Recognition

PAVO Honor Award | PAVO Hall of Fame | PAVO Excellence in Service | USA Volleyball Meritorious Service Award

To recognize outstanding achievement and service, PAVO presents several awards to honor the accomplishments of its members.

PAVO Honor Award
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The Honor Award is PAVO's highest award, and members are encouraged to nominate candidates for this annual recognition. Candidates must be at least 30 years old and have worked in promoting officiating through PAVO (or through ABO, PAVO's former name) for at least ten years. Candidates should be persons of high moral character and personal integrity who, by their leadership and efforts, have made an outstanding and noteworthy contribution through officiating.

To indicate leadership or meritorious contribution, nominations should present evidence of successful experience in ANY of the following categories of service:

Category 1: Leadership
Member of the PAVO (ABO) Board of Directors.
Outstanding service at the local level in promoting the work of PAVO (ABO).

Category 2: Committee Work
Committee work over a period of three years or more with the local or national structure of PAVO (ABO).

Category 3: Writing-Research
Author or co-author of one or more books in areas dealing with volleyball officiating.
Author of five or more articles concerning volleyball officiating that have been published in periodicals of national scope.
Producer or director of visual aids to be used in the teaching of volleyball officiating.

Category 4: Speaking and Teaching
Significant addresses for educational groups, conventions, and mass media about volleyball officiating.
Presentations of clinics and workshops concerning volleyball officiating.
Teaching and training of volleyball officials.

Category 5: Officiating and Rating
Hold a PAVO National referee rating.
Officiate post-season women's college volleyball events.
Rate officials for a period of five or more years.

Category 6: Public Relations
Promote the use of PAVO officials as an administrator of a school or recreation group or as a committee member of a city or league.
Serve on the governing body of sports officiating groups other than PAVO and promoting women in the decision-making process of other sport groups.
Make an outstanding contribution to developing officiating in volleyball that is not included in the above criteria.

To nominate an individual for the Honor Award, please submit a letter identifying the nominee and evidence of their accomplishments in terms of the criteria above. Send nominations for this award by August 1 to:
PAVO Honor Award
P.O. Box 780
Oxford, KS 67119
Email: pavo@pavo.org

PAVO Hall of Fame
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All Honor Award winners receive a lifetime membership to PAVO and are automatically members of the PAVO Hall of Fame. Current Hall of Fame members are:

2011 Wally Hendricks

2010 Joan Powell
2009 Mike Carter
2008 Dale Goodwin
2007 Ben Jordan
2006 Pati Rolf

2005 Patti Barrett
2003 Cathy Davis
2002 Marcia Alterman
2001 Karen Gee
2000 Linda Fletcher
1999 Pete Dunn
1998 Ann Fruechte
1997 Denise Izatt

1996 Milo Moyano
1990 Ann Casey
1989 Brenda Gelston and Gale House
1987 Sue Lemaire and Marty Orner
1982 Helen Parker

PAVO Excellence in Service Award
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To honor the people who give so generously of their time. Members can nominate a local leader for the Excellence in Service award. Criteria includes:

Be a current member of PAVO in good standing.
Served as a PAVO board chair or in another leadership role in a local affiliated board in the past twelve months.
Demonstrates active support of PAVO missions and objectives.
Actively pursues additional training opportunities for members of the local board.

Utilizes all available resources to provide a mentoring program for new officials.

Actively seeks new members to join PAVO through local boards.

Click here to download a nomination form. Send nominations for this award by August 1 to:
PAVO EIS Award
P.O. Box 780
Oxford, KS 67119
Email: pavo@pavo.org

All nominations are considered by an award committee comprised of the PAVO President, a Member-at-Large, and the member services staff person. Nominations must include two letters of recommendations. This award is presented annually at the PAVO convention, and award winners receive financial assistance to travel to the convention. Previous recipients of this award are:

2011 Apple Kridakorn, Alabama Board of Officials
2010 Peggy Schaefer, Mid-Atlantic Board of Officials
2009 Donna Carter, Central Florida Board of Officials
2008 Betty Near, Michigan Board of Officials
2007 Keith Murlless, North Carolina Volleyball Officials Board
2006 Linda Frazier, Kansas Assoc. of Volleyball Officials
2005 Ray Wiley, North Carolina Volleyball Officials Board
2003 Peter Meyer, Arizona Board of Volleyball Officials
2002 Pat Martin, Alabama Board of Officials
2001 Ed Thornburgh, Indianapolis Board of Women's Sports Officials

USA Volleyball Meritorious Service Award
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As a member organization of USA Volleyball, PAVO can identify up to five individuals each year to receive the USAV Meritorious Service Award. The PAVO Board of Directors recognizes individuals who have given so much to the sport of volleyball by contributing to the programs and goals of the organization on a local and national level.

2011	2010	2009	2008
Jim Momsen Mike Hamilton Ric Washburn Todd Dagenais Becky Oakes	Dan Houser Steve Bishop James Phillips Peggy Schaefer Deanna Summers	Jason Jones Daryl Korinek Phil Nadeau Nick Todorovich Dave Yeast	Tad Watson Crystal Lewis Mike Pereira Mark McCloskey Sharon Cessna
2007	2006	2005	2004
Jung Park Heather Perry Melissa Stokes Sue Mailhot Phil Shoemaker	Chris Robinson Susie Fritz Julie Voeck Piep Van Heuven Charlie Brown	Brad Underwood Joel Reinford Steve Ellinger Verna Klubnikin Don Hardin	Paul Albright Mary Faragher Sue Medley Tom Sweeney Sheryl Solberg
2003	2002	2001	2000
Deitre Collins Barry Mano Sheryl Solberg Kelly Stosik Jack Wilcox	Charles Ezigbo Dennis Lafata Margie Mara Pat Martin Rusty Wellman	Mary Ann Borowicsz Kathy Ferraraccio Don Goodwin Ed Thornburgh Brenda Weare	Jennifer Alley Diane Everett Wayne Lee Susie Senecaut Van Swearingen
1999	1998	1997	1996
Corny Galdones Wally Hendricks Karen Kuhn Nancy Nester Susan True	Debbie Chin Dale Goodwin Tim Harlow Michael Hilliard Rick Welch	Norma Carr Ann Casey Linda Fletcher Denise Izatt Alice Khol	Anne Marie Carr-Reardon Cathy Davis Cindy Hardy Jamie Lipman Donna Wilson