[SBU Board] Kirkwood Trophy

[Patti McCallum]

Great. To whom was it last awarded?

On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 4:17 PM Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Paulette,
>
> D19 awards the Kirkwood Trophy annually to the D19 player who accumulates
> the most masterpoints in the District’s regionals.  Past winners include
> Paul Soloway and many other big names.  A nameplate engraved with the
> winner’s name is added to the trophy’s base each year.
>
> However, the trophy has become worn and decrepit over time.  The D19 board
> has decided to “go digital” with the Kirkwood Trophy.  This past week at
> the regional in Victoria, D19 webmaster JP Weber took digital pics of the
> trophy and will be creating a “digital” Kirkwood Trophy that will be posted
> on the D19 website and updated with "digital nameplates” with winners’
> names going forward.
>
> The trophy itself has thus been orphaned.  It is a large piece, with a
> silver-plated cup atop a wooden base.  We will need to decide what to do
> with it and are open to suggestions.
>
> In the mean time, we had to find a temporary home rather than leave it at
> the Victoria Convention Centre to be lost or discarded.  Matt Smith made an
> announcement Sunday evening asking if someone would be willing to volunteer
> to bring the trophy back to Seattle.  (I was walking to the Monday morning
> ferry to Port Angeles already carrying other bridge equipment and thus
> unable to transport the trophy.)  Gary Corbett kindly offered to bring the
> trophy back to Seattle and take it to EBC.  I hope you are OK with housing
> it at the club for a bit until we decide its ultimate disposition.
>
> EBC’s partnership supporting bridge is greatly appreciated.
>
> Tim
>
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