Salter received the Otago Polytechnic-sponsored services to sport award at the annual Otago sports awards last night.
The long-serving Otago coach is revered by a generation of netballers for her astute, committed and unique style, and she was the force behind Otago netball's greatest year.
In 1998, Salter coached the Otago Rebels to victory in the inaugural final of the revamped national league.
The Rebels won 13 straight games, beating the Sting 57-50 in a spectacular Dunedin final that signalled the beginning of netball's modern era.
If that was not enough, Salter then guided Otago to an unbeaten provincial campaign, claiming what was then known as the Caltex Cup for the first time outright in 66 years.
Under her coaching, youngsters like Lesley Nicol, Anna Rowberry and Belinda Colling all blossomed into world-class players.
Salter led the Rebels into the final again in 1999, and later coached the Auckland Diamonds for two seasons. She coached the Otago provincial side for a decade, finishing in 2000, before returning in 2008 to do the job for another season.
Other roles included several years with the New Zealand under-21 team, technical adviser to the Cook Islands national side, various provincial age-group teams, and roles with both Southland and Otago sides in the Lois Muir Challenge.
She continues to coach for the Southern club and Waitaki Girls' High School.
Salter (nee Hapuku) played for Otago from 1969 to 1974, and was captain in 1978. She also played for the Silver Ferns in 1974-75, and for many, it remains a shame she was not given an opportunity to coach the national team.
Colling, Jo Morrison (nee Steed) and Dame Lois Muir were among those to acknowledge her contribution in a video tribute last night.
Outside netball, Salter has vast experience in teaching and community involvement, and has been an assistant research fellow at the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit.
Salter and husband David, a prominent lawyer, live on a small farm south of Oamaru, where the couple raised three talented daughters.
