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The 25-year Certificate of Merit is presented to MIAAA members who have served a minimum of 25 years as a coach/athletic administrator (5 years must be as an athletic administrator.)
| 1984-85 | ||
| Bob Rayon | Ferguson/Florissant | |
| Harold Thompson | Joplin | |
| Don Keebaugh | Pierce City |
| 1985-86 | ||
| Alvin Cope | Charleston | |
| Art Hill | Affton | |
| Al Rohlfing | Maplewooed-Richmond Hts. | |
| Fred Lyon | Parkway North | |
| Fred Hoyt | St. Mary's (St. Louis) | |
| Bob Smith | Center (Kansas City) | |
| "Hap" Whitney | Columbia Public Schools | |
| Murphy Thomas | Farmington | |
| Don Heeb | Vianney | |
| Robert Taylor | Stafford | |
| L.M. Carson | Mt. Vernon | |
| James Edgar | Desloge |
| 1986-87 | ||
| Cliff Cromer | Valle | |
| James Scanlan | Washington | |
| Bob Gooch | Mexico | |
| Eldon Seabolt | Brookfield | |
| Richard Simmons | Sumner | |
| Franklin Smith | Van Buren |
| 1987-88 | ||
| Wallace Croy | Grandview | |
| Ron Shemwell | West Plains | |
| Don Snyder | Odessa |
| 1988-89 | ||
| Jack Wells | Parkway West | |
| Phil Noser | Affton | |
| Stan Mach | Lindbergh | |
| Dale Collier | Kirkwood | |
| Al Jaworski | Lindbergh | |
| Stan Bergmeier | Hazelwood East | |
| Ebbie Dunn | St. Louis University | |
| Fred Czapla | Kirkwood | |
| Keith Black | Parkway North | |
| John Mansager | Kirkwood |
| 1989-90 | ||
| Mel Clark | St. Joseph Public Schools | |
| Bill Dawson | Belton | |
| Jim Enlow | Centralia | |
| Bob Fairchild | Chillicothe | |
| Gary Ferguson | Trenton | |
| William Gerdemann | Lafayette (Wildwood) | |
| Chuck Goff | Maryville | |
| John Henage | Rock Bridge | |
| Ray Hentges | Helias Catholic | |
| Dick Hermann | Principia | |
| John Hoover | Salisbury | |
| Larry Jacobs | McCluer | |
| Don Kettlekamp | Ladue Horton Watkins | |
| Joe Mintner | Park Hill | |
| Jean Mueller | St. Louis Public Schools | |
| Doug Potts | Bolivar | |
| Rich Rogers | Parkway West | |
| Pat White | Pembroke Hill |
| 1990-91 | ||
| Bob Benben | Pattonville | |
| Al Davis | Rockhurst | |
| Jack Jones | Webster Groves | |
| William George | Richmond | |
| Jim King | Princeton | |
| Larry Littrell | Glasgow | |
| Fred Merrell | Blue Springs | |
| Don Oelklaus | Jennings | |
| David Palmeiro | Tarkio | |
| Bob Price | Camdenton Jr. High | |
| Howard Garrett | Poplar Bluff |
| 1991-92 | ||
| Ron Aldridge | Clinton | |
| Ken Angell | Aquinas-Mercy | |
| Ken Asbury | Moberly | |
| Bob Blanner | McCluer North | |
| Lloyd Block | Caruthersville | |
| Gordon Bredow | Lutheran St. Charles | |
| Jim Cheves | St. Charles | |
| Donald Coffman | Independence | |
| Sam Cofield | Kansas City | |
| Jerry Crews | Oak Park | |
| Jerry Culver | Center (Kansas City) | |
| Bene DelGaudio | Normandy | |
| Roger Estes | Mehlville | |
| Terry Glenzy | Chaffee | |
| John Gangi | Clayton | |
| Tom Goddard | Blue Springs | |
| Dick Gwinn | Wentworth Military Academy | |
| Ron Ives | Liberty | |
| Lon Larson | Smithton | |
| Tony Lema | Lindbergh | |
| David Meek | Thayer | |
| Paul Monteil | O'Hara | |
| Calvin Nelson | Northeast (Kansas City) | |
| Mike Ramming | Ladue Horton Watkins | |
| Tom Reck | Lutheran South | |
