Shriver receives inaugural tennis award.The United States Tennis Association “USTA” redirects here. For other uses, see USTA (disambiguation). The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. (USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association ) awarded Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (born July 10, 1921 in Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.), is a member of the Kennedy family. Her father was Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and her mother was Rose Kennedy. the inaugural USA Tennis Special Populations National Community Service Award in February at an awards banquet before more than 450 community tennis leaders at the USA Tennis Community Tennis Development Workshop in Las Vegas, Nev. The USTA bestows the annual award upon a program or program leader that has demonstrated continued excellence, dedication and service in tennis for special populations, or those with disabilities. Accepting the award on her behalf was Jim Schmutz, managing director, Special Olympics North America. Shriver shrive v. shrove or shrived, shriv·en or shrived, shriv·ing, shrives v.tr. 1. To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent). 2. , a resident of Potomac, Md., has devoted the last 50 years to improving the lives of those with mental retardation. The capstone of her many accomplishments has been the founding and continuing operation of Special Olympics in 1968. Special Olympics help those with mental disabilities grow intellectually and socially, and has evolved into e worldwide effort to enhance the lives of children and adults with mental retardation and their families. Currently, there are nearly 4,000 participants from 65 Special Olympics Programs across the world that compete in the sport of tennis. In her career, Shriver has been awarded the National Volunteer Service Award, the AAMD AAMD Association of Art Museum Directors AAMD American Association on Mental Deficiency AAMD American Association of Medical Dosimetrists AAMD Apartment Association of Metro Denver (Denver, CO) AAMD American Academy of Medical Directors Humanitarian Award, the AFL-CIO's Phillip Murray-William Green Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom Medal of Freedom highest award given a U.S. citizen; established 1963. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Prize and the distinction of being the only living woman to be commemorated on a U.S. coin. |
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