Selvaraj Narayana, executive director of KTM North America, was selected by the AMA Board of Directors as the 2020 recipient of the AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, which memorializes AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Dud Perkins’ tireless dedication and generosity to motorcycling, is one of three bestowed by the board this year.

Wendy Crockett, of Rapid City, S.D., was chosen for the AMA Bessie Stringfield Award, which honors the pioneering accomplishments of Hall of Famer Bessie Stringfield and recognizes efforts to introduce motorcycling to new or underserved markets.

And the Board gave the AMA Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award to the National Youth Project Using Minibikes. Kolb, also a Hall of Famer, was famous for her perimeter ride around the United States and her service as the first female member of the AMA Board of Trustees.

Each award recognizes outstanding contributions in the world of motorcycling and acknowledges support of the AMA mission to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling.

Narayana’s involvement in motorcycle competition began five decades ago, and his successful career at KTM has included leadership roles in virtually every aspect of the company’s international business: parts and accessories, apparel, dealer development, sales and service.

An AMA Charter Life Member, Narayana also has served on the Motorcycle Industry Council Board of Directors and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Board of Trustees. He received the MIC Chairman’s Award 2008.

Crockett has proved to be a worldwide ambassador for motorcycling.

She is a longtime AMA member and factory-trained technician who has traveled the Americas extensively on two wheels, from Mexico to Newfoundland, and Key West to the Arctic Circle. She specializes in long-distance and endurance riding as part of the AMA LongRider program, the Iron Butt Association and the Motorcycle Endurance Rider Association.

The National Youth Project Using Minibikes was created in 1969 by the YMCA as a way to engage at-risk and disadvantaged youth. American Honda has supported the program since its inception more than 50 years ago, providing funding and donating more than 20,000 minibikes.

For more information about the AMA Board of Directors Awards Program, to see past recipients and learn how to submit individual names for future consideration, visit http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/For-Members/AMA-Awards/Board-Of-Directors-Awards/board-of-directors-awards.