| Del Rinne | Union | |
| John Schnell | St. Louis Sub. Public High | |
| Hal Shaver | Wellsville-Middletown | |
| John Shepherd | Excelsior Springs | |
| Bill Sims | Festus | |
| Truman Smith | Salem | |
| David Stephenson | Milan | |
| Paul Webber | Poplar Bluff | |
| Herb Webster | Kearney | |
| D.C. Wilcutt | Christian Brothers College | |
| Donnie Williams | Paris |
| 1992-93 | ||
| Jim Adkins | Sherwood | |
| Frank Barro | Wentzville | |
| Jerry Burbes | Francis Howell Schools | |
| Ken Cornwell | Carrollton | |
| William Dawson | Belton | |
| Roger Estes | Melhlville | |
| Dave Primeau | Ft. Zumwalt North | |
| Ronald Rhodes | Windsor | |
| Steven Schuchmann | Center | |
| Bob Shore | Camdenton | |
| Larry York | Jefferson City |
| 1993-94 | ||
| Harold Winn | Clark County R-1 | |
| Fred Russell | Potsoi | |
| Randy Scott | Malden | |
| Bonnie Bradley | North County | |
| Bill Stolter | Herculaneum | |
| Ed Rickus | Doniphan | |
| Jack Morrison | Northwest (Cedar Hill) |
| 1994-95 | ||
| Tony G. Lenzini | Palmyra | |
| Charles G. Gateley | Lindbergh | |
| Joe Pawlowicz | Parkway South | |
| Rick Siebert | Marshfield |
| 1995-96 | ||
| Doug Bruce | Rockhurst | |
| Rich Grawer | Clayton | |
| Ron Helms | MICDS | |
| Judd Worley | Mehlville | |
| James Ford | Vashon | |
| Robert Strub | Rosary | |
| Ralph Boyer | St. Pius X (Fetus) | |
| Larry Silvey | Ava | |
| Rich Koettker | St. John Prep | |
| Jim Whitesell | Ash Grove | |
| Kenny Sutton | Carthage | |
| Lynn Erickson | Stockton | |
| Bill Gray | Fort Osge | |
| Doug Smith | Hermann | |
| Charles Lind | Mexico | |
| Jack Ball | Ft. Zumwalt South |
| 1996-97 | ||
| Charlie Guthrey | Marshall | |
| Bill Lenz | Raymore-Peculiar | |
| Ray Bayens | Bishop DuBourg | |
| Michael Boyce, CAA | North County Tech | |
| Robert Clark | St. Charles West | |
| Suzanne Keefer, CAA | John Burroughs | |
| Michael Russell | Lutheran North | |
| John Waters | Ft. Zumwalt North | |
| James Zach | Soldan International Studies | |
| Rex Stephens | Truman | |
| Gary Houston | Windsor |
| 1997-98 | ||
| Rick Johnson | Miller | |
| Paul Buatte | Nixa | |
| Herb Bybee | Skyline | |
| Chuck Carrender | El Dorado Springs | |
| Stan Kee | Carrollton | |
| Bruce Lawson | Chillicothe | |
| Dan McLaughlin | Blue Springs South | |
| Tim Crone | Blue Springs | |
| Bill Belcher | Christian Brothers College | |
| Dennis Coffel | Hazelwood West | |
| Marianne Haberstroh | Cor Jesu Academy | |
| Bryan Hagerty | Christian Brotheres College | |
| Mike Mueller | McCluer | |
| Mary Schnitzius | Kirkwood | |
| Mike Sigler | Parkway Central | |
| Judie Stahl, CAA | Visitation Academy | |
| Chuck Henson | Farmington | |
| Bob Hollmann | Festus | |
| Eddie Bowling | Crocker | |
| Loren Schweizer | Harrisonville Schools | |
| Robert Kelsay | Sherwood | |
| Brenda Campbell | Versailles | |
| Dave Mitchell | Putnam County | |
| Walt Thompson | Macon | |
| John Austin | Wyaconda |
| 1998-99 | ||
| Marlin Hammond | Lincoln | |
| Larry Hughes | Lathrop Schools | |
| Terry Santon | Raytown South | |
| Ron Kelley | Lee's Summit | |
| John Spotts | North Kansas City | |
| Harold Albin | Raytown Schools | |
| Bill Caputo | Poplar Bluff | |
| Ray Harding | Carthage | |
