Distinguished Service Award Recipients

1980-81
Al Burr	Principal	Parkway West
James Baer	Media	St. Louis Suburban News

 

1981-82
Dick Puhr	Media	Independence

 

1983-84
Les Fields	Official	Kansas City
Lawrence Smith	Insurance	St. Louis

 

1984-85
Glenn McElroy	Physician	Columbia

 

1985-86
Sam Giambelluca	Booster	Cape Girardeau
William Legg	Physician	North Kansas CIty
Robert Gauldin	Official	Kansas City
Larry Zirbel	Official	Kansas City
Bill Evans	MSHSAA	Columbia

 

1986-87
Julius Blanke	Official	St. Louis
Jim Ewing	Official	Springfield
Ed Osiek	Official	St. Charles
Sanford Pridy	Principal	Lindbergh

 

1987-88
Gary Hazelrigg	Medical	Columbia
Bill Hamann	Doctor	Lexington
William Herron	Principal	Kansas City
Gerald Jones	Official	Jackson
Jack Miles	MSHSAA	Columbia
Edward Porter	Doctor	Hannibal
C.F. Russell	Official	Trenton
Francis Samples	Official	Ste. Genevieve

 

1988-89
Jim Chandler	Principal	Herculaneum
Hal Johnson	MSHSAA Board	Neosho
Jim Modis	Coach	St. Joseph
John Schnell	Official	Chesterfield

 

1989-90
Kent Kurtz	MSHSAA	Columbia
Jack Capps	Administrator	St. Joseph
Bob Gray	Media	Poplar Bluff
Roberty Shively	Physician	Kirkwood
Abraham Phillips	Physician	Kirkwood
John T. Yetter	Physician	St. Louis
Aldo Sebben	Coach	Springfield

 

1990-91
Ronald Bueker	Booster	Owensville
Dominic Calacci	Coach	St. Louis Univ. HS
Don Elston	Coach	Hickman Mills
George Foster	Booster	St. Louis
Evelyn Gates	Official	Kansas City
Jerry Hedger	Administrator	Ft. Osage
Donald Holley	Physician	Camdenton
Eugene Jackson	Administrator	Aurora
Donald Jones	Principal	Lindbergh
Carl Lewton	Official	Carthage
Charles McCallister	Administrator	Aurora
Richard McCan	Booster	Owensville
Edward Neidermeyer	Physician	Tarkio
Terry Weis	Physician	St. Louis

 

1991-92
Bill Ball	Media	Neosho
Ben Bidewell	Official	Poplar Bluff
Ron Hopson	Official	Rolla
Irvin A. Keller	MSHSAA	Columbia
Dr. James Leslie	Physician	Jefferson City
Herbert Marshall	Booster	Charleston
Cecil Naylor	Coach	Marshall
Jim Trantham	Booster	Marshfield
Dr. Michael Willman	Physician	Kirksville
Dr. Jon Yost	Physician	Kansas City

 

1992-93
Norm Brooks	Administrator	Lee's Summit
Keith Broughton	Physician	Blue Springs/Independence Schools
Leon Devlon	Physician	Kirksville
Max Evans	Principal	Strafford
Donna Filley	Booster	Kirkwood
Greg Filley	Booster	Kirkwood
Ben Koon	Physician	Bolivar
Bill Macy	Booster	Kirkwood

 

1993-94
Melvin Johnson	Coach	Webb City
Jack Holden	Announcer	Joplin
Dr. James Hall	Physician	Winnetonka
Dr. Pat Harr	Physician	Maryville
Al Flischel	Official	Columbia
Dr. Pete Ekern	Physician	Mexico
Ralph Cavanah	Coach	Marceline
Karen Corbett	Teacher	Brentwood
Jim Lohr	Coach	Poplar Bluff
Dr. Reed Marts	Physician	Ste. Genevieve
Don Shepard	Official	St. Louis

 

