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Tournament
director awards
Olin Hubert and Scott Campbell,
two popular tournament directors
from nearly opposite ends of the
country, have been honored by their
peers in the Professional Tournament
Directors Association. Campbell,
of Sun City CA, received the Fred
Friendly Award, named for the late
TD Paul "Fred Friendly" Stehly, so
called because of his skill in dealing
with players. Hubert, an associate
national director who lives in Atlanta,
received acknowledgment for his
outstanding professionalism.
Campbell has been a full-time TD
for nearly three years after a 25-year
career in the banking business, followed by ownership of a motel in
Nevada. He now owns and operates
a bridge club in his home town when
he isn't directing at ACBL tournaments. Patty Johnson of the PTDA
said Campbell was an easy choice for
the Fred Friendly Award. "He always
has a smile on his face," Johnson said,
"and his goal is for the players to have
a good time." No problem, said Campbell: "If we don't have customers, we
don't have work. I enjoy working with
people and I believe that you should
treat everyone the way you would
want to be treated. It never hurts to
be friendly."
Hubert, promoted to associate
national rank 10 years ago, has
been a full-time TD since 1994. He
works a lot in the Southeast, but

Olin Hubert and Scott Campbell.

also goes as far away from home as
Baltimore - and he is always on the
staff at NABCs. Said Johnson: "Olin
runs three very large sectionals in
Atlanta every year and is an excellent administrator. He works very
well with players and staff alike."
Patty Tucker, a friend and veteran
bridge player from the Atlanta area,
described Hubert as "a players' director, and he's very funny." Hubert, an
expert player with more than 7600
masterpoints, still plays a couple of
times a week in club games when he's
home, and he usually finds a regional
to attend each year. Mostly, however,
he concentrates on his TD duties. Not
the nine-to-five type, Hubert allowed
that he likes directing "better than a
'real' job."

2010 Youth NABC
The next Youth North American
Bridge Championship is July 29-31,
concurrent with the 2010 Summer
NABC in New Orleans.
Don't delay in making your
plans to be part of the action
and the fun! To register or to
find more information, visit
www.youth4bridge.org.
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King/Queen of Bridge
If you are a graduating high school
senior and an ACBL member who plays
and promotes bridge, you may become
the 2010 King/Queen of Bridge. Recent
winners have been cited for outstanding
tournament performances plus administra‑
tive, recreational and promotional activities
related to bridge. The ACBL Educational
Foundation will present a $1000 scholar‑
ship to the King/Queen of Bridge.
This competition was established in
1973 by Homer Shoop, an Indiana banker,
and is administered today by the ACBL
Educational Foundation. The winner re‑
ceives a $1000 scholarship. A partial list
of previous winners reads like a who's
who of bridge: Jeff Meckstroth, Bobby
Levin, Steve Weinstein, Brad Moss, Martha
(Benson) Katz, Joel Wooldridge and Eric
Greco.
To enter the contest, e‑mail your per‑
sonal information and qualifications, along
with the name of your school, the school
principal, the school address and phone
number, to education@acbl.org no later
than May 15.
http://www.youth4bridge.org
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