CBF Introduces Hall of Fame

At its 2009 annual meeting in Penticton, the CBF Board of Directors voted to create the Canadian Bridge Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame will be maintained in a separate section of the CBF website, and will highlight the accomplishments of Canadians, who through their playing record or their contributions to the advancement of bridge in Canada and around the world, are deserving of this honour.

The Board also established the CBF Hall of Fame Committee to oversee the Hall of Fame program in conjunction with the Board of Directors. John Carruthers of Toronto has agreed to become the first Chair of the Hall of Fame Committee and will be filling out the remainder of the Committee in the months ahead. Draft operating procedures have been prepared and will be finalized during a Board conference call later this year. It is intended that new inductees will be announced each year beginning in 2010 during the Canadian Bridge Championships (formerly known as Bridge Week).

The Canadian Bridge Hall of Fame will have two categories of inductees, Players and Builders. The Player category will be comprised of those Canadians with outstanding records in play. The Builder category will consist of persons whose accomplishments, including, but not limited to, service to Canadian bridge and bridge administration, are invaluable to Canadian bridge. This category could also include, for example, bridge authors, teachers and others with unique accomplishments.

For induction into the Canadian Bridge Hall of Fame, the CBF has decided on a criterion of 60 years of age, in order to allow time for a person’s accomplishments to be put into proper perspective with his or her peers. Deceased persons will be exempt from this requirement. Anyone can nominate someone for the Canadian Bridge Hall of Fame – nominations and supporting documentation should be sent to John Carruthers, Chair, Canadian Bridge Hall of Fame at cbfhalloffame@bell.net.