Aileen Osofsky ACBL GOODWILL COMMITTEE
Full D5 Appointee List
MEMBERSHIP
Membership on the Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee ("Goodwill Committee") is a lifetime appointment. This committee is composed of all past and present appointees and members at large. Members at large are district directors, chairmen of the Board of Governors, honorary members, and "ACBL Goodwill Members of the Year." The chairman of the ACBL Goodwill Committee is elected by the ACBL Board of Directors for a three-year term. The Goodwill Committee chairperson names seven assistant chairpersons to serve concurrently. The assistant chairpersons represent ACBL's geographic areas, which are: East, South, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest, Eastern Canada, and (with the Manitoba-Ontario border as the dividing point) Western Canada. Every calendar year each member of the ACBL Board of Directors appoints two ACBL members to the Goodwill Committee. Each district director may also make up to two additional appointments to fill district vacancies created by deaths of prior appointees.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Goodwill Committee and its individual members work to create goodwill for ACBL. They receive, convey, and act on suggestions for the betterment of ACBL, particularly in the areas of active ethics, conduct, tournament conditions, bridge for Juniors, and bridge for the handicapped. Annually, the Goodwill Committee chairmen recommend to the ACBL Board of Directors their choice for the "ACBL Goodwill Member of the Year" award from among nominations received from ACBL unit organizations. The Goodwill Committee sponsors the ACBL's Active Ethics program, which educates ACBL members to the highest standards of conduct and propriety.
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
All members of the Goodwill Committee receive, and are thereafter entitled to wear, the official Goodwill Committee pin. Replacement pins are available to members at ACBL's cost.
GOODWILL MEMBER OF THE YEAR
ACBL awards the title "ACBL Goodwill Member of the Year" to an ACBL member who has exhibited unselfish dedication to the causes of good conduct, worthy participation, and ethical behavior. ACBL inscribes the honoree's name on a permanent plaque, which it keeps at its headquarters. ACBL sends a replica of the plaque to the honoree. ACBL also sends a "Proclamation of Goodwill" to each person nominated for the honor.
SLOGAN
The Goodwill Committee slogan is "It is nice to be important but more important to be nice."
TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES
The Goodwill Committee takes an active part in making bridge available to the hearing impaired. A Goodwill Day is held at each NABC. Each player playing that day is given a small gift as a reminder to practice goodwill. The Goodwill Committee, together with the ACBL Education Department, hosts the Junior Day reception between sessions usually on the first Saturday of each NABC. The Goodwill Committee chairmen host a between sessions reception for all members of the Committee on Goodwill Day at each NABC. The Goodwill Committee issues proclamations of goodwill at each NABC.Nominations
Submit nominations to Marc Sylvester, the current the Vice-President of District 5, by email to marcsylvester@hotmail.com. In each year, nominations must be submitted by May 1 to be considered in that year. After submission, nominees will be considered for up to 3 consecutive election cycles.| District 5 Goodwill Committee Members | ||
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| Year Appointed | Name | City/State |
| 2021 |  Bill Holt | Sewickley PA |
| 2021 | Jean Livingston | Johnstown PA |
| 2021 |  Melanie Gura | Hudson OH |
| 2021 |  Rhona Jacobson | Moreland Hills OH |
| 2020 |  Betty Metz | Grand Island NY |
| 2020 |  Gary Singer | Youngstown OH |
| 2020 |  Ken Bergman | Wexford PA |
| 2020 |  Virginia Young | Hudson OH |
| 2019 | Brenda Merkich | Cortland OH |
| 2019 |  Frank Cymerman | Pittsburgh PA |
| 2019 |  June Threlkeld | Bridgeville PA |
| 2019 |  Sue Becker | Canton OH |
| 2018 | Francis Tseng | Erie PA |
| 2018 |  John Spooner | Stongsville OH |
| 2018 |  Judy Spooner | Strongsville OH |
| 2018 |  Rick Klapthor | Erie PA |