1994-95
Bob Schoonover	Official	Macon County R-1
Ron Whittier	Administrator	North County
William Henderson	Announcer	Hillsboro
Kingdon Anderson	Teacher/Coach	Truman
Glenn R. Brush	Teacher/Coach	Raytown
Dave Lintner	Official	Kirksville
Dr. Ray Scott	Administrator	Stockton
Dr. Edwin Benton	Administrator	Riverview Gardens
Monsignor Ed Reily	Administrator	St. Louis

 

1995-96
Bob Carter	Sports Editor	Chillicothe
Martin Barker	Official	Independence
Frank Wood	Volunteer	Washington
Dr. George Richardson	Physician	Union
Harold Oetting	Jefferson College	Festus
Vernon Huck	Administrator	Jackson
Dr. David Scott	Physician	Jefferson City
Dr. Joseph Hanaway	Physician	MICDS
Fred Weber Construction Co.	Booster	Pattonville
Jim Richardson	Booster	Milan
Dr. Charles L. Judd	Physician	Putnam Co.
Suzy Thompson	Cheerleading	Macon
Loyd Adams	Booster	Seneca
William Wynn	Administrator	Nevada

 

1996-97
Jack Richardson	Official	Farmington
Bill Pickle	Teacher	Perryville
Dr. Larry David	Official	Columbia
Marcus Hounsom	Administrator	Unionville
Kenny Taylor	Announcer	Macon
Dr. James McMillen	Physician	St. Joseph
Dr. Wallace C. Carpenter	Physician	Rock Port
John Dale Evans	Custodian	Marshfield
Dr. Ned Chase Jr.	Physician	Joplin
Richard Plymell	Administrator	Hickman Mills
Dianne Schmidt	Official	Raytown
Jack Hagedorn	Booster	Washington
Ralph Lause	Gatekeeper	St. Francis Borgia
Don Fuchs	Booster	Owensville
Dr. Daniel Deschamp	Administrator	Marquette
Dr. Stephen Spurgeon	Physician	Brentwood

 

1997-98
Dan Clopton	Official	Springfield
Jim Vaughn	Coach-Official	Springfield
Jim Casburn	Scoreboard	Blue Springs
Gary Singleton	Announcer	Blue Springs
Lisa Gibson	Secretary	Eagleville
David Thomas	Announcer	Carrollton
Martin Pomphrey, M.D.	Physician	St. Louis
Don Sparks	Administrator	St. Louis
Peg Dunn	Announcer	Macon
Mark Dempsey	Athletic Trainer	Columbia
Lou Filla	Booster	Washington
John Rice	Sportscaster	Sullivan
Dr. Mike Barnes	Administrator	Central (New Madrid)
Mark Hedrick	Booster	Bismarck

 

1998-99
Levon L. Baker	Timekeeper	Perryville
Bob Brown	Official	Sedalia
David Carlson	Official	Columbia
Bob Cobb	Publisher	King City
Herb Dill	Booster	Washington
Gary Dixon	Administrator	Versailles
Kenneth Dudley	Administrator	Meadville
Dave Hoven	Chain Crew	Pacific
Jesse Jarvis	Administrator	Potosi
Lee Keefer	Booster	Webster Groves
Arthur Murphy	Booster	Ft. Osage
Sharon Murphy	Booster	Ft. Osage
Doyle Price	Administrator	East Newton
Bob Ripley	Publisher	Oregon
Allen Ritchie	Administrator	Branson
Bruce Rose	Booster	Parkway District

 

1999-2000
Greg Morris	Clock Operator	Nixa
Wayne Turley	Booster	Jackson
James Hoelzel	Building and Grounds	Center (KC)
WIlliam Smart	Administrator	Cole Camp
Russell Clodfelter	Administrator	Braymer
Don Carpenter	Clock Operator	St. Clair
BIll Watts	Administrator	Bourbon
Dean Garner	Clock Operator	Imperial
Peter Buchert	Physician	Columbia
O.L. Woodward	Physician	Atlanta
Richard Gorzynski	Coach	Hazelwood District
William Myer	Administrator	Parkway Central

 

