Patricia Ramsay Award
Fiji Basketball Administrator honoured for service to Basketball.
At last weekend's four yearly Congress of FIBA Oceania, Glynis Miller from Fiji was honoured for her services to basketball with the bestowing of the Patricia Ramsay Award. The Patricia Ramsay Award recognises outstanding service as a sports administrator in the region.
Miller was nominated for the award by Basketball Fiji. Her nomination was considered by the FIBA Oceania Management Committee and the recommendation that her services to basketball be recognised was unanimously adopted by Congress.
The citation accompanying her nomination, detailed a long and varied involvement by Glynis Miller in basketball in Fiji, the Oceania region and on the world stage.
Miller was involved as a Basketball Administrator for 18 years from 1986 until her resignation in December 2004. During that time Glynis has been a player, referee, team manager and event manager both in Fiji and overseas. Her playing highlights included a silver medal at the 1979 South Pacific Games in Fiji and a Bronze medal when the games were played in PNG in 1991.
Miller was a sports volunteer at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and was competition manager for the Oceania Youth Tournament in Fiji in 1997, the Oceania Tournament in Fiji in 2001 and the basketball competition at the 2003 SPG's.
Miller was a member of the FIBA Oceania Management Committee from 1997 until December 2004 and from 1998 until 2002 was one of only 5 female member of the FIBA Central Board - the decision making body for the International Basketball Federation. Miller was the first woman from Oceania to fulfil that role.
Miller continues an active role with sports administration in Fiji as a member of the Executive of the National Olympic Committee of Fiji (FASANOC).
History of the Award:
The Patricia Ramsay Award is named in honour of the wife of FIBA Oceania founder Al Ramsay who for many years herself was a volunteer sports administrator for the region.
The award was first made in 1997 at the FIBA Oceania Congress in Pago Pago, American Samoa. It has since been awarded every two years either at the Congress or the Mid-Term Conference of FIBA Oceania.
Inaugural recipient of the award was Lawrence Quan from the Solomon Islands. A full list of award recipients is:-
Year Recipient Country Award made in
1997 Lawrence QUAN Solomon Islands American Samoa
1999 Lina SAUREI Vanuatu Guam
2001 Elizabeth FREEMAN Fiji Fiji
2003 Robert VAUTRIN New Caledonia Fiji
2005 Glynis MILLER Fiji Palau
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At last weekend's four yearly Congress of FIBA Oceania, Glynis Miller from Fiji was honoured for her services to basketball with the bestowing of the Patricia Ramsay Award. The Patricia Ramsay Award recognises outstanding service as a sports administrator in the region.
Miller was nominated for the award by Basketball Fiji. Her nomination was considered by the FIBA Oceania Management Committee and the recommendation that her services to basketball be recognised was unanimously adopted by Congress.
The citation accompanying her nomination, detailed a long and varied involvement by Glynis Miller in basketball in Fiji, the Oceania region and on the world stage.
Miller was involved as a Basketball Administrator for 18 years from 1986 until her resignation in December 2004. During that time Glynis has been a player, referee, team manager and event manager both in Fiji and overseas. Her playing highlights included a silver medal at the 1979 South Pacific Games in Fiji and a Bronze medal when the games were played in PNG in 1991.
Miller was a sports volunteer at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and was competition manager for the Oceania Youth Tournament in Fiji in 1997, the Oceania Tournament in Fiji in 2001 and the basketball competition at the 2003 SPG's.
Miller was a member of the FIBA Oceania Management Committee from 1997 until December 2004 and from 1998 until 2002 was one of only 5 female member of the FIBA Central Board - the decision making body for the International Basketball Federation. Miller was the first woman from Oceania to fulfil that role.
Miller continues an active role with sports administration in Fiji as a member of the Executive of the National Olympic Committee of Fiji (FASANOC).
History of the Award:
The Patricia Ramsay Award is named in honour of the wife of FIBA Oceania founder Al Ramsay who for many years herself was a volunteer sports administrator for the region.
The award was first made in 1997 at the FIBA Oceania Congress in Pago Pago, American Samoa. It has since been awarded every two years either at the Congress or the Mid-Term Conference of FIBA Oceania.
Inaugural recipient of the award was Lawrence Quan from the Solomon Islands. A full list of award recipients is:-
Year Recipient Country Award made in
1997 Lawrence QUAN Solomon Islands American Samoa
1999 Lina SAUREI Vanuatu Guam
2001 Elizabeth FREEMAN Fiji Fiji
2003 Robert VAUTRIN New Caledonia Fiji
2005 Glynis MILLER Fiji Palau
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Last Modified on 07/08/2005 09:41
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