ASA has selected the Outstanding Instructors of the Year for 2017. Of all the ASA instructors who were active and eligible in 2017, the top 32 are listed below, representing 31 different locations across 13 states, and 3 countries. The process by which these instructors were determined was completely objective, derived by a formula that weighs the number of student surveys generated, the number of completed surveys actually submitted, and the average instructor score across all submitted surveys with 4.00 as the highest possible average score.
Randolph Altermatt Seward, Alaska
Francois Asselin Weymouth, Massachusetts
Anderson Barnes Panama City, Florida
Yonatan Bresler Tel Aviv, Israel
James Cook Denver, Colorado
Doran Cushing Austin, Texas
Richard Dawson Waxahachie, Texas
John Drake Amelia Island, Florida
Chuck Hashbarger Los Angeles, California
Kyle Hirsh San Diego, California
Ken Hogrefe Seabrook, Texas
Jon Jones Houston, Texas
James King Wiggins, Mississippi
Stanley Lander Novato, California
William Lemex Kemah, Texas
Chris Lower Corpus Christi, Texas
Christopher May Wellington, Florida
Jaye Melanson Fort Pierce, Florida
Mark Merritt Santa Cruz, California
Gerald Miller Zirconia, North Carolina
Duane Moran Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Loren Newton Traverse City, Michigan
Robert Portman Sun Lakes, Arizona
Michael Rice Tacoma, Washington
James Slater Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Lloyd Tracy Spinney West Palm Beach, Florida
Clint Sutter Peoria, Arizona
Rob Swain, Jr. Little Compton, Rhode Island
Richard Van Loon Little Silver, New Jersey
Arno Von Waltsleben Saint Petersburg, Florida
Jennifer Wirth Miami, Florida
Elliot Zimmerman Los Angeles, California
ASA is extremely proud of its certified instructors who are committed to provide excellence in sailing instruction, and we extend our congratulations to the 32 instructors on this list who have achieved an outstanding commendation for 2017. Very well done, and we thank you. Keep up the great work!
In future, ASA plans to attach the student survey to the electronic version of each ASA examination to increase the yield of respondents to a much higher level.
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