2000-01
C.H. McIntosh	Announcer	Hamilton
Ray Schieber	Clock Operator	Maryville
Martha Stephenson	Statistician	Grandview
Johnnie Bays	Booster	Bolivar
Kenneth Brady	Announcer	Seneca
Joe Aull	Administrator	Marshall
John Cox	Scorekeeper	Lincoln R-II
John Merrick	Booster	Kelly
Roger Scott	Chain Crew	Sullivan
Gordon Yancey	Booster	DeSoto
Charles Lichity	Physician	Shelbina
Glenn Davis	Booster	Fulton
Terry Michler	Coach	Christian Brothers
Mike Sigler, CAA	Administrator	Parkway Central
Burce Paneitz	Announcer	Owensville
Frank Schottel	Administrator	Ludlow
Fred Landreth	Booster	Webb City

 

2001-02
Bob Vaters	Booster	Peculiar
Ruth Henderson	Scoreboard Operator	Amoret
Michael L. Johnson	Superintendent	Poplar Bluff
Don Hays	Booster	Monroe City
George Hilgedick	Chain Crew	Fayette
Edward Schrumpf	Booster	Perryville
Maurice Riley	Announcer	Hopkins
Richard Parker	Announcer	South Harrison
Wally Geisz	Scoreboard Operator	CLayton
Raymond Walters	Booster	Riverview Gardens
Linda Gray	Scorer's Table	Independence
Jill Hatcher	Scorer's Table	Independence
Bill Lowe	Announcer	Marshfield
Birl Stewart	Chain Crew	Branson
Laney Haddox	Booster	Washington
Stan Massmann	Announcer	Hermann

 

2002-03
Jerry Kempf	Building and Grounds	Boonville
David Jones	Scorekeeper	Slater
Larry Luecke	Booster	Warrenton
Phil Threatt	Trainer	Columbia
Nick Rallo	Official	St. Louis
Terry Williams	Announcer	Ft. Zumwalt District
Lonnie Hutchison	Scorekeeper	Bloomfield
Harvey Faircloth	Announcer	Park Hills
George Barnett	Chain Crew	Tarkio
Wayne Culver	Announcer	Gallatin
Bill Stewart	Clock Operator	Bolivar
Fred Chapman	Announcer	Pierce City

 

2003-04
LeRoy Bacon	Facility Maintenance	Versailles
Mark Baker	Booster	Central (New Madrid)
Benny Cain	Volunteer	North Kansas City
Tom Cox	Booster	Mount Vernon
Emry Dilday	Official	Springfield
Quentin Freeman	Volunteer	University City
Mary Gegg	Booster	Ste. Genevieve
Charles Head	Field Maintenance	North Kansas City
Howard Hils	Volunteer	Moberly
Duane Kraettli	Chain Crew	Hermann
Lynn McIntosh	Booster	Hickman
Mike Miller	Scoreboard Operator	Belton
Bernard Rowden	Scorekeeper	Dixon
Mark Williams	Scorekeeper	Parkway North

 

2004-05
Joe Barlett	Scoreboard Operator	Lockwood
Mike Bissell	Media	Eldon/Versailles
Dale Bowie	Booster	Holden
Bill Chisholm	Booster	Oak Grove
Tony Cook	Medical Support	Fayette
Charlie Grimley	Scoreboard Operator	MICDS
Judy Hedrick	Booster	Bismarck
Ed Hendrix	Volunteer	West Platte
Neil Knight	Teacher/Coach	Union
Greg Mathis	Public Address	Dexter
Skip Pounds	Scoreboard Operator	Steelville
Donnie Smith	Scoreboard Operator	Hurley
Chris Wilmes	Booster	St. Dominic

 

2005-06
William Baker	Public Address	Farmington
Janeann Beatty	Booster	Fredericktown
Denny Campbell	Media	Carrollton
John Conley	Public Address/Media	O'Hara
Bob Gooch	Teacher/Coach	Mexico
Chuck Haney	Booster	Chillicothe
Bob Kottman	Scoreboard Operator	West Platte
Geoff Moorehead	Teacher/Coach	Fayette
Joseph O'Hara	Chain Crew	Pierce City
BIll Scheller	Chain Crew/Booster	Lutheran North
Greg Schmidt	Media	Higginsville
Craig Storandt	Booster	Hermann
Don Thompson	Teacher/Coach	Ritenour
Jimmy Wright	Scoreboard Operator	Springfield

