Kelvin Kelm has exemplified outstanding leadership and volunteerism in the NCWSA for over a decade. His interest in water skiing started at the University of Texas at Austin where he received his Bachelor’s degree. Later on, Kelvin began volunteering in the South Central region before his oldest daughter began school at Texas State University. Even after both his children have graduated, Kelvin and his wife, Lisa, continue to be the glue that holds the South Central region together. In the South Central region, Kelvin attends every single collegiate ski competition that he is physically able to attend. He serves numerous officiating roles at collegiate competitions including senior technical controller, senior judge, regular scorer, senior driver, and state safety. He brings equipment such as jump cameras, trick cameras, rope measuring tools, scoring and judging computers, and numerous other necessary supplies to most all South Central tournaments. On top of all that, Kelvin also hosted the South Central Regional tournament at his home at Lakes of Katy in Houston, TX for several years. His contributions make him a key part of the South Central region!
On a national level, Kelvin has orchestrated the webcast for NCWSA Nationals and All Stars tournaments since 2015. The webcasts take an immense amount of time and money to provide a great viewing experience.
As a member of the Nautique Promo team, he brings his promo boat to as many collegiate tournaments as possible. Even when he is unable to make it to a tournament, he still finds a way to get his boat there to help the region. On top of his promo boat, he has also graciously allowed several different collegiate teams to borrow his personal boats when they find themselves in need of one.
Year round, Kelvin is the go to man in Houston for any collegiate skiers that find themselves working in the area. He helps past and current NCWSA skiers from across the nation get plugged in the water skiing community in Houston, and offers up his home, lake, and boat for any college skiers that need a place to ski. He is instrumental in keeping collegiate skiers interested in the sport of water skiing with his desire to continue growing the sport as much as possible.
If you do not know Kelvin, it is impossible to describe how great a force he is for collegiate water skiing. In small ways and large, he is constantly doing his best to spread the sport of water skiing as far and wide as possible. He is instrumental in keeping competitions running smoothly and keeping college students interested in the sport. His dedication and countless contributions make him more than deserving of a place in the NCWSA Hall of Fame, although he would probably tell you that he was just doing what needed to be done.
Written using information from Aaron Sander
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