PAVO Honor Award | PAVO Hall of Fame | PAVO Excellence in Service | USA Volleyball Meritorious Service Award
Each of these awards have been established so that PAVO can honor the outstanding achievements, service, and accomplishments of its members.
A letter identifying the nominee and evidence of their accomplishments in terms of the criteria listed below must accompany the nomination form.
Send completed nomination packets for this award by November 4, 2024 to:
Karen McNaught, Chair, PAVO Awards Committee
2024 PAVO Honor Award Nomination
Email: interim.director@pavo.org
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 of age and have worked in promoting officiating through PAVO (or through his/her local affiliated board) 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 Board of Directors.
Outstanding service at the local level in promoting the work of PAVO.
Category 2: Committee Work
Committee work over a period of three years or more with the local or national structure of PAVO.
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 certification.
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 promote 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.
*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:
| 1986 Helen Parker |
1997 Denise Izatt |
2005 Patti Barrett |
2012 Crystal Lewis |
2019 Carole Burke |
| 1987 Sue Lemaire |
1998 Ann Fruechte |
2006 Pati Rolf |
2013 Steve Thorpe |
2021 Paul Albright |
| 1987 Marty Orner |
1999 Pete Dunn |
2007 Ben Jordan |
2014 Anne Pufahl |
2022 Donna Carter |
| 1989 Brenda Gelston |
2000 Linda Fletcher |
2008 Dale Goodwin |
2015 Terry Lawton |
2023 Julie Voeck |
| 1989 Gale House |
2001 Karen Gee |
2009 Mike Carter |
2016 Verna Klubnikin |
2024 Donnie Goodwin |
| 1990 Ann Casey |
2002 Marcia Alterman |
2010 Joan Powell |
2017 Mary Faragher |
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| 1996 Milo Moyano |
2003 Cathy Davis |
2011 Wally Hendricks |
2018 Corny Galdones |
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PAVO Excellence in Service Award
Two letters of recommendation must accompany this nomination form.
Send completed nomination packets for this award by November 20, 2024 to:
Lynette Muller, PAVO Executive Administrator
2024 PAVO Excellence in Service Award Nomination
Email: pavo@pavo.org
The Excellence in Service Award has been established to honor those 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 with a PAVO Affiliated Board in the past twelve months.
- Demonstrates active support of PAVO missions and objectives.
- Actively pursues additional training opportunities for members of the affiliated board.
- Utilizes all available resources to provide a mentoring program for new officials.
- Actively seeks new members to join PAVO through affiliated boards.
All nominations are considered by an award committee comprised of the PAVO President, a Member-at-Large, and the member services staff person.
| 2001 Ed Thornburgh, Indiana |
2011 Apple Kridakorn, Alabama |
2018 Christina Fiebich, Metro |
| 2002 Pat Martin, Alabama |
2012 Carlos Rodriguez, Texas |
2019 Wade DuBois, Western New England |
| 2003 Peter Meyer, Arizona |
2013 Marc Blau, Tacoma Pierce |
2021 Betty Jo Willard, East Tennessee |
| 2005 Ray Wiley, North Carolina |
2014 Tom Sweeney, Merrimack Valley |
2022 Dan Houser, SAVRA |
| 2006 Linda Frazier, Kansas |
2015 Michael Albright, Philadelphia |
2023 Marigay Schopp, Oregon Collegiate |
| 2007 Keith Murlless, North Carolina |
2016 Anne-Marie Carr-Reardon, Boston |
2024 Denise Penzkofer, East Tennessee |
| 2008 Betty Near, Michigan |
2016 Ann Hutchins, Michigan |
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| 2009 Donna Carter, Central Florida |
2017 Ray Mink, Pacific Sierra |
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| 2010 Peggy Schaefer, Mid-Atlantic |
2018 Robyn Courchane, Metro |
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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.
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Direct questions to Lynette Muller, Executive Administrator, PAVO Central Office at pavo@pavo.org or 316-788-4035.
Direct technical questions to PAVOhelp@gmail.com.