 

2006-07
Jerry Foerschler	Teacher/Coach	Harrisonville
Kevin Kelly	Media	Jefferson City
Dr. Jay Kimball	Physician	Park Hill
Gary Price	Booster	Park Hill
Jeff Branch	Booster	Sourthern Boone Co.
Dr. Michael Crist	Physician	Brookfield
Steve Street	Teacher/Coach	Stet
Doug Morlock	Booster	Benton
Frank Kirchmer	Media	Ste. Genevieve
Jim Farr	Socreboard	Central (New Madrid)
Jim Pearson	Teacher/Coach	Springfield
Davey Davis	Manager	Bolivar
Jeff Krausel	Chain Crew & Clock	Parkway South
Clyde Thomlison	Scorer	Francis Howell

 

2007-08
Wes Rinne	Announcer	Holden
Bob Lotspeich	Booster	Warrensburg
Terry Landers	Scoreboard Operator	Raytown
Bill WIlliams	Volunteer	Platte Co.
Carlos Ivory	Ambassador	Fulton
Robert Robinson	Volunteer	Putnam County
Frank Lewis	Volunteer	Plattsburg
Al Jackson	Statistician	Hayti
Dixie Scott	Booster	Hayti
Rob Ahrens	Chain Crew	Marshfield
Forest Marshall	Announcer	Stockton R-I
Mary Jones	Volunteer	Dixon R-I
Shelly Parrack	Booster	Climax Springs
Rich King	Volunteer	Ferguson-Florissant
Larry Smith	Supporter	MIAAA

 

2008-09
John Carleton	Announcer	Warsaw
Jim Rissler	Photographer	Central Missouri
Merle Bowers	Announcer	Raytown South
Ron Geldhof	Teacher/Statistician	Rockhurst
John Cochran	Volunteer	Moberly
Jerry Schoppenhorst	Statistician	North Callaway
Gene Snyder	Announcer	East Buchanan
Mike Cissell	Teacher/Coach	Fredericktown
Paul Daggett	Volunteer	South Iron
Joe Rozell	Administrator	Sparta
Jerry Wells	Statistican	Loagn-Rogersville
Dan Hagedorn	Statistician	Camdenton
Jim Ogle	Announcer	Washington
Annette Strantz	Statistician	Parkway Central
Ben Seres	Statistician	Riverview Gardens

 

2009-10
John Culp	Volunteer	Warrensburg
Harold Seba	Volunteer	Drexel
Mike Noland	Teacher	Ruskin
Donna Buchert	Volunteer	Rock Bridge
Terry Bentley	Teacher/Volunteer	Fayette
Sherry Street	Staff/Volunteer	Stet
Joel McCaffery	Volunteer	Monett
Kelly Wade	Volunteer	Cassville
Jim Erpenback	Volunteer	Arcadia Valley
Steve meyers	Volunteer	East Prairie
David Berkel	Volunteer	St. Clair
John Covington	Broadcaster	Union
Tom Beckering	Volunteer	Francis Howell Central
Tom James	Statistician	MICDS

 

2010-11
Stan Bohon	Volunteer	Smith-Cotton
Anne Mays	Volunteer	Jefferson City
Roy Keithley	Volunteer	St. Mary's (Independence)
Jim Schulenberg	Volunteer	St. Pius X (Kansas City)
Darrin Kelly	Volunteer	Centralia
Charles "Buck" Farrenkopf	Volunteer	Brookfield
Warren Hayes	Journalist	Hillsboro
Paticia Woody	Staff	Pemiscot
Mike Keck	Volunteer	Ash Grove
Del Holderbaum	Volunteer	Willard
Joe Cason	Volunteer	Cuba
Dr. Chris Leslie	Medical Support	Camdenton
Dale Talbott	Volunteer	Francis Howell North
Don Senti	Administration	Parkway & Clayton Schools

