The N. O. A. Board of Directors established a special award for the "Official of the Year" in each of the major sports that the N.O.A. sponsors. This award is presented for accomplishments an official achieves during the past season and is not intended to be a "Lifetime" award.
Members are aware of the many great accomplishments of our veteran colleagues who have set the examples and goals we all strive for and know they are proud of those accomplishments. The criteria established for the "Official of the Year" award, though, is only intended to address the success of an official during the past season. A committee consisting of sport presidents, representatives, assignment chairmen, and general members agreed to the criteria. The recipient of the award is the N.O.A. official who best fulfills the following criteria.
*Covid-19 caused no or shortened sports seasons
AWARD CRITERIA
1. PARTICIPATION
- Attendance at meetings
- Topic presenter
- Discussion ideas
2. PROMOTION OF THE ASSOCIATION
- Recommendation of new members
- Scrimmage work - P.R.
- I.H.S.A. or I.A.C.A.O. interaction
3. ASSISTANCE
- Assignment Chairman
- President or General Chairman
- General Membership
4. ACHIEVEMENT
- Promotion in rating or Certified at the beginning of the season.
- State playoff assignments round
- Recognition from outside the N.O.A.
YEAR |
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FOOTBALL |
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BASKETBALL |
BASEBALL |
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1986/87 |
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John Widmayer |
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Dick Kessler |
Ron Naden | |
1987/88 |
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Ed Moricoli |
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Willie Jackson |
Bob Williams | |
1988/89 |
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Wayne Kendall |
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Harvey Foster |
Jim Sowa | |
1989/90 |
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George Lewerenz |
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Scott Mcclellan |
Tom Deslauries | |
1990/91 |
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Bob Brown |
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Dennis Doud |
Dick Renaud | |
1991/92 |
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Jerry Eiserman |
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Rich Herdliska |
John Christiansen | |
1992/93 |
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Chuck Esposito |
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Rich Petersen |
Harry Owsley | |
1993/94 |
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Tom Fryer |
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Ron Lorenzo |
Dave Lang | |
1994/95 |
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Tom Gattas |
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Jim Bernardi |
John Rottman | |
1995/96 |
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Tom Cappelen |
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Tom Baba |
John Davis | |
1996/97 |
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Rene Pelletier |
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Mike Geske |
John Moake | |
1997/98 |
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Richard Hamilton |
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Peter King |
Randy Moore | |
1998/99 |
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Darrell Schrag |
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Rocky Nelson |
Tony Alferi | |
1999/00 |
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Tom Lowe |
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Tom Brophy |
Vince Cannon | |
2000/01 |
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Ian Maccaulay |
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Don Swanson |
John Sahlberg | |
2001/02 |
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Mark Thompson |
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Randy Steen |
Ron Guy | |
2002/03 |
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Frank Moscardini |
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John Widmayer |
Chris Hacias | |
2003/04 |
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Don Swanson |
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Jerry Eiserman |
Dave Kirtz | |
2004/05 |
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Jim Bernardi |
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Robert Miller |
Not Awarded | |
2005/06 |
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Peter King |
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Patrick Murphy |
Larry Hodge | |
2006/07 |
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Ron Mohler |
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Dave Butts |
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2007/08 |
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Al Smigiel |
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Jerry Blum |
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2008/09 |
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Dave Butts |
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Darnell Jones |
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2009/10 |
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Michael Roseman |
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Jerry Blum |
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2010/11 |
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Mike Babicz |
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Phil Schmidt |
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2011/12 |
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Howard Harris |
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Steve Gibble |
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2012/13 |
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Pete Merkel |
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Troy Whalen |
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2013-14 |
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Mike Zuckerman |
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Mike Babicz |
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2014-15 |
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Al Jackson |
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Jay Lampel |
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2015-16 |
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Tom Vogan |
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Pete Merkel |
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2016-17 |
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Ron Sapochak |
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Tim Robbins |
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2017-18 |
Phil Perna |
Pete Androus |
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2018-19 |
Randy Steen |
Mark Havlic |
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2019-20 |
Dan Schuster |
Bill McIntee |
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2020-21 |
Not Awarded* |
Not Awarded* |
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2021-22 |
Jerry Blum |
Cabrina Williams-Leneau | ||||
2022-23 |
Patrick Murphy |
Jeff Schwarz |