ASA has selected the Outstanding Instructors of the Year for 2018. Of ASA’s legion of Instructors, 1003 were eligible in 2018 and the top 31 are listed below, representing 30 different locations, across 11 states, and 5 countries. The process by which these instructors were determined was completely objective, derived by a formula that weighs the number of student surveys sent, the number of completed surveys submitted, and the average instructor rating across all submitted student surveys with 4.00 as the highest possible average rating.
Francois Asselin Weymouth, Massachusetts
Andy Berry San Diego, California
Mark Brown Anacortes, Washington
Michael Brown Newtown, Pennsylvania
Alexis Christofi Strovolos, Cyprus
James Cook Denver, Colorado
Keith Cooper Hackensack, New Jersey
Doran Cushing Austin, Texas
Richard Dawson Waxahachie, Texas
Michael Dye Saint George’s, Grenada
Angela Goodwin Long Beach, California
Debbie Graham Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lenox Grasso Marina del Rey, California
Chuck Hashbarger Los Angeles, California
Michael Hoye Heath, Texas
Robert Hulett Maple Falls, Washington
Timothy Jenne Sequim, Washington
Jon Jones Houston, Texas
Gregory Martin Honolulu, Hawaii
James Marvin Saint Petersburg, Florida
Jose Miranda Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Duane Moran Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Donald Rock Oceanside, California
Charles Rolling Brooklyn, New York
James Slater Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Paul Sullivan Marblehead, Massachusetts
Al Van Dyke Cedaridge, Colorado
Richard Van Loon Shrewsbury, New Jersey
Arno Von Waltsleben Long Beach, Washington
Robert Williams Phuket, Thailand
Jennifer Wirth Miami, Florida
ASA is extremely proud of its certified instructors who are committed to providing excellence in sailing instruction, and we extend our congratulations to the 31 instructors on this list who have achieved an outstanding commendation for 2018. Very well done, and we thank you. Keep up the great work!
In the 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. The threshold for this year’s selection was a minimum rating of 3.67 out of 4.00 and a minimum of 24 student survey submissions. The most student surveys submitted for one Instructor was 97. In comparison, in 2017, the minimum rating was 3.67 with a minimum of 15 student survey submissions and the most student surveys submitted for one Instructor was 33.
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