Fred Cramer Awards for Excellence in Chess Journalism

P. O. Box 417, Boca Raton, FL 33429-0417

Tel 561 243-2932, email chessdon@aol.com

July 9, 2001

Mr. Lewis Cullman

Chairman, Chess-in-the-Schools

346 W 46th Street,

New York, NY 10036

Dear Mr. Cullman:

The many contributions you have made to chess, especially through your New York City Chess-in-the-Schools program, are enormous. We all greatly appreciate this and extend our thanks to you.

Former USCF President Fred Cramer also contributed a great deal of personal time and money to US chess. Perhaps his greatest contributions were to promote greater communication and to support excellence in chess journalism. The late Fan Adams recognized this and used a portion of Fred’s quarter of a million-dollar bequest to Chess-in-the-Schools to initiate a “Cramer Awards for Excellence in Chess Journalism” program. The program has been highly successful and well received by chess journalists throughout the USA.

Unfortunately, Chess-in-the-Schools is now discontinuing that program. In the spirit of Fred Cramer’s history of chess contributions, we the undersigned respectfully request Chess-in-the-Schools to transfer $75,000 of the Cramer bequest to the US Charitable Chess Trust. This would provide sufficient equity for the ongoing continuance of the Cramer Program.

Thank you in advance for your attention and consideration of this request.

Don Schultz

USCF President 1996-99

Mike Nietman

President, WI Chess Assn 1987 - 2001

GM Walter Browne

US Chess Champion 74-77, 80, 81, 83

Bob Smith

USCF President 1999-2000

John Fernandez

Executive VP Internet Chess Club

GM Yasser Seirawan

US Chess Champion 1981, 86, 89, 2000

Lubomir Kavalek

US Chess Champion 72, 73, 78

Harold Dondis

Chairman, US Chess Trust 1982-2001

Mike Cavallo

USCF Executive Director 1997-99

Joel Benjamin

US Chess Champion 1997, 2000

Burt Hochberg

Editor Chess Life 1966-79

Pete Tamburro

Pres. Chess Journalists of America

Frank Brady

Chairman, Cramer Awards 1994-2001

Arnold Denker

US Chess Champion 1944, 46

Helen Warren

Editor APCT News Bulletin 1970-2001

Bill Goichberg

President Continental Chess Assn.

Bill Kelleher

USCF Delegate to FIDE

Carol Jarecki

International Arbiter, NY

Phyllis Benjamin

Secretary, NYS Chess Association

Jim Pechac

USCF VP Finance

Steve Shutt

2001 USCF Executive Board Candidate

Al Losoff

Pres. Illinois Chess Assn. 1991- 94

Larry Parr

Editor Chess Life 1984-89

GM Michael Rohde

Chess Journalist

Frank Camaratta

USCF VP 1993-96

Harvey Reed

Pres. Mass. Chess Assn. 2000, 2001

GM Gabriel Schwartzman

Chess Journalist, Teacher

GM Larry Evans

US Chess Champion 51, 52, 61, 68, 80

GM Andy Soltis

Chess Columnist & Author

Steve Doyle

USCF President 1984-87

GM Paul Benko

Two- time World Champion Candidate

GM John Fedorowicz

Porofessional Player, Teacher & Coach

Thad Rogers

President Georgia Chess Association

Harold Winston

USCF President 1987-90

Doris Thackery

USCF Voting Member, CO

Paul Hargett

Pres. Central Florida CC 1986-94

Robert Rieves

USCF Alternate Delegate AL

Russell Miller

Business Manager Northwest Chess

Peter Lahde

Historian Nashville Chess Center

John Minnoch

Vice President Utah Chess Assn.

Hal Terrie

USCF Delegate, NH

Daniel Lucas

Editor of Georgia Chess

Bill Hook

International Chess Photographer

Jim Cope

National Tournament Director, DC

Bruce Draney

2001 Candidate for USCF Exec Bd.

Rachel Lieberman

USCF Secretary 1993-99

Myron Lieberman

USCF Policy Board 1978-87

Bruce Steffek

Editor, Empire Chess

Jerry Hanken

Former USCF PB Member

Donald Colbert

President RI Chess Federation

Randy Hough

Secretary/Treas., CJA 1996-present

Joe Felber

USCF Alt. Delegate NY

Christopher Camacho

USCF Member RI

Teresa Schultz

Asst Editor, floridaCHESS 1994-96

Buck Buchanan

President Colorado Chess Assn.

