R.D. Hayes Memorial Award

This award is the Club's premier award. Though a number of sports within the Club present awards and trophies to their respective athletes, the purpose of the RD HAYES MEMORIAL AWARD is to honour a person who has made a contribution to the Club over a long period of time. The award is not sport specific.

R.D. (Dick) Hayes was a Club Member who died of in 1971 of leukemia at the age of 31. He left an indelible impression on those who knew him. Dick had a successful athletic career in both football and rugby, in the legal profession and in politics. Not only was he a likeable, hard-working moral person, he was also concerned for people less gifted than himself. He was a key contributor to the Club's constitution revision and to the legal community, for which he established a legal foundation that assisted future law students interested in improving the administration of justice.

The Meraloma Club established this award in order to commemorate the memory of this exceptional friend and Club Member. A selection committee chosen by the Club Executive meets to decide the recipient of the award and the award is presented annually.

The criteria established by the Club Executive reflects qualities Dick Hayes possessed:

awareness and concern for everyone
keenness for athletic participation and sporting behaviour
interest in the community
ambition and perseverance
respect of Club members

The selection of the R.D. Hayes award will be decided as follows:

A committee will consist of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) past winners. The Chairperson will be a past recipient who is currently on the Club Executive. If there is no past recipient, then an appointed past winner will be asked to chair the selection process.