These awards recognize contributions to the game and the NHPA as a result of specific activity or extraordinary longevity.

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Year and Recipients 1974    Ralph Dykes, Illinois 1983    Sol Berman, New Jersey    Marvin Burgess, Texas    F Ellis Cobb, Illinois    Bernard Herfurth, Massachusetts    Don & June Koso, Nebraska    Leo McGrath, Ohio    Herb & Dorothy Pinch, Pennsylvania    Pete Shepard, Massachusetts    Wally Shipley, California    Jim Solomon, Pennsylvania    Paul Thomas, New York 1985    Glen Portt, Georgia 1986    Ainsworth Chamber of Commerce, Nebraska 1987    F Ellis Cobb, Illinois 1988    Don Titcomb, California    Jim Weeks, California 1989    Winnie Winetrout, Washington 1990    St Pierre Mfg. Corp., Massachusetts 1991    Beverly Born, Oklahoma 1992    Charles & Jean Myers, Ohio 1993    Bob Champion, Colorado 1994    Oliver Smith, California

1995    Bob Dunn, Minnesota 1996    Dick Hansen, Wisconsin 1997    Duane Goodrich, Kansas 1998    Paul Stewart, North Carolina 1999    Glenn Jamieson, California 2000    Millie & Joe Schultz, California 2001    Ret Ambassador Robert J. Ryan 2002    Kurt Whaley, North Dakota 2003    Mel Yockstick, Colorado 2004    Paula Summerlin, Michigan 2005    Genevieve Lavett, California 2006    Harvey Wobbe, Missouri 2007    Quail Ridge Horseshoe Club 2008    Jerry LaBrosse, Minnesota 2009    Bill Marvin, Illinois 2010    Paulette Hansen, Wisconsin 2011    Dave Loucks, California 2012    Jeanette Claas, Missouri 2013    Quail Ridge Horseshoe Club, Missouri 2014    Joe Faron, Missouri 2015     Kevin & Pat Snelgrove, Virginia 2016     Dee & Gary Null, MO