volunteers
is vital.
If you are interested in serving as
an AMA volunteer, click here.
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Award winner John Newton
caught in the act of
volunteering.
PHOTO: AMA
