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As a player:
1953 Given first ping pong ball (6 mo. old)
1962 Given first TT training robot
1963-6 Garland Heights League Champion
1967 Falling Creek JH School Champion
1968 Meadowbrook HS School Champion
1968 Virginia State Championships 5th Place
1970-71 Meadowbrook HS School Champion
1972 Randolph-Macon College Intramurals 2nd Place
1975 Richmond TTC League 5th Place 
1982 Louisiana Open D Singles 2nd Place
1982 New Mexico Open D Singles 2nd Place
1982 US Open U-1500? Singles Semi-Finals
1982 San Antonio Open C Singles 1st Place
1983 Irving Round Robin F Doubles 1st Place
(1983 Run-over by car)
1983 US Closed C Doubles Quarter-Finals
1984 US Open C Doubles Semi-Finals
1984 US Closed C Doubles Semi-Finals
1985 US Open C Doubles 1st Place
1986 Texas Open E Singles 2nd Place
(1987 Run-over by car)
1989 HTTA League 1st Place
1992 Houston Open D Doubles 2nd Place
1998 HTTC Winter League B Division 3rd Place
1999 HTTC Spring-Summer League B Division 2nd Place
2000 South Texas International Open B Singles 6th Place
As an official: (date/event/position/highest
level match participation)
1976 USTTA Umpire
1977 'Table Tennis Topics' Contributing
Writer
1979 US National Championships Umpire
1980 Danny Seemiller Training Tape Executive
Producer
1980 'Table Tennis Topics' Contributing
Writer
1980 Texas Open Umpire
1980 US National Championships Umpire
1981 USTTA Club Umpire
1981 ACUI Collegiate U of H Championships Referee
1981 US OpenUmpire
1981 US Open Television Show Executive
Producer
1981 Canadian Open Television Show Producer
1981 Texas Open Referee
1981 "Table Tennis Topics" Photographer
1981 US National Championships Umpire
1982 USTTA Regional Umpire
1982 Texas Open Referee
1982 'Houston Post' Contributing
Writer
1982 US Open Umpire
1982 San Antonio Open Umpire
1982 "Houston Table Tennis Newsletter" Writer
1982 US National Championships Umpire
1982 New Mexico Open Umpire
1982 Louisiana Fall Open Umpire
1983 ACUI Collegiate Regional Championships Referee
1983 'Spin Magazine' Contributing
Writer
1983 Irving Round Robin Umpire
1983 (Run-over by car)
1983 US Open Umpire
(Men's
Team Final)
1983 Louisana Summer Open Umpire
1983 US National Championships Umpire
1984 US Open Umpire
1984 $8000 Louisiana Open Umpire
1984 US National Championships Umpire
1984 'Timmy's North American World of Table Tennis' Content
Contributer
1985 USTTA National Umpire
1985 ACUI Collegiate U of H Championships Referee
1985 World Championships 'Spin Magazine' Photographer
1985 National Sports (Olympic) Festival Umpire
1985 US Open Umpire
(Men's
Semi-Finals)
1985 $10,000 Louisiana Open Umpire
1985 US National Championships Umpire
1986 US Open Umpire
(Women's
Finals)
1986 Louisana Open Umpire
1986 Maverick Open Umpire
1986 Houston Open Referee
1987 US Open Umpire
1987 (Run-over by car)
1988 US Open Umpire
(Women's
Semi-Finals)
1988 U.S. National Championships Umpire
1988 Texas Open Referee
1988 'Wiggy's Magazine' Contributing
Writer
1988 'HTTA Newsletter' Publisher/Editor
1988 'Table Tennis Topics' Contributing
Writer
1989 Maverick Open Umpire
1989 $10,000 Louisanna Open Umpire
1989 US Open Umpire
(Men's
Quarter Finals)
1989 Texas Open Referee
1989 'Off The Table' Publisher/Asst.
