The Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame
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In 1996, the USDF Hall of Fame was established, with the induction of USDF's founding father Lowell Boomer. The Hall continually grows with each new induction as we learn to appreciate more about the wonderful contributions that people and horses make to the sport of dressage.
Now Accepting NominationsThe USDF Hall of Fame was established to honor and preserve the achievements of the people and horses that made outstanding contributions to the growth, development, quality, popularity and appreciation of dressage in the United States.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Axel Steiner | 2019 |
| Jane Savoie | 2019 |
| Lilo Fore | 2017 |
| Lilian Wittmack Roye | 2016 |
| Rocher | 2016 |
| Anne Gribbons | 2013 |
| Charles de Kunffy | 2013 |
| Ravel | 2012 |
| Michael Poulin | 2012 |
| Lendon Gray | 2011 |
| Brentina | 2009 |
| Linda Zang | 2009 |
| Robert Dover | 2008 |
| Fiona Baan | 2008 |
| Major General Jonathan Burton | 2007 |
| Hilda Gurney | 2007 |
| Edgar Hotz | 2007 |
| Sarah Sally Swift | 2006 |
| Roemer | 2006 |
| Major Robert Borg | 2006 |
| Seldom Seen | 2005 |
| Captain Andrew Bela de Szinay | 2004 |
| Dr. Max Gahwyler | 2004 |
| Margarita Serrell | 2003 |
| Karl Mikolka | 2003 |
| Major Anders Lindgren | 2003 |
| Colonel Hiram Tuttle | 2002 |
| Kyra Downton | 2002 |
| Ivan Bezugloff, Jr. | 2002 |
| Jessica Newberry Ransehousen | 2001 |
| Major General Guy V Henry, Jr | 2001 |
| Lt Colonel Hans Moeller | 2000 |
| Graf George | 2000 |
| Captain John Fritz | 2000 |
| Colonel Donald Thackeray | 1998 |
| Colonel Bengt Ljungquist | 1998 |
| Violet Hopkins | 1998 |
| Keen | 1997 |
| Chuck Grant | 1997 |
| Gifted | 1997 |
| Lowell Boomer | 1996 |
The following Lifetime Achievement Award winners, through their unselfish, dedicated efforts represent the many ways in which USDF has been served, supported, and influenced into becoming what it is today.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Fern Feldman | 2019 |
| Samuel Barish | 2016 |
| Lloyd Landkamer | 2015 |
| Maryal Barnett | 2014 |
| Janine Malone | 2014 |
| Marilyn Heath | 2013 |
| Judith Noone | 2010 |
| John "Jack" Kimball | 2010 |
| Ellin Dixon Miller | 2007 |
| Col. Clarence Edmonds | 2005 |
| Kay Meredith | 2004 |
| Marianne Ludwig | 2003 |
| Peter Lert | 2003 |
| Elizabeth "Liz" Searle | 2002 |
| Lazelle Knocke | 2002 |
The USDF Member of Distinction is a prestigious national award that annually recognizes one USDF member who has demonstrated exceptional commitment in his or her local area or region toward carrying out USDF's mission: "dedicated to education, the recognition of achievement, and the promotion of dressage"; or who demonstrates longevity of excellence in the sport of dressage and who has made outstanding contributions to the growth, development, quality, popularity and appreciation of the sport of dressage at a local or regional level.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Sue Hughes | 2018 |
| Mary Anne McPhail | 2018 |
| Martha McDaniel | 2018 |
| Priscilla Endicott | 2018 |
| Winnie Heiney-Duncan | 2017 |
| Lois Heyerdahl | 2017 |
| Janne Rumbough | 2016 |
