Awarded to the winner of the Men’s K-1 Senior 1000m
The oldest individual award, first awarded in 1962 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Jonas Ecker |
| 2022 | Cole Jones |
| 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 | Morgan House |
| 2007 | Brandon Woods |
| 2006 | Morgan House |
| 2005 | Pat Dolan |
| 2004 | Brandon Woods |
| 2003 | Rami Zur |
| 2002 | Jeff Smoke |
| 2001 | Angel Perez |
| 2000 | Chris Ball |
| 1999 | Philipe Boccara |
| 1998 | Mike Herbert |
| 1997 | Peter Newton |
| 1996 | Mike Herbert |
| 1995 | Mike Herbert |
| 1994 | Zsolt Molnar |
| 1993 | Mike Herbert |
| 1992 | Greg Barton |
| 1991 | Patrick Richardson |
| 1990 | Chris Ball |
| 1989 | Mike Harbold |
| 1988 | Mark Hamilton |
| 1987 | Greg Barton |
| 1986 | Greg Barton |
| 1985 | Greg Barton |
| 1984 | Greg Barton |
| 1983 | Terry White |
| 1982 | Greg Barton |
| 1981 | Matt Streib |
| 1980 | Greg Barton |
| 1979 | Terry White |
| 1978 | Steve Kelly |
| 1977 | Steve Kelly |
| 1976 | Steve Kelly |
| 1975 | Steve Kelly |
| 1974 | Steve Kelly |
| 1973 | Philip Rogosheske |
| 1972 | Peter Weigand |
| 1971 | Anthony Ralphs |
| 1970 | Henry Krawczyk |
| 1969 | Peter Weigand |
| 1968 | John Pickett |
| 1967 | John L Van Dyke |
| 1966 | John Glair |
| 1965 | John L Van Dyke |
| 1964 | Anthony Ralphs |
| 1963 | Bill Jewel |
| 1962 | Charles Lundmark |