GAT LIFE MEMBERS
2005 Award -PAT ETHREDGE : Katy: Pat has served as State Judging Director for 24 years. She is a former gym owner, a Brevet Judge and is currently serving on the USAG Board. She has organized may educational sessions for judges and has served as speaker at numerous GAT Conventions. She has encouraged countless age group gymnasts to stay in the sport and compete in the collegiate program. To quote Pat, “It is always such pleasure to watch our gymnast go from the compulsory level to optional levels and then if it happens to compete at the college level, that is my greatest pleasure”. GAT is pleased to present our 2005 Honorary Life Member, Pat Ethredge .
2005 Award -TIM ERWIN : Sugar Land: Tim has been involved in gymnastics for more than 36 years. He competed on two Illinois High School State Championship Teams. He has coached many State, Regional, and National Champions. He has coached at Houston Baptist University and worked with Junior and Collegiate gymnasts as the program’s Head and Assistant Coach. He has coached many high ranking gymnasts, one of which, Steve McCain, became a 2000 Olympic Team Member and 1st Alternate to the 2004 Olympic Team. In addition, Tim has been a Nationally rated, or FIG rated judge for the last 22 years. Tim traveled as a representative for USAG with gymnasts and teams to Russia and Japan. He served as a Junior National Team Coach, a JOPC Member as the Texas State Chairman, and currently serves on the Texas State Executive Committee, and is the Treasurer of the Sims Scholarship Fund. Tim helped author and continues to help speak at GAT for the Instructor Training Program for teachers and coaches of boys and girls classes and teams. In 2005 he hosted the Men’s JO National Championships. Tim is currently the Director and Coach at the Houston Gymnastics Club of the JCC in Houston. GAT is pleased to present our 2005 Honorary Life Member, Tim Erwin.
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- Jamille "Jay" Ashmore - Plano TX - Elected 1979
- Nadeane Barber (Deceased, 1982) - Refugio, TX - Elected 1974
- Gerald Bartosh - Houston, TX - Elected 1991
- Beau Biron Houston, TX - beau@birongym.com - Elected 1987
- Billy Booth - Dallas TX - Elected 1998
- Dr. Edsel Buchanan - Omaha NB - Elected 1981
- Nard Cazzell (Deceased, 1999) - Amarillo TX - Elected 1971
- Dr. William Cornelius - Denton TX - Elected 1995
- Robert Cowan - Carmel IN - Elected 1984
- Bee Crenshaw - Elgin TX - Elected 1987
- Dr. W.A. "Bill" Crenshaw (Deceased, 1996) - Elgin TX - Elected 1968
- Ralph Dykeman (Deceased, 1986) - Amarillo TX - Elected 1969
- Gil Elsass - Austin TX - Elected 1999
- Bob Finch - Spring TX - Elected 1989
- Lester "Griff" Griffin (Deceased, 1977) - Dallas TX - Elected 1970
- Brandy Haney - Round Rock TX 2002
- Jeanette Hawkins - Mc Allen TX - Elected 1977
- Fillmore "Fill" Hendrix - Austin TX - Elected 1980
- Walter Hosek (Deceased, 2004) - Dallas TX - Elected 1972
- Avis Tieber Jamieson - Carrollton TX - Elected 1989
- Cheryl Jarrett - Round Rock TX - Elected 1996
- Jim “Jimbo” Jarrett - Round Rock TX 2001
- Rudy Magdaleno (Deceased, 2001) - Alvin TX - Elected 1997
- Bettye Martin - Parker TX - Elected 1986
- Jim McKinney - Abilene, TX - Elected 1992
- Emil J Milan - Hurst TX - Elected 1976
- Jerry Milan - Fort Worth TX - Elected 1976
- Martha Mitchell - Odessa TX - Elected 1990
- Dr. Garland O'quinn - El Paso TX - Elected 1983
- Michael "Mike" Osborn - Abilene, TX - Elected 1995
- Ralph Reeves Richardson TX - Elected 1981
- Bob Sanderson - Abilene, TX - Elected 1998
- Brian Schenk - Austin TX - Elected 1978
- Dr. Darlene Schmidt - San Marcos TX - Elected 1982
- E. A. "Pop" Snapp (Deceased, 1981) - Houston, TX - Elected 1973
- Sandy Streeter - Dallas TX - Elected 1993
- Charles Teas - Corpus Christi TX - Elected 1994
- Jack Tillinghast Kanab UT - Elected 1990
- William "Bill" Valentine - Terlingua TX - Elected 1985
- James White (Deceased, 1997) - Bedford TX - Elected 1985
- Debbie Williams - Bedford TX 2003
- Mark Williams - Bedford TX 2004
- Bill Willis - Dallas TX - Elected 1980
- Marcus Yancey - Pflugerville TX 2000
- Nikki Yeager LaBelle - FL - Elected 1991
- Patrick "Pat" Yeager (Deceased, 1994) - Naples FL - Elected 1975
- Ben Zickefoose - Abilene, TX - Elected 1988