Editor
1989 'Table Tennis Topics' Contributing
Writer
1989 Loiusianna Summer Open Umpire
1989 Louisianna Winter Open Umpire
1989 S.E. Texas Open Referee
1989 HTTA League Director
1989/90 US National Championships Umpire
1990 ITTF International Umpire
1990 World Veteren's Championships Umpire
1990 US Open Umpire
(Men's
Finals Asst)
1990 Texas Open Referee
1990 S. E. Texas Open Referee
1990 San Antonio Open Umpire
1990 $10,000 Louisianna Open Umpire
1990 Houston Open Referee
1990 World Junior Championships Umpire
1990 US National Championships Umpire
1991 US Open Deputy
Referee
1991 Texas Open Referee
1991 Fall Louisianna Open Umpire
1991 S.E. Texas Open Chief Umpire
1991 $10,000 Louisianna Open Umpire
1991 Houston Open Referee
1992 Married
fellow player & tournament control desk worker, Sue
1992 Houston Open Referee
1992 S.E. Texas Open Referee
1992 $10,000 Louisianna Open Umpire
1993 Houston Open Referee
1993 US Open Umpire
(Men's
Semi-Finals)
1993 World Championships Umpire(Men's
& Women's Semi-Finals)
1993 "Table Tennis Today" Contributing
Writer
1993 Louisiana Open Umpire
1993 $9000 Southern Open Referee
1993 US National Championships Umpire
1993 Pan American Games Team Trials Chief
Umpire
1994 $10,000 Southern Open Referee
1994 "Table Tennis Today' Contributing
Writer
1994 US National Championships Umpire
1995 Olympic Festival Referee
& Chief Umpire
1995 US Open Deputy
Referee
1995 Houston Open Referee
1995 World Team Cup Umpire
1995 $10,000 Southern Open Referee
1995 US National Championships Deputy
Chief Umpire
1995 US Team Trials Umpire
1996 USATT Ethics & Disciplinary Committee Chairman
1996 US Olympic Trials Umpire(Men's
Finals)
1996 Houston Open Referee
1996 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' Writer
1996- 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
1996 US Open
ITTF Pro Tour Deputy Tournament Director
1996 Olympic
Games Umpire(Women's Gold Medal Asst)
1996 US National
Championships Referee
1996 Houston Open Referee
1996 South Texas Open Referee
1996 Japan
Open ITTF Pro Tour Umpire (Women's
Finals)
1996 Yugoslavian
Open ITTF Pro Tour Umpire (Men's Finals)
1996 English
Open ITTF Pro Tour Umpire (Women's
Semi-Finals)
1996 Brazillian
Open ITTF Pro Tour Umpire (Women's
Finals)
1996 $10,000 Southern Open Chief Umpire
1997 US
Team Trials Umpire 
1997 South Texas Open Referee
1997 Houston
Open Referee
1997 US Open
ITTF Pro Tour Chief Umpire
1997 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' Writer
1997 'USATT Website' Links Editor
1997 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
1997 Japan
Open ITTF Pro Tour Umpire (Men's Semi
Finals)
1997 China
Open ITTF Pro Tour Umpire (Men's Semi
Finals)
1997 $10,000
Southern Open Referee
1997 USATT Ethics & Disciplinary Committee Chairman
1997 US National Hard-Bat Umpire
(Semi-Finals
& Finals)
1997 US National
Championships Umpire (Men's Finals)
1997 Houston
2012 Olympic bid Sport Coordinator-Table
Tennis
1997 Dr. Michael
Scott Award USATT Most Outstanding Umpire
1998 US Team
Trials Umpire
1998 Houston
Open Referee
1998 ACUI Collegiate
National Championships Referee 
1998 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' Writer
1998 'USATT
E-Zine' Writer
1998 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' Photographer
1998 'The Bulletin' magazine TT
Photographer
1998 Braes
Bayou Table Tennis Club President
1998 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
1998 US Open & ITTF Pro Tour L.O.C. Media Relations Subcommittee
Chairman
1998 'Table Tennis Illustrated' magazine (ITTF official
publication) Contributing Writer & Photographer
1998 USATT Ethics & Disciplinary Committee Chairman
1998 US Open
Chief Umpire
1998 US ITTF
Pro Tour Chief Umpire
1998 Sun TV Open
Umpire (Open Semi-Finals)
1998 $50,000
Australian Open ITTF Pro Tour Umpire
(Men's Finals)
1998 Houston
2012 Olympic bid Sport Coordinator-Table
Tennis
1998 HTTC Summer League Finals Umpire
(Finals)
1998 $7000
Southern Open Referee
1998 Harlingen
Winter Round Robin Referee
1998 Houston Table Tennis Boosters, Internet Committee Chairman
1998 HTTC Fall
