Ole Evinrude Award

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

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.


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