| 2017 |  Dian Petrov | Buffalo NY |
| 2017 | Hellen Greenberg | Ellwood City PA |
| 2017 | Tommie Ruehr | Cleveland OH |
| 2016 |  Bill Hogsett | Cleveland OH |
| 2016 |  Donna Steffan | East Amherst NY |
| 2016 | Elaina Dylewski | Erie PA |
| 2016 |  Elizabeth Goldthwait | Youngstown OH |
| 2015 | Doris Mikstay | Canton OH |
| 2015 |  Hope Ellis | Cleveland OH |
| 2015 |  Saleh Fetouh | Buffalo NY |
| 2014 |  Andrew Halpern | Chagrin Falls OH |
| 2014 | Dale Fishbeck | Youngstown OH |
| 2014 | Kathleen Dammeyer | Erie PA |
| 2014 | Michael Stahr | Stow OH |
| 2013 |  Alexander Bealles | Butler PA |
| 2013 | Catherine Majewski | W Seneca NY |
| 2013 | Cathy Marsteller | Niles OH |
| 2013 |  Tom Martin | Hudson OH |
| 2012 |  Douglas Henderson | Rocky River OH |
| 2012 | Jane Marshall | Pittsburgh PA |
| 2012 | Margaret Robinson | Altoona PA |
| 2012 | Sally Veauthier | Columbiana OH |
| 2011 | Barb Bergman | Wexford PA |
| 2011 |  Brian Ellis | Cleveland OH |
| 2011 |  Gladys Martin | Hudson OH |
| 2011 | Shirley Lundstrom | Cuyahoga Falls OH |
| 2010 | Charles Smith | Erie PA |
| 2010 |  Marc Sylvester | Edinboro PA |
| 2010 | Mary Jo Johnston | Latrobe PA |
| 2010 | Patricia Rasmus | Hamburg NY |
| 2009 | Dale Durbin | Stow OH |
| 2009 |  Jay Levy | Amherst NY |
| 2009 |  Jim Overcasher | East Canton OH |
| 2009 |  Susan Stark | Cleveland OH |
| 2008 | Ann Leone | Boardman OH |
| 2008 | Jack Goodykoontz | Morgantown WV |
| 2008 | James Reeve | North Royalton OH |
| 2008 |  John Tscholl | Canton OH |
| 2007 |  Katherine Pollock | Tonawanda NY |
| 2007 | Patricia Kiser | Keyser WV |
| 2007 | Peggy Shivetts | Latrobe PA |
| 2007 | Richard Burgess | Chesterland OH |
| 2006 | Barbara Cook | Hollidaysburg PA |
| 2006 | Conner Boyd | Wheeling WV |
| 2006 | Marcella Retetagos | Pittsburgh PA |
| 2006 |  Michael Ryan | Buffalo NY |
| 2005 |  Barbara Bacon | Rocky River OH |
| 2005 |  Lynn Rafferty | Columbiana OH |
| 2005 | Nada Kohtz | Hudson OH |
| 2005 | Sharon Rohr | Pittsburgh PH |
| 2004 | Dorothy Hendricks | Sistersville WV |
| 2004 | Elnora Morgan | Derrick City PA |
| 2004 | Mary Campbell | North Canton OH |
| 2004 |  Rosemary Kleis | Solon OH |
| 2003 |  Arlene Port | Pittsburgh PA |
| 2003 |  Barbara Marinak | Bellwood PA |
| 2003 | Pat Harrison | Brunswick OH |
| 2003 | Richard Rasmus | Hamburg NY |
| 2002 | George Cross | New Castle PA |
| 2002 | James Sullivan | Richfield OH |
| 2002 |  Mary Paulone Carns | Export PA |
| 2002 | Mary Spooner | Medina OH |
| 2001 | Catherine Wolford | Aurora OH |
| 2001 | Paul Neidlinger | Youngstown OH |
| 2001 | Peter Halmos | Cumberland MD |
| 2001 | Sandra Schuchert | Pittsburgh PA |
| 2000 | Dean Parsons | Washington WV |
| 2000 | Judie Lamberton | Erie PA |
| 2000 | Peg Clifford | Canton OH |
| 2000 |  Susan Bedall | Akron OH |
| 1999 | * Patrick Spooner | Strongsville OH |
| 1999 | Ann Markunas | Hudson OH |
| 1999 |  Ernie Retetagos | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1999 | Nancy Welsh | Karns City PA |
| 1998 | August L Costanzo | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1998 | Douglas L Bishop | Canton OH |
| 1998 | George E Kury | Johnstown PA |
| 1998 |  Steven Grzegorzewski | Meadville PA |
| 1997 | Charles E Coleman | Youngstown OH |
| 1997 |  Donna Largent | Cleveland OH |
| 1997 | Margaret Klamp | Williamsville NY |
| 1997 | Robert P Olin | Kenmore NY |
| 1996 | Bernardine M Czarnecki | North Tonawanda NY |
| 1996 | Jane R Crowley | Ellwood City PA |
| 1996 | Mary Anne McNeirney | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1996 | Sophie T Novak | Solon OH |
| 1995 | *Mary Mertz | Cleveland OH |
| 1995 | Alice Williams | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1995 | Dick Early | Cuyahoga Falls OH |
| 1995 |  Jan Assini | Chagrin Falls OH |
| 1994 | * Kaye Lux | Massillon OH |
| 1994 | * Peter Mollemet | Williamsville NY |
| 1994 | Maureen Irwin | Youngstown OH |
| 1993 | * Phyllis Heller | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1993 | * Roni Atkins | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1993 |  Kermit Wolford | Aurora OH |
| 1993 | Shirley Irish | Erie PA |
| 1992 | Linda Mrowca | Westlake OH |
| 1992 | Richard Fleischman | University Heights OH |
| 1992 |  Sharon Benz | Buffalo NY |
