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Annual Celebrations of Golf

Each year the Tennessee Golf Foundation celebrates its successes with a celebration at the end of the year.

Annual awards and Hall of Fame inductions are held as well as recognition for the Society Person of the Year, the Lew Frank Award and other service awards.

Society Person of the Year

2001 - Lew Conner
2002 - Ron Samuels
2003 - James Harold Fyke
2004 - Walton Smith Jr.
2005 - Ed Ingle
2006 - Kirk Bailey
2007 - Mike Kaplan
2008 - Jim Seabury
2009 - Joe Richardson
2010 - J. Ronald Scott
2011 - Jere Ervin
2012 - Bill Blackburn
2013 - Bob DeBastiani
2014 - R. Brian White
2015 - Stuart Smith
2016 - Don Bruce
2017 - Mark Enderle
2018 - Dan Crockett

The annual Society Person of the Year award is determined by the TGF staff and given to the donors and/or volunteer that supports the mission of the TGF in significant ways by dedicating time, expertise and financial support.

Lew Frank Award

2003 - Gerry Daly
2004 - Joseph Moore
2005 - Wally Smith
2006 - Stephen Fowler
2007 - Hunt Gilliland, PGA
2008 - Will Brewer, PGA
2009 - Jim Webb, PGA
2010 - Todd Heifner, PGA
2011 - Scott McNeer, GCSAA
2012 - Sally Davis
2013 - Mike Green, PGA
2014 - Ashton Harris
2015 - The City of Bristol
2016 - Robby Watson
2017 - Mike Nixon
2018 - Madison and Barbara Whittemore

The Lew Frank Award honors the general manager or administrator who best exemplifies the same supportive spirit for the Tennessee Golf Foundation that Lew Frank exhibited during his lifetime.