Thomas Green

Secretary Ohio Chess Association

Woody Harris

USCF Secretary 1984-87

Ira Lee Riddle

Pres. PA State Chess Federation

Edward McKenney

Chess Coach, PA

Ben Nethercot

International Arbiter, So. Cal.

Eric Johnson

USCF Assistant Director 1994-99

Denis Strenzwilk

USCF Alternate Delegate, MD

Peter Dyson

Treasurer, Florida Chess Association

Ernest W. Marx

Vice President, Dumont CC, NJ

Jeremy Graham

USCF Alternate Delegate, NY

Mike Carr

Pres. So. California Chess Assn.

Ernie Schlich

Senior Tournament Director, VA

Mike Athins

VP, Virginia Chess Association

IM Ben Finegold

Professional Chess Player

Bill Cornwall

Chess Journalist, Teacher, FL

Vesna Dimitrijevic

FIDE Women’s Commission, MA

Peter Sherwood

Editor Chess Horizons 2000

Harvey Lerman

Editor floridaCHESS 1995 - 2001

John MacArthur

President Marshall Chess Club

Fred Gruenberg

President Illinois Chess 1999-2000

Todd Barre

International Arbiter, IL

Sophia Rohde

International Arbiter, NY

Roger Inglis

USCF Delegate, NJ

Thomas A. Fineberg

Pres. Tuley Park Chess Club IL

Allen Magruder

Pres. Nevada Chess Inc.

Larry Kaufman

International Master

Grant Perks

VP Ohio Chess Association

Frank Vogel

USCF Delegate RI

Melvin Drake

USCF Delegate MT

Steve Frymer

VP Mass Chess Association

Mike Goodall

International Arbiter N. Cal.

Leif Karell

Secretary, NIH Chess Club MD

James DuBois

YSCF Delegate MA

Dr. Joseph Wagner

USCF Senior Committee Chairman

Colin Sells

USCF Alternate Delegate Alaska

Gary Simms

USCF Delegate TX

Robert Tanner

International Arbiter AZ

Andrew Scherman

Pres. St. Petersburg Chess Club FL

Walter Brown

International Arbiter IL

Mike Nolan

USCF Parlimentarian

Bill Snead

International Arbiter, TX

Leland Fuerstman

Pres. Charlotte Chess Club

Dave Knudson

USCF Delegate, SD

Sam Conner

Alt USCF Delegate VA

Katie Stone

Dir. of Camps US Chess Inc., TX

Brenda Goichberg

USCF Voting Member NY

Steve Cernobyl

Pres. Hollywood Kings CC FL

Bobby Dudley

Secretary PA State Chess Federation

Fred Lindsay

USCF Delegate MI

William Arluck

USCF Delegate NY

Lee Lefrese

Director, S. Arizona Chess Assn.

Fred Wilson

Cramer Awards Committee

Joe Ippolito

USCF Executive Board

Selby Anderson

Editor Texas Knights 1988 - Present

Dan Heisman

Scholastic Chess Coordinatot PA

Howard Prince

USCF Delegate NY

Alina Markowski

Past Pres. So. Cal. Chess Federation

Alan Kantor

Past Editor Empire Chess

Robert Nasiff

Past Nat’l Scholastic Coordinator

Polly Wright

Vice President NYS Chess Assn.

Bill Brock

Treasurer Illinois Chess Assn.

George John

2001 Candidate for USCF Exec Bd.

Robert Donaldson

USCF Delegate, NJ

Kurt Eschbach

Treasurer, Maryland Chess Assn.

Bil Orgain

5 times Pres. TN Chess Federation

Guy Hoffman

VP Wisconsin Chess Association

Macon Shibut

Editor Virginia Chess

John Donaldson

Director Mechanics Institute CC

Larry Storch

Pres. Central Florida CC

Lynn Babcock

USCF Alt Delegate, TX

Barbara DeMaro

USCF Exec Assistant 1995-2000

Carrie Goldstein

Past Editor Empire Chess

Ed Frumkin

USCF Alt. Delegate NY

Harold Stenzel

USCF Delegate NY

Joe Riegsecker

Membership Dir. Indiana Chess Assn

Laura Jones

2000 USCF Delegate, GA

Christopher Camacho

USCF Member RI

Jay Walker

National Master, WV

Jonathon Winer

USCF Delegate, Vermont

Diane Schmidt

USCF Delegate, Florida

Pete Lee

MACA Board of Directors

Bruce Fortado

President, Florida Chess Assn. 1998-2000