| Joe Cavness | Cassville | |
| Harv Welch | Marionville | |
| Doug Doss | Monett | |
| Brent Colley | Willow Springs | |
| Larry Bunn | East Newton | |
| Joe Fowler | Neosho | |
| Frank Cox | Rockwood Summit | |
| Kenneth Green | Hazelwood Central | |
| David Carpenter | McCluer North | |
| Stephen Jacob | St. Charles | |
| Steve Miller | Lafayette | |
| Thomas Sucher | Parkway South | |
| John Carter | Washington School Dist. | |
| Ron Hopson | Dixon |
| 1999-2000 | ||
| Mike Witt | Grain Valley | |
| Les Alpers | Blue Springs | |
| Kelly Odneal | Westran | |
| David Gill | Southern Boone County | |
| Leo Clanton | Republic | |
| Martin Bowie | Mountain Grove | |
| Tom Hodge | Seneca | |
| Dewey Pennell | Lamar | |
| Dave Plassmeyer | Lebanaon | |
| Ron Hurst | Trenton | |
| Ron Clawson | Warrensburg | |
| Bob Farrington | Cole Camp | |
| Thomas Culliton | Missouri School for the Blind | |
| Sam Davis | Brentwood | |
| Samson Dunlap | Roosevelt | |
| Jim Gagen, CAA | Marquette | |
| Joseph Genoni | Priory | |
| Roger Hodapp, CAA | Francis Howell | |
| Robert Lange | Ladue Horton Watkins | |
| Gary Starr | Berkeley | |
| Debby Watson, CAA | Villa Duchesne | |
| Michaela Witcher | St. Joseph Academy | |
| Paul Nealis, CAA | Seckman |
| 2000-01 | ||
| Walter Anderson | El Dorado Springs | |
| Nelson Bunch | Gateway Tech | |
| George Bruto | Adrian | |
| Bill Carter | Thomas Jefferson Indep. | |
| William Daues | Whitfield | |
| Terry Davis | Boonville | |
| Don Earnest, CAA | Pembroke Hill | |
| Doug Light, CAA | Parkway South | |
| Dr. Edsel Matthews | Springfield Schools | |
| Mark McDonald | Harrisonville | |
| Randall Oberembt | MICDS | |
| Arnold Sams | Sumner | |
| Butch Vaughn | Mount Vernon | |
| Lyle Wheeler | Columbia Public Schools | |
| Terry Writer | Ozark |
| 2001-02 | ||
| Bill Blanton | Russellville | |
| Dan Borkowski | Vianney | |
| Danny Brown | West Platte | |
| Gary Bressman | Independence Schools | |
| Rod Denman | Bismarck | |
| Alranzo Gallaway | Eskridge | |
| Steve Hancock | Branson | |
| Dennis Harris | Bradeyville | |
| Terry Kitchen | Central (Cape Girardeau) | |
| Steve Leslie | Pleasant Hill | |
| Lennies McFerren | Central (New Madrid Co.) | |
| Richard Wehner | St. Louis University | |
| Jerry Wells | California |
| 2002-03 | ||
| Shane Cavanah | Brookfield | |
| Michael Dunn | Francis Howell | |
| Joe Easter | Cabool | |
| Brent Gregston | Valley Park | |
| David Haus | Missouri School for the Deaf | |
| Terry Kasper | Francis Howell Central | |
| Jack McCush | Boonville | |
| Don Rothermich, CAA | Parkway Central | |
| Steve Smith | Fayette | |
| Bill Sodeman, CAA | Parkway West | |
| Ed Willis | Mehlville |
| 2003-04 | ||
| Linda Birk | Hermann | |
| Darrell Davis | Fulton | |
| Ronnie Jones | Kennett | |
| Richard Kutz | Pierce City | |
| Don Maurer | MICDS | |
| Tim Moore | Webster Groves | |
| Ted Norris | Monett | |
| Marty O'Hern, CMAA | Eureka | |
| Kelly Odneal | Westran | |
| Roy Poynter | Morgan County | |
| Vicki Reimler | Rock Bridge | |
| Randy Riddle | South Callaway | |
| Lindy Scott | Morgan County |
| 2004-05 | ||
| Phil Beermann | Affton | |
| Terry Calvin | Hall-McCarter MS | |
| Dan Cromer | Belton | |
| Larry Cunningham | Hazelwood East | |
