Changed in 1993 from Charles Snyder Memorial Award back to Artistic Skater of the Year Award.
Winning this award, first given in 1983, identifies the recipient as the USARS Artistic Skater of the Year. It may be awarded to a current artistic skater or team who typifies the best in artistic roller skating through consistently superior performance, outstanding progress through the competitive season or contributions made in showcasing the sport to others.
To receive this award, the candidate must:
1) Be a USARS Artistic Roller Skating Federation member in good standing
2) Have demonstrated clearly superior innovative content and manner of performance in his or her chosen event throughout the competitive year; or, the individual must have made an outstanding effort to improve his or her level of achievement during the competitive year;
3) Have demonstrated a willingness to share his or her event knowledge with others through participation in exhibitions, demonstrations, clinics; or, through acceptance of invitations to visit other countries for these purposes;
4) Have conducted himself or herself with distinction at all events in which he or she represented artistic roller skating for the Confederation or the United States.
Past awards recipients are:
2011 – Natalie Motley, Alexandria, Virginia
2010 - Kyle Turley and Heather Menard, Spring, Texas
2009 - Robert Hines and Aubrey Orcutt, Redwood City, California
2008 - Nicole Leonard, Fountain Valley, Callifornia
2007 - Nicole Leonard, Yorba Linda, California
2006 - Logan Boggs and Julie Locke, Milpitas, California
2005 - Kyle Turley of Spring, Texas
2004 - David Jacques, Sacramento, California
2003 - Heather Mulkey, Citrus Heights, California
2002 - Kyle Turley of Spring, Texas
2001 - April Dayney, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2000 - Heather Mulkey, San Antonio, Texas
1999 - Ronald Brenn and Candi Powderly, Milford, Massachusetts
1998 - Bob and Sharon Behrendt, Keihi, Hawaii
1997 - Jennifer Orcutt, Fremont, California
1996 - April Dayney, Toledo, Ohio
1995 - Tim Patten and Lisa Friday, Taunton, Massachusetts
1994 - Heath Medeiros, Westport, Massachusetts
1993 - Steven Findlay, Farmington Hills, Michigan
1992 - Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami, Florida
1991 - Greg Goody and Jodee Viola, Taunton, Massachusetts
1990 - David DeMotte, Santa Ana, California
1999 - Lynn Suwinski, Utica, Michigan
1988 - Greg, Smith, Toledo, Ohio
1987 - Ken Benson and Rob n Young, Hurst,Texas
1986 - Scott Cohen, North Brunswick, New Jersey
1985 - John Arishita and Tammy Jerue, Santa Ana, California
1994 - Tina Kneisley, Marion, Ohio
1983 - Mark Howard and Cindy Smith, Richmond, Virginia