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Robb Margrave - 2001

As a new club member and racer from Singles League in 1982, Robb quickly volunteered as club assistant race director and the following year served as Race Director. In 1984, Robb was elected as President of Fall Line Ski Club - still an advocate for racing.

An Army assignment in the South took him out of the racing picture for a few years, but he reemerged with a new status - married. With Jeannine, his wife, they joined Sunburst Ski Club and he returned to racing. As an Open League racer, he continued to serve on the hill and later became the Sunburst Race Director.

In 1995, Robb coordinated centralized lodging at Mammoth for Open League Racers attending the Finals. This innovation proved to be cost effective and efficient for both the racers and the Mammoth condo properties chosen.

Elected to serve as Open League Race Chairman in the summer of 1995, he served in that position until 1998. Significant changes were made during those years which benefited both Open League and its club racers. Open League races were changed from a 2-course format to a 3-course format, shortening the wait for the racer and providing more challenging and achievable courses for all. By-laws were drawn up and approved. The Summer Awards Picnic was changed to an Awards Banquet held during Nor-Cals (where more racers would and do attend to pick up their awards). This also helped maximize the Open League racer attendance at the Nor-Cals. "Nor-Cals" is the Northern California League Championships - a contest between Open League, Singles League and Sierra League. As Open League Chairman, in 1996 Robb Margrave was responsible for the Nor-Cals. The format was expanded from a 3-course format to a 6-course format. All of these improvements created a positive environment for the Open League racers and the League experienced a 33% increase of registered racers during this period.

In April 2000 Robb served as the FWRA Championship coordinator at Northstar and later that same year was elected as President of the Far West Racing Association. This position was the most challenging to fill because of precedents set by the past president, George Eachus. Robb has shown that he wants progress for the future - in a reasonable fashion, but will not abandon the fine racing traditions of the past.

Robb Margrave perseveres as a worker at all levels of racing: club, league and Far West and is one of the finest candidates for the Terry Smith Award; a person who at every level promotes and improves club racing for the individual recreational racer.