VOL. 54 ISSUE 7 FEBRUARY 22, 2017 P27
ULRICH RECEIVES AMA DUD PERKINS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
T
he American Motorcyclist As-
sociation recently announced
the recipients of its 2017 AMA
Awards. The individuals and or-
ganizations selected by the AMA
Board of Directors have made
outstanding contributions to the
motorcycling community and their
efforts support the AMA mis-
sion to promote the motorcycle
lifestyle and protect the future of
motorcycling.
The AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime
Achievement Award is the most
prestigious of the awards and
is presented for 2017 to John
Ulrich. Ulrich, a competitive road
racer, team owner and publisher,
was elected to the AMA Board
of Directors in 2005 and served
with distinction until 2015. At the
conclusion of Ulrich's term, AMA
Chair McNally-Bradshaw said,
"Few grasp the intricacies of both
professional and amateur road
racing [as well] as John, and his
contributions to the board have
been extensive and long-lasting."
Other 2017 award recipients
include:
•AMA Outstanding Road
Rider Award: Denny "Budman"
Kobza Jr.
•AMA Outstanding Off-Road
Rider Award: Russ Ehnes
•AMA Bessie Stringfield
Award: Michelle Kumbier
•AMA Hazel Kolb Brighter
Image Award: Backcountry
Discovery Routes
•Friend of the AMA Award:
Perry King; Louisville Vintage
Motorwork.; Nitro Circus; Kelly
Inman; David O. DeWitt.
Click here for more information
about the award winners. CN
DON AMADOR HONORED WITH ROTARY AWARD
T
he world's largest interna-
tional service organization
gave special recognition to
recreational land-use advocate
Don Amador at a ceremony
in the Sierra Nevada town of
Martell near Jackson, California.
On February 17, Roberta Pickett,
past president of the Rotary club
of Amador Upcountry, presented
Don Amador with a Paul Har-
ris Fellow Award, recognizing
Amador's tireless efforts to find
solutions through the collabora-
tive process with diverse interest
groups and government agen-
cies.
While the Paul Harris Award
is typically given to financial
contributors, it is occasionally
given when a Rotarian makes a
contribution in someone else's
name. In Amador's case, Rober-
ta Pickett, the Assistant Gover-
nor for the Amador County clubs
of Rotary's District 5190, felt he
deserved the honor.
"I feel Don deserved this
award for his integrity in the way
he does business and collabo-
rates even with those who he
may have significant disagree-
ments. His work with land man-
agers, elected officials, recre-
ation clubs, conservation groups
and environmental organizations
promotes peaceful resolution to
difficult challenges."
Amador was grateful to
receive the honor, saying, "It
was a humbling experience to
be recognized by Rotary for
my efforts in the field of recre-
ation, conservation and natural
resource management. I want
to thank Rotary and Assistant
Governor Pickett for this high
honor and accept it on behalf of
the many partners I work with. It
is that team approach that made
this achievement possible." CN
John Ulrich is the recipient of the
2017 AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime
Achievement Award.
