In 1985, then WVASFAA President, Edgar Miller, began a tradition of recognizing individuals

who have provided service and leadership from within the Association (President’s Award) and

who have provided service to the Association and the larger Community (Meritorious Service

Award). Listed below are recipients of those annual awards.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD

2022-2023  Laura Helmich

2021-2022 James Buchanan & Beth McSweeney

2020-2021 Tiffany Myers

2019-2020 Stephany Amos

2018-2019 Stephany Harper

2017 - 2018 Chester Priest & Carrie Watters

2016 - 2017 Candi Frazier

2015 - 2016 Nadine Hamrick

2013 - 2015 Carla Strawn (membership year

extended)

2012 - 2013 Jeanie Spitznogle

2011 - 2012 Stephanie Morris & Donna Feijo

2010 - 2011 Patricia King

2009 - 2010 Sharon Howard

2008 - 2009 Karen Lay & Nina Morton

2007 - 2008 Kaye Widney

2006 - 2007 Susan Duranti

2005 - 2006 Vicki Saunders

2004 - 2005 Angela Jones

2003 - 2004 Nina Morton

2002 - 2003 Margaret Legge

2001 - 2002 Norma Groover

2000 - 2001 Nina Morton

1999 - 2000 Lonnie Allen Parsons

1998 - 1999 Elaine Chiles

1997 - 1998 Sharon Manzo

1996 - 1997 Jane Shaver

1995 - 1996 John Elza & Jeffrey Scott

1994 - 1995 August Kafer

1993 - 1994 Brenda Thompson

1992 - 1993 Dennis Cox

1991 - 1992 Sandra Strom

1990 - 1991 Jan Haberman

1989 - 1990 Anne Zalacca

1988 - 1989 Edgar Miller & Haydon Rudolf

1987 - 1988 Elaine Chiles

1986 - 1987 Ken Sears

1985 - 1986 Nate Jackson

1984 - 1985 Neil Bolyard

NEIL E. BOLYARD MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD

2022-2023 Consuela Phillips and Lake Tackett

2021-2022 Candi Frazier

2020-2021 Sarah Musgrave

2019-2020 Tiffany Myers

2018-2019 Karen Martin

2017 - 2018 Diann Clothier

2016 - 2017 Carla Strawn

2015 - 2016 Dianne Sisler

2013 - 2015 Kathy Bialk (membership year

extended)

2012 - 2013 Brian Weingart

2011 - 2012 Sandra Oerly-Bennett & Sharon Howard

2010 - 2011 Judy Kee Smith

2009 - 2010 Carla Strawn

2008 - 2009 James Buchanan

2007 - 2008 Jack Toney

2006 - 2007 James Buchanan

2005 - 2006 Candi Frazier

2004 - 2005 Susanne Duranti

2003 - 2004 Merle Brown

2002 - 2003 Merle Brown

2001 - 2002 Elaine Chiles & Robert Long

2000 - 2001 John Elza

1999 - 2000 Nina Morton

1998 - 1999 Ron Marcinko

1997 - 1998 Su Saunders

1996 - 1997 Su Saunders

1995 - 1996 Audrey Clay & Neil Bolyard

1994 - 1995 Brenda Thompson

1993 - 1994 Patricia Harmon

1992 - 1993 Edgar Miller

1991 - 1992 Robert Long

1990 - 1991 Betty MacQueen

1989 - 1990 Barbara Perry

1988 - 1989 Carl Hadsell & Nora Hart

1987 - 1988 Joe Lawrence

1986 - 1987 Darlene Dunn & Michael Boggs

1985 - 1986 Mary Bryan

1984 - 1985 Dr. Ben Morton