Professor Fred Carpenter of the University of Vermont was one of the earliest proponents of organized tennis competition in the Burlington area. Professor Carpenter was Coach of the UVM tennis team for over 25 years and an original founder of the University Tennis Club, predecessor to the Burlington Tennis Club. His interest in the Club's junior development program led to the establishment of the Professor F.D. Carpenter Award for junior players. Professor Carpenter regularly presented this award into his late eighties. This award is presented annually to the junior member, selected by the Tennis Pro, who best exemplifies the qualities of good sportsmanship.
| 1975 Andrew Peisch 1976 Judy Stone 1977 Karl Kusserow 1978 Brett Decker 1979 Paul Calhoun, Jr 1980 Gary Ouellete 1981 Kim Maley 1982 Jeff Swiatek 1983 Chris Dewhan |
1984 Jeanine Sell 1985 Rick Sell 1986 Lisa Nalchajian 1987 Leland Hart 1988 Nikki Giannaccini 1989 Cheryl Frank 1990 Peter Ozarowski 1991 Cate Gregory 1992 Clara Rosenthal |
1993 Jessica Scott 1994 Tim Hadsel - Mares 1995 Jennifer Levanchy 1996 Andrew Samara 1997 Emily Furlong 1998 Andrew Bolduc/ Hunter Thayer 1999 Taylor Wilkins/Alex Knapp 2000 Jaafar Rizvi/Mitra Luce 2001 Laura Coffrin |