Norman Sawdey-2007           

• Norm Sawdey has been a runner, volunteer, and tireless worker for the Dayton running community for 27 years

• Graduated from UD in Chemical Engineering and as an MBA

• He worked as an engineer with General Motors until his retirement in 2002

• Started running in 1979-health reasons, a family history of heart problems including his Dad who passed away at age 64

• First race: Kettering YMCA 5 miler finished 4^th

• Participated in 18 River Corridor Classics from 1981 - 1998 with a best time of 83:37

• Qualified for Boston Marathon in 1984

• Participated in hundreds of local races and was a consistent age group winner

• Competed until 2000, just enjoys running now as a hobby

Community Accomplishments: This is where Norm has made a most significant contribution to the Dayton area running program.  I would not want to add up the hours, days, weeks, or months that Norm has contributed to making Dayton running what it is today.

• Honored as a “Lifetime Member” of the Ohio River Road Runners Club

• Fostered thoughtful use of the ORRRC Trust Fund to support local scholarships, community projects and numerous health related activities

• Served as Vice-President, Secretary and trustee for the ORRRC, and point of contact for virtually every other job in the Club

• Race director or race committee member for The ORRRC Marathon, Ghost & Goblins, and Turkey Trot, 3 of the largest events in the Dayton area

• Rewrote ORRRC procedures for the election process, trustee functions, financial guidelines and budgets

• Volunteered at countless ORRRC events from 1979 –2007.  Instituted the Volunteer Reward program recognizing the many people who support ORRRC events

• Both Norm and his wife, Anna Lee,  have unselfishly volunteered at many other community events

• Married to Anna Lee for 40 years, they reside in Kettering, Ohio