Round Robin Umpire (Finals Round)
1998 US
National Championships Umpire
(Men's Semi-Final)
1999 US
Team Trials Umpire
1999 $65,000
English Open ITTF Pro Tour Umpire (Women's
Doubles & Singles Semi-Finals)
1999 ACUI Collegiate
National Championships Referee 
1999 Houston
Open Umpire (Open
Doubles)
1999 Ann
Van Vooren Memorial Cup Umpire
(Finals)
1999 Bemer
Plus Sunbelt Teams Umpire (Semi-Finals)
1999 $65,000
German Open ITTF Pro Tour Umpire (Men's
Finals U-21)
1999 $7500
Southern Open Referee
1999 Harlingen
Winter Open Referee
1999 USATT National Referee's Seminar
1999 US
National Championships Umpire (Men's
Doubles Final)
1999 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
1999 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' Writer
1999 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' Photographer
1999 'About.com'
Umpiring/Refereeing
Consultant
1999 Houston
2012 Olympic bid Sport Coordinator-Table
Tennis
1999 Dr. Michael
Scott Award - USATT Most Outstanding Umpire
2000 USATT National Referee
2000 $250,000
ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals (Sydney)Umpire
(Men's
Finals Asst)
2000 US
Olympic Trials Umpire
2000 ACUI Collegiate
National Championships Referee 
2000 World
Veteran's Championships Umpire
2000 USATT US Open Taskforce Committee Chairman
2000 $75,000
US Open ITTF Pro Tour Referee
2000 Ann
Van Vooren Memorial Cup Umpire
(Semi Finals)
2000 Bemer
Plus Sunbelt Teams Umpire
2000 Southern
Open Referee
2000 South
Texas International Open Referee
2000 Freinds of Ping-Pong Tournament Umpire
2000 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
2000 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' ContributingWriter
2000 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' Contributing
Photographer
2000 'About.com'
Umpiring/Refereeing
Consultant
2000 Houston
2012 Olympic bid Sport Coordinator-Table
Tennis
2000 'Power
Play!- Visual Table Tennis' CD-ROM Executive
Producer/Publisher/Authur
2001 Houston
Open Umpire (Open
Semi Finals)
2001 HTTC
June Club Tourney Umpire (Finals)
2001 Sunbelt Junior Championships Umpire
2001 Ann Van Vooren
Memorial Cup Umpire
(Finals)
2001 North American Championships Umpire
2001 $81,000
ITTF
Pro Tour Umpire
2001 US
Open Umpire (U22
Men's Finals)
2001 USATT Umpire/Referee Selection Committee
2001 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
2001 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' ContributingWriter
2001 'USATT Table Tennis Magazine' Contributing
Photographer
2001 'About.com'
Umpiring/Refereeing
Consultant
2001 Bemer
Plus Sunbelt Team Championships Referee
2001 Houston
2012 Olympic bid Sport Coordinator-Table
Tennis
2001 Southern Open Referee
(cancelled
due to the uncertainty post 9/11)
2001 South Texas Open Referee
(cancelled
due to the uncertainty post 9/11)
2002 Braes
Bayou Table Tennis Club President
2002 Houston
2012 Olympic bid Sport Coordinator-Table
Tennis
2002 USATT Umpire/Referee Selection Committee
2002 'Scientific
American' Contributing Photographer
2002 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
2002 'About.com'
Umpiring/Refereeing
Consultant
2002 Texas
Top Ten Umpire
2002 US National
Championships Umpire
(selected
dnp)
2003 USATT Umpire/Referee Selection Committee
2003 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
2003 'About.com'
Umpiring/Refereeing
Consultant
2004 USATT Umpire/Referee Selection Committee
2004 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
2004 'About.com'
Umpiring/Refereeing
Consultant
2004 Re-Certified by USATT as an "Active" Umpire
2005 USATT Umpire/Referee Selection Committee
2005 'Canupnet' Writer/Webmaster/Photographer
2005 'About.com'
Umpiring/Refereeing
Consultant
1979-(Present) HTTA Director of
Public/Media Relations
1976-(Present) Over 1375 individual matches in 122 different tournaments
Umpired
1981-(Present) 43 separate tournaments Refereed
Partial
list of players with whom Terry has been in matches
Logged
trips to recent tournaments
Top 10 ITTF
events by priority
Definition of terms:
Umpire: Is in charge of individual matches.
