I'm looking for information on the Ole Evinrude Award, (given by Ole Evinrude Boating Foundation) for contributions to the boating industry.
| Year | Awarded to |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Charles Fredric Chapman "Ole Evinrude Boating Foundation" Award |
| 1957 | Coast Guard Auxillary |
| 1973 | Dick Cole |
| 1975 | Bob Nordskog, President American Power Boat Association |
| 1976 (20th?) | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 1981 | Ray Hunt |
| 1986 | Ray Scott |
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/01/16/daily26.html (2006):
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation said Wednesday that a gift of $800,000 from the foundation of the former Outboard Marine Corp. has resulted in the establishment of the OMC Legacy Fund at the community foundation.The mission of the donor-advised fund is to benefit the people of the Milwaukee area through the financial support of youth and civic programs. Its first award, approved by the OMC Foundation board, is a $100,000 grant for the Arts & Science Center in COA's new Burleigh Street facility.
The $800,000 gift establishing the fund honors the former employees of Outboard Marine Corp., the one-time maker of Johnson and Evinrude outboard motors, and perpetuates the positive influence of the company in the four-county metropolitan area, said OMC Foundation president Kimberly Bors.
Greater Milwaukee Foundation president Doug Jansson said the Foundation's board of directors will make significant annual grants from the fund's earnings to advance civic and youth causes in the community.
The OMC Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation originally founded in 1945 as the Ole Evinrude Foundation through a grant by the Evinrude Family. As a result of the liquidation of Outboard Marine in 2001, the board of The OMC Foundation recently elected to dissolve the Foundation and distribute the remaining assets to benefit the communities affected by the liquidation as a positive, long-term legacy.
Information on file?
Mikwaukee County Nonstock Corporations 1889-1993
wisconsin historical society
UWM Libraries, Series 357, file# E 002744 box #0024
Ole Evinrude (1877-1934) pioneered the outboard motor, and founded both Evinrude and Elto. He was was named to the APBA Honor Squardon in 1954, awarded the NMMA Hall of Fame Award in 1988. He was named MIT's Inventor of the Week in January 1999.