 

2011-12
Jack Garvin	Coach	St. Teresa's Academy
Karen Caligiuri	Volunteer	Staley
John Schnell	Coach/Administrator	Parkway Schools
Diane Harbaugh	Adminsitration	Parkway Schools
Darrell Sypes	Coach	Smithton
Les Curtis	Volunteer	Lincoln
Danny Clinton	Volunteer	Ozark
Merle Lortz	Volunteer	Webb City
Judge Roy Richter	Announcer	Montgomery County
Dennis Hancock	Volunteer	Monroe City
Bob Kliethermes	Volunteer	St. Elizabeth
Don Olds	Volunteer	Rolla
Larry Blaha	Supporter	Jefferson (Festus)
Julie Huff	Teacher/Coach/Volunteer	Potosi

 

2012-13
Dr. Donald Allcorn	Volunteer	Lincoln
Rod Smith	Journalist	Mid-Missouri
Dale Vineyard	Volunteer	St. Pius X (Festus)
Dwaine Miles	Coach/Staff	Rolla
David Welch	Volunteer	Camdenton
Al Isbell	Supporter	Truman
Johnny "Sparky" Reid	Supporter	Lebanon
Gary Calhoun	Volunteer	Nixa
Norm Oschner	Staff/Coach	St. Dominic
Karen Workman	Staff	Rockwood Summit
Jamie Brennan	Volunteer	Highland
Larry Riney	Volunteer	Scotland County

 

2013-14
Fr. Michael Coleman	Volunteer	Father Tolton Regional Catholic
Larry Bagby	Volunteer	Macon
Tom Hoover	Volunteer	Poplar Bluff
Chuck Eaves	Volunteer	Farmington
Priscilla Prozorowski	Admin Asst.	Marquette
Dr. Mark Hingst	Volunteer	Lutheran St. Charles
Juanita Peaslee	Volunteer	Crest Ridge
Dr. Ann McCoy	Volunteer	Clinton
Don Olszowka	Coach	Washington
Nelson Morgan	Announcer	Waynesville
Megan McAndrews	Volunteer	Benton
Tina Davis	Volunteer	Van Horn (Independence)
Susie Jackson	Admin Asst.	University Academy
Jerry Hudson	Volunteer	Monett
Rod Hendricks	Volunteer	Stockton

 

2014-15
Ron Kelley	Teacher/Coach/Volunteer	William Chrisman
Jim Reed	Photographer	Winnetonka
Joyce Debenports	School Staff	Parkway West
Kay Sparks	School Staff/Volunteer	Smith-Cotton
Jane Edge	School Staff/Volunteer	Skyline
Kent Swearengin	Volunteer	Houston
Bob Garner	Volunteer	Lebanon
Jeff Elliott	Volunteer/Broadcaster	Brookfield
Todd Beaverson	Volunteer/Coach	Moberly
Robin Randloph	Booster	Union
Joseph McCraith, Jr	Volunteer	Hillsboro
Dean Garner	Volunteer	Windsor

 

2015-16
Dale Gaebler	Volunteer	Poplar Bluff
Sergeant David Leonard	Volunteer	Frederickstown
Mark Probst	Official	Webster Groves
Bob Ryan	Broadcaster	Webster Groves
Jim Raynor	School Staff	Sprinfield Public Schools
Donna Freeman	School Staff	Kickapoo
John McConnell	Broadcaster	Kirksville
Bob Mitchell	Volunteer	Paris
Bill Battle	Jouranlist	St. Francis Borgia
Barb Smith	Volunteer	St. James
Robert Archer	Volunteer	Maryville
Sharon Embrey	School Staff/Volunteer	Lawson
Linda Heckman	School Staff/Volunteer	Jefferson City
Kevin Thomas	Volunteer	Harrisonville
Gary Singleton	Volunteer	Blue Springs
Robert Elkins	Booster/Volunteer	Belton

 