| 1992 |  Sharon Fairchild | Rocky River OH |
| 1991 | Mary Anne Laier | Canton OH |
| 1991 | Murray Rosenthal | Copley OH |
| 1991 | P Jane Keliher | Meadville PA |
| 1991 | William Lindgren | Slippery Rock PA |
| 1990 |  Beverly Carter | Brunswick OH |
| 1990 | Elsiemae Smith | Cuyahoga Falls OH |
| 1990 |  Pat Chisholm | Newbury OH |
| 1990 | William Wise | Maple Heights OH |
| 1989 | * Ann Zwack | Allison PA |
| 1989 | * Dr. Bernard Scott | Erie PA |
| 1989 | Betty McGraw | Massillon OH |
| 1989 | Jan George | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1988 | * Michael F Cassel | Shaker Heights OH |
| 1988 | * Mrs. W A Rieker | North Tonawanda NY |
| 1988 | * Robert H Lind | Tonawanda NY |
| 1988 | Jo Hollingsworth | Lakewood OH |
| 1987 | * Fred Sorensen | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1987 | * Grace Moore | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1987 | Iola Croner | Ambridge PA |
| 1987 |  S Graham Kelly | Hudson OH |
| 1986 | * Marvin Melamed | Cleveland OH |
| 1986 | * Mrs. Arvel Creech | Willoughby OH |
| 1986 | * Mrs. Robert Lind | Tonawanda NY |
| 1986 | Joe Dragoun | Steubenville OH |
| 1985 | Charles Gorham | Wellsville NY |
| 1985 | Lois DiPlacido | Erie PA |
| 1985 | Marilyn Hutchinson | Titusville PA |
| 1985 | R W Dunkerley | Industry PA |
| 1984 | * Charles Deitle | Akron OH |
| 1984 | * Wendall Van Court | Youngstown OH |
| 1984 | Mary Lou Harmon | Bethel PA |
| 1984 | Shirley Svenson | Akron OH |
| 1983 | * George Lamproplos | Greensburg PA |
| 1983 | *Julia Halloran | Wooster OH |
| 1982 | * John Ostergard | Olean NY |
| 1982 | * Mrs. Sydney Freedman | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1981 | * Howard Friedman | Massillon OH |
| 1981 | * Nomi Connell | Massillon OH |
| 1980 | * Margaret Piemme | Beaver PA |
| 1980 |  Gail Carns | Export PA |
| 1979 | * Marian Truesdell | Youngstown OH |
| 1979 | * T William Babb | Cleveland OH |
| 1978 | * Mrs. William Sable | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1978 | John O Toy | Buffalo NY |
| 1977 | * Ernest E Larsen | Brecksville OH |
| 1977 | Betty Tatum | North Canton OH |
| 1976 | * Clint C Burns | Latrobe PA |
| 1976 | * Mrs. Arthur McCarthy | Buffalo NY |
| 1975 | * Frankiin C. Stauffer | Sharpsville PA |
| 1975 | * Mrs. Joseph Mallinger | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1974 | * Arthur Goldsmith | Shaker Heights OH |
| 1974 | * Lucille Goldsmith | Shaker Heights OH |
| 1973 | * E.C. Donaghy | Slippery Rock PA |
| 1973 | * Fay Landau | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1972 | * Robert A Beighel | Carnegie PA |
| 1972 | Edith 0 Weiser | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1971 | * Mrs. Clemens E Gunn | Cleveland OH |
| 1971 | * S Freedman | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1970 | * Leslie Dus | Cleveland OH |
| 1970 | * Mrs. Calvin Weston | Youngstown OH |
| 1969 | * Dr. Paul Castelle | Cumberland MD |
| 1969 | * Mrs. C McGuckin | Akron OH |
| 1968 | * Mrs. W E Moore | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1968 | * R T Cook | Cleveland OH |
| 1967 | * Elmer Schwartz | Cleveland OH |
| 1967 | * Mrs. Joseph Frank | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1966 | * Beverly Morgan | Corry PA |
| 1966 | * Loraine Blackwood | Parkersburg WV |
| 1965 | * David Tamres | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1965 | * Mrs. Keith Barber | Mount Lebanon PA |
| 1964 | * George B Simmonds | Altoona PA |
| 1964 | * Marion Reich | Charleston WV |
| 1963 | * Abe Feigus | Cumberland MD |
| 1963 | * Helen Plummer | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1962 | * Gertrude Mason | Erie PA |
| 1962 | * Harry Glick | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1961 | * Fred Kilchenstein | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1961 | * Mrs. James Ferguson | Belle Vernon PA |
| 1960 | * Ted Majeroni | Erie PA |
| 1960 | Mrs. William L Miller | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1959 | * Harry 0 Shockey | Uniontown PA |
| 1959 | * Mrs. C J McGovern | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1958 | * James P Ferguson | Belle Vernon PA |
| 1958 | * Lois Albright | Pittsburgh PA |
| 1957 | * Dr. Robert Israel | |
| 1957 | * Mary Tiernan | |