Presidential Award
These awards recognize contributions to the game and the NHPA as a result of specific activity or extraordinary longevity.
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, Missouri
2017 Jim & Phyllis Quist, Washington
2018 Rob Hagman, Minnesota
2019 Casey Sluys, California
2020 Kurt Whaley, South Dakota
2021 Mel Yockstick, Colorado