Chief Umpire: Is charged with scheduling and assigning all of
the umpires at an event and acts as an alternate to the Referee when needed.
The C.U. assists the Referee in his duties.
Referee: Is responsible to ensure that the tournament is conducted
fairly and in accordance with the rules. He/She orients umpires, verifies
that playing conditions are adequate and is the final authority on interpretation
of rules.. Normally, Referees do not umpire matches.
Tournament Director: Puts together the event from ground up.
Is responsible for overall conduct of the tournament from scheduling the
venue, preparing the entry blank, to cleaning up and submitting a tournament
report.
Producer: In charge of the actual production of a television/radio/multimedia
show, disk or video.
Executive Producer: Actually puts up the money to produce a
television/radio/multimedia show, disk or video.
USATT Umpire Levels:
Associate Umpire: must pass open book rules exam. (This
level abolished in 1992)
Sanctioned to umpire local matches only.
Club Umpire: (must pass rules exam and on table observation)
Sanctioned to umpire club or regional USATT tournament and league
matches and Referee club events.
Regional Umpire: (must be a Club Umpire for 1 year, umpire 20
singles and 5 doubles matches during tournament, must umpire in at least
5 seperate tournaments and pass timed rules/referee exam)
Sanctioned to umpire regional and national level USATT matches and
Referee regional events.
National Umpire: (must be Regional Umpire for 2 years and, while
at that level, umpire 20 significant singles and 5 significant doubles
tournament matches in at least 5 seperate tournaments, pass a timed rules
and referee exam, pass an oral review board and pass on table umpiring
evaluations)
Sanctioned to umpire national and international USATT matches and
Referee national events.
ITTF International Umpire: (Umpires must have umpired a minimum
of 75 tournament matches in at least 15 different tournaments to be considered
for this level. Must be a USATT National Umpire for 2 years, while
at that level, umpire 20 singles and 5 doubles that are semis or finals
of at least 5 different major tournaments, be nominated by USATT's Board
of Directors to the ITTF, pass an ITTF examination given only every 2 years
(even years), and pass ITTF on table umpire evaluation.)
Sanctioned to umpire international USATT-ITTF events world wide
and Referee international events.
USATT Referee Levels:
Tournament Referee: all USATT Regional Umpires and above are
sanctioned as Tournament Referees for local and regional events.
National Referee: must be an active ITTF-certified International
Umpire for at least two years, be approved by the USATT Officials Committee
and pass a three-part oral and written test.
Sanctioned to Referee US Open and US Nationals, Canadian Nationals,
act as Deputy Referee on World Events such as World Veteran Championships,
or Pro Tour events.
ITTF International Referee: must be an active ITTF International
Umpire for 2 years, must be USATT National Referee for 1 year, or must
have Refereed a US National Championships, must be nominated by USATT to
the ITTF, must pass a special multi -format ITTF International Referee
exam. This exam is given very rarely in each hemisphere as need
dictates.
Sanctioned to Referee ITTF Pro Tour, World Cup, World Championships,
and The Olympics.
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