2008 USPTA/PNW Division Awards

Assistant Pro of the Year Award:

Carol Sandoz

Partnership Award:

Barry Liang & Kevin Collier (not pictured)

Industry Excellence Award: Steve Vaughan
Steve Vaughan is a USPTA certified P1 pro with over 35 years of experience.
He has worked at tennis clubs as both a pro and a manager for over 20 years. Other experience includes two years as the Oregon State University Women's Head Coach and thirteen years as a high school coach. In 1983 Steve started Wild West Tennis Vacations and has taken groups to Hawaii, Mexico, Costa Rica, Palm Springs, and to Australia for the Australian Open. As part of this business, Steve helps other tennis pros to organize their groups and join him for tennis vacations. Steve is the Director of Tennis at Sunriver, in charge of the Sunriver Owner Association's 26 court complex. During the winters Steve is the Head Tennis Pro at Deep Canyon Tennis Club in Palm Desert. Steve is married to Dorothy, wife of 36 years and father to one son, Kenneth. Steve has two granddaughters ages 3 and 1. Life is good and getting better every day!

Star Award:

Ted Sayrahder

Men's Senior Player of the Year Award:

Chris Hefter

Not Pictured:

Women's Senior Player of the Year Award:

Amy Closs Miller


Men's Player of the Year Award:

Angelo Niculescu

Professional of the Year Award: Roger McKee

Roger is the Director of Tennis at the Mountain Park Racquet Club in Lake Oswego, OR. Since 1989, he has led the tennis pro staff which continues to provide a quality lesson program, social events, and competitive league/tournament opportunities for the active MPRC membership.

Roger was a two-time Oregon High School State Champion (Roseburg HS, 1968 & 1969), Oregon State University's winningest player in school history (1971 - 74), and a two-time USTA National champion in the 35 & over division (1988).

Coach of the Year Award: Kevin Collier

Kevin has been a Sports Program Coordinator for the Bend Park and Recreation District since 1995.   He began working at BPRD in 1988 as a summer tennis instructor. Kevin also conducts 5 tennis tournaments and runs a middle school tennis program for over 75 children in the fall.  Kevin has been the Girls tennis coach at Bend high school since 1998. This season his team placed third in the Oregon 5A State tournament with his doubles team of Bryn Oliveira and Skyler Nelson winning the doubles championship.  Kevin is also an assistant tennis professional at the Bend Golf and Country Club.  He lives in Bend with his wife Margaret and two children Casey(11) and Kyla(8).

Facility Manager of the Year Award: Scott Coleman

The Board of Directors of the BTAC selected Scott Coleman as the new BTAC General Manager in 2007 from a number of qualified applicants.  Scott had the program management background and the obvious energy that BTAC was seeking.   Scott has proven his ability to apply his experience and his energy in the managing of an economically-sound operation, identifying and planning improvement projects and programs that both benefit and increase the club membership.   His skills include long-range planning and the development of proposals for major improvement projects.  Scott has an excellent grasp of operating costs, budget development, and financial goals.  Scott is very much a people-oriented person.   He makes it his concern to attain feedback through member surveys and individual conversations.    He monitors all the club departments and randomly checks, in person, how well classes, facilities, and staff are performing to meet membership needs.  Scott ensures he has first-hand knowledge of all club maintenance requirements and options.   Scott has a great working relationship with the BTAC Board of Directors, of which I am currently Chair.   We actively endorse Scott as a nominee for General Manager of the Year.