IHSA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Lifetime Achievement Award began in 1993 to honor members who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, commitment, and exemplary service to the association.
MEGAN TAYLOR, 2018 RECIPIENT
Megan Taylor is the former coach and director of riding at the University of the South and assistant coach of the Goucher College team. She serves as National Director of the IHSA Alumni Association and has been an IHSA board member for double-digit years.
“I have been around the IHSA for nearly my whole life,” Taylor said. “I grew up in a college barn, competed as an undergraduate, coached for 18 years and now serve as the national director of the Alumni Association. Being recognized by people that I love and respect for my role in the IHSA makes this award extra special.”

Megan Taylor in discussions at the IHSA board meeting.
Taylor’s mother was a riding instructor and she rode with Sue Payne, Smith College’s beloved coach, as a junior. She was a member and assistant coach of the IHSA team at Purdue, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. She continues to contribute to the IHSA with enthusiasm.
PREVIOUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
2017 | Peggy McElveen |
2016 | Lori Cramer |
2015 | Patte Zumbrun |
2014 | Eddie Federwisch |
2013 | Sally Batton |
2012 | Mary Drueding |
2011 | Cindy Ford |
2010 | Peter Cashman |
2009 | Teresa McDonald |
2008 | Jon Conyers |
2007 | Nancy Peterson |
2006 | Janice Callahan |
2005 | Jim Arrigon |
2004 | Olie Griffith |
2003 | Anne Brzezicki |
2002 | Jerry Steinmetz |
2000 | Sue Payne |
1999 | Naomi Blumenthal |
1998 | CJ Law |
1997 | Jane Flynn |
1996 | Claiborne and Tom Bishop |
1995 | Bob Cacchione |
1994 | George Lukemire |
1993 | Joan Johnson |