| Allen Davis | DeSoto | |
| David Eads | Union | |
| Thaddeus Hamilton, CAA | Jefferson Jr. High | |
| Don Huff | Central (Park Hills) | |
| Cloyce Klein | Eldon | |
| Keith Ross | Oak Park | |
| John Sedler | Park Hill South | |
| Bob Stolzer | Ste. Genevieve | |
| Jim Waggoner | Aurora |
| 2005-06 | ||
| Rod Baxter | Lamonte | |
| Kevin Bohnert | Jackson | |
| Kevin Bowers | Seckman | |
| Frank Gentile, CAA | Holt | |
| Kelly Hinshaw | Rolla | |
| John Morrison | Waynesville | |
| Mike Sears | Fox | |
| Jeff Tebbenkamp | Grain Valley | |
| Dave Thurmer | Duchesne | |
| Ron Wilhoit | Troy Buchanan | |
| Jim Wilson | Hermitage |
| 2006-07 | ||
| Mark Bubalo | Blue Springs South | |
| Loren Buke | Warsaw | |
| Waunda Comeaux | Kansas City School District | |
| Larry Cunningham | Diamond | |
| Rod Dunham | Harrisonville | |
| Kent Gibbs | Fredericktown | |
| Roger Giger | North Platte | |
| Bill Goodin | Princeton | |
| Clare Herriman | Eldon | |
| Terry Kitchen | Central (Cpae Girardeau) | |
| Kent Lashley | Arcadia Valley | |
| Doug Maple | Know Noster | |
| Bill Martin | North County | |
| Nancy Milward | Nerinx Hall | |
| Ron Musser | East Buchanan | |
| Steve Neff | Lafayette (St. Joseph) | |
| John Reed | Stewartsville | |
| John Shelden | Rockwood Summit | |
| Phil Willard | Chillicothe |
| 2007-08 | ||
| Chip Allison | Parkway South | |
| Mark Buffington | Mexico | |
| Doug Carder | Cass-Midway | |
| Terry Funderburk | Pattonville | |
| Greg Geritz | Cole County R-5 | |
| Robert Gonzalez | Slater | |
| Duane Haddox | St. Francis Borgia | |
| Les Jackson | Grundy County R-5 | |
| Diane Jergensmeyer | St. Elizabeth R-4 | |
| Lisa Law | Iberia R-5 | |
| Dick Mellencamp | Carrollton | |
| Roy Poynter | Stover | |
| Blake Skillman | Bowling Green | |
| Mike Ziesel | Benton |
| 2008-09 | ||
| John Curry | LaMonte | |
| Jim Brink | Community R-6 | |
| Randal Jenkins | Van Buren | |
| Mark Fisher | Springfield Schools | |
| Tommy Nichols | Dixon Middle | |
| Paul Boschert | Ft. Zumwalt West | |
| Mike Walters | Riverview Gardens |
| 2009-10 | ||
| Chris Johnson | Polo | |
| Jim Brown | Poplar Bluff | |
| Diane Fowler | Central (New Madrid Co.) | |
| Randal Jenkins | Van Buren | |
| Steve Schuette | Cuba | |
| Jeff Tolly | Steelville | |
| Jim Lemen | John Burroughs | |
| Kevin Fober | DeSmet | |
| Mark Linneman, CAA | Marquette |
| 2010-11 | ||
| Dan Schnell | Lee's Summit | |
| Bill Lindsay | Kansas City School District | |
| Kurt Knoedelseder | Ladue Horton Watkins | |
| Bob Bone | Clayton | |
| Mike Gohn | Parkway School District | |
| Mark Hacker | St.Mary's (St. Louis) | |
| Dan Oliver | Affton | |
| Sharon Cole | Blue Springs Schools | |
| Wayne Haynes | Reeds Spring | |
| Greg Simpkins | West Plains | |
| Alison Todd | MICDS |
| 2011-12 | ||
| Debbie Katzfey | Lee's Summit West | |
| Steve Robertson | Grandview | |
| Doug Light | Helias Catholic | |
| Rod Gorman | Logan-Rogersville | |
| Mike Slyman, CMAA | Lindbergh | |
| Bob Gonzalez | Slater | |
| David Myers | Centralia | |
| Jeff Klos | Crystal City |
| 2012-13 | ||
| Jeff Whitney, CAA | Camdenton | |
| Jeff Staley | Willard | |
| Mike Wilson | Strafford | |
| Todd Bassore | Marionville | |