2016-17
David Leone	Volunteer	Center
Dan McLaughlin	Volunteer	Blue Springs
Gregg Raffety	Volunteer	Lawson
Wayne Burch	Historian	Camdenton
Dave Roberts	Newspaper	Rolla
Julie Hartley	Admin. Asst.	Willard
Truman Brady	PA Announcer	Seneca
CJ Vogt	Volunteer	Francis Howell
John Thompson	Photographer	St. Dominic
Jeff Dettmer	Photographer	Festus
Jon Petty	Volunteer	Central (Park Hills)
Vicki Reimler	Volunteer	Rock Bridge
Buck Green	PA Announcer	Mexico
Barbara Hammond	School Staff/Volunteer	Lincoln

 

2017-18
Larry Dean Carter	PA Announcer	Pacific
Bill Marquart	Volunteer	St. Francis Borgia
Larry Hol	Volunteer	Odessa
Nancy Willig	Volunteer	Odessa
Phil Caldraella	Volunteer	Ft. Osage
John Overstreet	Volunteer	Grain Valley
Michael Rhew	Volunteer	Kennett
Bill Lurk	Grounds Keeper	Valle Catholic
Ellen Ploeger	Volunteer	Marquette
Frank Pawloski	Historian	St. Louis University
Chip Bailey	PA Announcer	McDonald Co.
Bob Hayes	Statistician	Carl Junction
Genice Fisher	Volunteer	Hickman
Richard Switzer	Volunteer	Marceline

 

2018-19
Dennis Cox	Media	Gallitin
Sam Martin	Volunteer	Plattsburg
Mary Flatt	Volunteer/Booster	Battle
Diane TenEyck	Coach	Highland
Garry Pennington	Volunteer/Coach	Doniphan
Steve Taylor	Volunteer/ Chain Gang	Sikeston
Wes Melton	Boosters	Nixa
Dean Hays	Coach/Official	Hardin Central School District
Leah Lerbs	School Staff	Hermann
John Rice	Media	Sullivan
Steve Sander	Volunteer	Parkway West
Linda Whitford	Coach/Scoreboard Operator	Grandview
Jerry Perry	Transportation	Rockwood School District

 

2019-20
Richard Jones	Volunteer	South Callaway
Steve Woolfolk	Volunteer	Troy
Bill Curtain	Volunteer	Pleasant Hill
Becky Curtain	Volunteer	Pleasant Hill
Dr. David Pulliam	Volunteer	Higginsville
Alan Russell	Volunteer	Plato
Steve Faulkner	Volunteer	Webster Groves
Kelly Holt	Official	SWMO Basketball Officials Association
Sheila Drescher	School Staff	Kearney
Randy Farris	School Staff	Lee's Summit

 

2020-21

No Awards Presented

 

 

 

2021-22
Alan Sparks	Volunteer	California
Kip McFadden	Volunteer	Savannah
Mark Ellis	Volunteer	Kennett
Bruce Paneitz	Volunteer	Owensville
Tracy Fisher	Volunteer	Forsyth
Lisa Neider	Volunteer	Marquette
Cathy Wilcox	Volunteer	Harrisburg
Melissa Wissler	School Staff	Lee's Summit North

 

2022-23
Kim Townlain	Volunteer	Pilot Grove
Mike Grudzinski	Volunteer	Maryville
Jeff/Laneta Banken	Volunteers	Dexter
Becky Ness	Volunteer	Cuba
Debbie Mann	Volunteeer	Willard
Ron Stallcup	Volunteer	Van Far

 

2023-24
Jessica Hamacher	Volunteer	Capital City HS
Jim/Sherri Thomas	Volunteers	Lexington HS
Doug Saltsgaver	Volunteer	Richmond HS
Dennis Spell	Volunteer	North County HS
Cathy Elsenraat	Volunteer	Hermann HS
Tricia Middleton	School Staff	Liberty HS
Andy Robinson	Volunteer	Willard HS
Gary Ujka	Volunteer	Lindbergh HS
Terry Bentley	Volunteer	Fayette HS