2024 Recipients
East: George Krenk & Mat Baruch
West: Scot Kerns & Walter Jaramillo
2023 Recipients
East: Devin DeBacker & Zac Richardson
West: Michael Brey & Tom Kutz
2022 Recipients
2021 Recipients
East Dave Moseley
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2020 National Judge of the Year
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2019 National Judge of the Year
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East – Mickey Curth
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MidEast – Chris Grainger
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MidWest – Eric Smith
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West – Kristin Miller
2018 National Judge of the Year
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East – Billy Callahan
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Mid-East – Greg Didech
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Mid-West – Reid Holbrook
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West – Howard Steere
2017 National Judge of the Year
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East – Tim Michaels
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Mid-East – Tom Varner
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Mid-West – Eric Briley
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West – Paul Tickenoff
2016 National Judge of the Year
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East – Adam Hattersley
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Mid East – Gerrit DeJonge
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Mid-West – Ben Fox
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West – Doug Hills
2015 National Judge of the Year
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East – Jon Corbitt
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Mideast – Don Osborn
West – Sho Nakamori
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Mid-West – Brian Cooper
2014 National Judge of the Year
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East – Will Fontanez
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West – Evan Shaw
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Mid-West – Eric Cramer
Mid-East – Larry Byerly
2013 National Judge of the Year
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Joe Strank East
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Andy Brown Mid-East
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Kevin Muenz Mid-West
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Michael Ashe West
2012 National Judge of the Year
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Adam Hattersley – East
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Nate Dodson – East
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Clay Strother – Mideast
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Daniel Keating – Midwest
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Craig Nesbitt – West
2011 National Judge of the Year
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Bob Busse – Midwest
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Rich Cromwell – Mideast
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Ernie Vazquez – West
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Ed Yakuchev – East
2010 National Judge of the Year
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Chris Adams – East
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Dave Johnson – MidEast
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John Scanlan – MidWest
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Jeff Tretheway – West
2009 National Judge of the Year
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West: Dan Wood MidWest: Jim McKinney
MidEast Ron Hill East: Len Lucarello , Dan Bachman – President (L to R)