| Julie Trammell | New Bloomfield | |
| Thaddeus Hamilton, CAA | Jefferson Jr. High |
| 2014-15 | ||
| Jim Brown | Skyline | |
| Debbie Katzfey | Lee's Summit West | |
| Jeff Rich | Winnetonka | |
| Todd Schrader, CAA | Bolivar |
| 2015-16 | ||
| Jeff Southwick | Richmond | |
| Jeff Anderson | Mexico | |
| Craig Parrack | Macks Creek | |
| Frank Wheeler | Blue Springs |
| 2016-17 | ||
| Jen Brooks, CMAA | Ursuline Academy | |
| Brent Cooper | Concordia | |
| Shane Matzen | Marquette | |
| John Pukala | Hazelwood Central | |
| Tom Fiala | Priory | |
| Jim Shockley | Crocker | |
| Mark Mundell | Staley | |
| Phil Dorman | Platte County | |
| Tom Kruse | Raymore-Peculiar | |
| Mike McGurk, CMAA | Lee's Summit North | |
| Jeff Steffens | Perryville |
| 2017-18 | ||
| Jessie Wall | Carl Junction | |
| Marian House, CAA | Nixa | |
| Mike Kenney | Stockton | |
| Tom Stokes | Buffalo | |
| Alan Hull | Blue Springs | |
| Steve Larson | Warsaw |
| 2018-2019 | ||
| Darrell Jeffries, CAA | Lafayette County | |
| Mike Roth, CAA | Parkway Schools | |
| Bob Hebrank, CAA | Pattonville | |
| Terry Oetting | St. Charles West | |
| Dan Ridgeway, CAA | Union |
| 2019-2020 | ||
| Scott Harris | Francis Howell Central | |
| Craig Frazier | North Tech | |
| Andy Herbst | Meramec Valley/Union | |
| Rob Davis | Smith-Cotton | |
| Bruce Whiteside | Columbia Schools |
| 2020-2021 | ||
| Rick Grunden | Cole Camp | |
| Chad Bradley | Central (Park Hills) | |
| Jim Vaughn | Kennett | |
| John Martin | Jackson | |
| Ted Hickey | Ft. Zumwalt North | |
| Rocky Streb | Christian Brothers College | |
| Chris Muskopf | SLUH | |
| Greg Cleveland | Eureka | |
| Mike Janes | Francis Howell North | |
| Michael Lock | Carrollton | |
| Doug Martin | Cassville | |
| Jason Fowler | Staley | |
| Lance Quessenberry | Summit Christian Academy | |
| Darren Shaffer | Smithville |
| 2021-22 | ||
| Todd Anderson, CAA | Hermann | |
| Justin Bayse | Concordia | |
| Keith Chapman, CAA | Warrensburg | |
| Jerry Collins | Webster Groves | |
| Linda Heishman | Crest Ridge | |
| Lou Mazzocco, CAA | MSHSAA | |
| Keith Rhodes | MSB-STEAM | |
| Jim Shockley | Crocker | |
| Derek Skaggs | Pilot Grove | |
| Chad Stroud | Archie | |
| John Theobald | Parkway Central |
| 2022-23 | ||
| Matt Blythe | Maysville | |
| Jim Brown | Skyline | |
| Kenny Ferguson | Southwest | |
| Regina Fields, CAA | Carthage | |
| Corey Johnson, CAA | Parkway School District | |
| Erik Logan, CAA | Odessa | |
| Brent Maxwell | Harrisonville | |
| Corey Nesslage, CAA | Kirkwood | |
| Brian Robbins | St. Clair | |
| Tim Smith | Sweet Springs | |
| Jeff Taggart, CMAA | Parkway West |
| 2023-24 | ||
| Harold Barker, CAA | DeSmet | |
| Keenan Buchanan | Gideon | |
| Gary Crusha | Paris | |
| Jason Daniels | Novinger | |
| Bill Deckelman, CMAA | Washington | |
| Jeff Graviett | Notre Dame | |
| Chris Johnston | Mt. Vernon | |
| Phil Lascoula | Hogan Prep | |
| Andy McGill | Sikeston | |
| David Miller | Couch | |
| Monte Pitsch | St. Paul Lutheran | |
| Mike Potsou | Vianney | |
| Tracy Schmidt | Seckman | |
| Mike Thompson | Fatima | |
| Mike Welsh, CAA | Frontier Stem | |
| Sara Williams, CAA | Kirksville | |
| Brandon Wilson | Branson | |
| Sam Wutke | Logan Rogersville |