FRANNI STUTMAN
DISTINGUISHED YOUTH AWARD

District 4 is proud to announce the establishment of the Franni Stutman Distinguished Youth Award. The award is designed to acknowledge a young person (25 & under) who has achieved excellence in the game of duplicate bridge, based on ALL masterpoints earned  for the year(total earned, regardless of method or location earned – club, tourney, online).  The award is designed to nurture efforts for continued growth and involvement in both the District 4 and ACBL bridge community.

Franni Stutman, a member of Unit 141, was an avid bridge player and dear friend. Twelve of her oldest friends, with some friendships dating back to elementary school and others forged in her middle school, established the award and were joined by family members and bridge friends in funding the award and crafting its objectives.

In addition to being an accomplished bridge player, Franni also loved baking, traveling and spending time with her very devoted husband, children, grandchildren and siblings. Not only was she sweet and adorable, but her friends admired her for her sunny disposition, thoughtfulness and generosity. She would be delighted to know that this annual award of $100 will be given to a young person whose interest in bridge, skill level and enjoyment of the game has the opportunity to grow over a lifetime. The creation of the Franni Stutman Distinguished Youth Award is what her friends and family have determined is the perfect way to honor her memory.

PAST WINNERS:

2024 – Ziyana Khan
2023 – Katie Sullivan
2022 – Ilan Wolff
2020-21 – Award Delayed During Covid Pandemic

DAVE TREADWELL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Dave Treadwell Player of the Year Award is awarded to the District 4 member who earns the most masterpoints playing in District 4 events in the calendar year. It is open to all players who are members of our District for the entire year. The winner will be recognized at the Valley Forge Regional and will receive a certificate and a $100 cash prize.

Dave Treadwell was a Grand Life Master who was named ACBL Honorary Member in 1985 and inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998. Dave won two national championships, had second place finishes in several others, and had well over 100 regional victories. When he passed away in 2010 at the age of 97, he had over 26,000 masterpoints.

For a number of years, Dave was involved in Unit and District administrative activities and was twice President of the Delaware State Bridge Association (1961 and 1976) and twice President of District 4 (1968-69 and 1973-74). At the national level, he was co-chair of the ACBL Appeals Committee from 1975 to 1991, chair of the ACBL Board of Governors from 1979 to 1981, and Chair of the Hall of Fame Committee from 1995 to 1998.

Our Winners:
2024 – Lou Glasthal
2023 – Lou Glasthal
2022 – David Hoffner
2020-21 – Awards Suspended During Covid Pandemic
2019 – Daniel Boye
2018 – Meyer Kotkin
2017 – Barry Gorski
2016 – Barry Gorski
2015 – Martin Rabinowitz
2014 – Rick Rowland
2013 – Ken Cohen
2012 – Ken Cohen
2011 – Ken Cohen
2010 – Ken Cohen
2009 – Ken Cohen
2008 – Ken Cohen
2007 – Tom Weik
2006 – Jay Apfelbaum
2005 – Craig Robinson
2004 – Rick Rowland