Awarded to the winner of the Men’s K-1 Senior 1000m
The oldest individual award, first awarded in 1964 in memory of Donald Dodge who was K-1 Senior 1000 National Champion in 1961 and perished while training in May of 1962 on Lake Ontario.
The award was donated by his father, Ray Dodge who was the first distributor of Danish wood boats (Struer) in the United States. At the time of his death, Donald was a student in Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York studying for his degree.
Winners
| YEAR | AWARDED TO |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Jonas Ecker |
| 2020 | Not Awarded due to Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2019 | Nathan Humbertson |
| 2018 | Alex Lee |
| 2017 | Alex Lee |
| 2016 | Alex Lee |
| 2015 | Andy Guiardinu |
| 2014 | Chris Miller |
| 2013 | Chris Miller |
| 2012 | Morgan House |
| 2011 | Carlos Garcia |
| 2010 | Morgan House |
| 2009 | TBD |
| 2008 | TBD |
| 2007 | Brandon Woods |
| 2006 | TBD |
| 2005 | TBD |
| 2004 | TBD |
| 2003 | Rami Zur |
| 2002 | TBD |
| 2001 | TBD |
| 2000 | TBD |
| 1999 | Philipe Boccara |
| 1998 | Mike Herbert |
| 1997 | Peter Newton |
| 1996 | Mike Herbert |
| 1995 | TBD |
| 1994 | TBD |
| 1993 | Mike Herbert |
| 1992 | Greg Barton |
| 1991 | TBD |
| 1990 | TBD |
| 1989 | TBD |
| 1988 | Mark Hamilton |
| 1987 | Greg Barton |
| 1986 | TBD |
| 1985 | TBD |
| 1984 | TBD |
| 1983 | TBD |
| 1982 | TBD |
| 1981 | TBD |
| 1980 | TBD |
| 1979 | TBD |
| 1978 | TBD |
| 1977 | TBD |
| 1976 | TBD |
| 1975 | TBD |
| 1974 | TBD |
| 1973 | TBD |
| 1972 | TBD |
| 1971 | Anthony Ralphs |
| 1970 | Henry Krawczyk |
| 1969 | TBD |
| 1968 | TBD |
| 1967 | TBD |
| 1966 | TBD |
| 1965 | John L Van Dyke |
| 1964 | Anthony Ralphs |