NCGA Distinguished Service Award The Charles C. Owen Distinguished Service Award was established by our Association in 1989. It is reserved for those individuals who have provided a career of distinguished service to our industry. Nominations are submitted each year by the member associations to the NCGA Executive Committee which makes the final selection.
Distinguished Service Award Recipients
| 2023-24 |
Derek Whitelock |
Mesilla Park, NM |
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Harrison Ashley |
Cordova, TN |
| 2022-23 |
Greg Holt |
Lubbock, TX |
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2021-22
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Jimmy Ray Stover |
Corpus Christi, TX |
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Russell Sutton |
Lubbock, TX |
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2020-21
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Jerry Scarborough |
Auburn, AL |
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2019-20
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Tim Loonam |
Austin, TX |
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2018-19
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Ed Barnes |
Cary, NC |
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2017-18
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Ross Rutherford |
Lubbock, TX |
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Dale Thompson |
Cordova, TN |
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2016-17
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Richard Byler |
Stoneville, MS |
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2015-16
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Barry Nevius |
Columbia, SC |
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2014-15
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Mark Lange |
Cordova, TN |
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John Maguire |
Washington, DC |
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2013-14
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Earl P. Williams |
Fresno, CA |
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2012-13
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Dennis S. "Dusty" Findley |
Dawsonville, GA |
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2011-12
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Joe Thomas |
Savannah, GA |
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2010-11
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Eugene Columbus |
Starkville, MS |
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2009-10
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Tommy Valco |
Stoneville, MS |
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2008-09
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Tony Williams |
Austin, TX |
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2007-08
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Bill Norman |
Memphis, TN |
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2006-07
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Kelley Green
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Austin, TX
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2005-06
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Roger Isom |
Fresno, CA |
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2004-05
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Alan Brashears
|
Lubbock, TX
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2003-04
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Herb Willcutt
|
Starkville, MS
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2002-03
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Gaylon Booker
|
Memphis, TN
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2001-02
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Lee Todd
|
Memphis, TN
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2000-01
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Andy Jordan
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Memphis, TN
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1999-00
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Don Van Doorn
|
Columbus, GA
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1998-99
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Ken Bragg
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Clemson, SC
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1997-98
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Calvin Parnell
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College Station, TX
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1996-97
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Bill Lalor
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Raleigh, NC
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1995-96
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Roy Childers
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College Station, TX
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1994-95
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Robert Tucker
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Dahlonega, GA
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1993-94
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K. B. Smith
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Fresno, CA
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1992-93
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Stanley Anthony
|
Stoneville, MS
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Roy Baker
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Lubbock, TX
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Ed Hughs
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Mesilla Park, NM
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1991-92
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Phillip Wakelyn
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Washington, DC
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1990-91
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Fred Johnson
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Memphis, TN
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1989-90
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William Mayfield
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Memphis, TN
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