Zone Chair Of The Year Award

The Zone Chairperson of the Year Award, formerly known as the Zone Chairperson Efficiency Award, is awarded annually at the Multiple District convention to the person who best performed the duties of Zone Chair during the previous fiscal year. The contest has been conducted as a single category in years past, and is currently awarded to Zone Chairs with 8 or fewer clubs and to Zone Chairs with more than 8 clubs. Click here to download the official rules.

1986 To Present (Two Categories)

Year	Under 9 Clubs	Zone	More Than 8 Clubs	Zone
2019	Sharon Hansen	A-2	Helen Sutfin	G-2
2018	Harvey Unruh	H-1	Ping Mah	A-1
2017	Jim Lamb	C-3	Cec Specht	I-5
2016	Stephen Kirkham	D-9	Bob Johnson	C-3
2015	Bonnie Manning	C-1	Annie Lau	A-1
2014	Steve Muenz	D-7	Elaine Luk	A-1
2013	Linda Schaffrick	D-9	Lynn Peretti	B-5
2012	Leif Bengtsson	D-7	Teresina Lau	A-1
2011	Mike Takahashi	D-1	John Kohlmann	H-7
2010	Mike Takahashi	D-1	Pat Taylor	C-3
2009	Steve Brooks	B-6	Andi Lanxon	C-3
2008	Donna McMillan	B-5	Charles Russell	C-3
2007	Mitzi Ludwig	C-6	Gloria Lee	H-4
2006	Roberta Pinson	C-6	Janet Rinehart	B-5
2005	Karl Ostheller	C-4	Nathalie Fuentes	B-5
2004	John Martin	G-3	Garry Lutz	H-7
2003	Sharon Hansen	A-2	Richard Simonson	H-5
2002	Bob Ekler	E-11	Walter Freshwater	H-1
2001	Bob Ferger	F-6	Paul Hand	H-3
2000	Ray Tremblay	H-3	Richard Simonson	H-5
1999	E. Dennis Reed	C-6	Judy Tocher	H-3
1998	Rosemary Richert	B-4	Marge Stone	C-4
1997	Bob Wotten	C-2	Don Graham	I-2
1996	Grace L. Gius	C-6	Carl J. Freeland	C-4
1995	Don Lockwood	C-3	John Wilson	I-2
1994	Polly Voon	A-7	Anne Huntley	A-1
1993	James E. Mccown	C-7	Ruth R. Roberts	H-4
1992	Frank Powers	C-3	Leroy Carlaw	H-4
1991	Ben J. Warnders	D-8	Ron E. Wooten	C-4
1990	Richard Matzen	C-6	0. Jim Reinecke	G-1
1989	Ron Spears	D-7	George Triplett	I-2
1988	Van Gabriel	C-3	Joe Weber	H-2
1987	Jim Lipsey	C-5	Brian Panush	G-4
1986	Richard D. Bryan	C-5	L.H. Mike Michalson	A-1

1952 To 1986 (Single Category)

Year	Recipient	Club
1985	Kerry G. Mulhall	West Vancouver Lions Club
1984	Thomas A. Nordstrom	Capilano Lions Club
1983	Dave Bartlett	Spanaway Lions Club
1982	Harold Lovingood	Tacoma Lincoln Lions Club
1981	Robert Brown	Parksville Lions Club
1980	William Friend	Clearbrook Lions Club
1979	Jim Fouty	East Wenatchee Eastmont Lions Club
1978	Clem Such	Victoria Central Lions Club
1977	Marvin Boyer	North Delta Lions Club
1976	Dennis Gudbranson	Bellingham Central Lions Club
1975	William Shepherd	West Valley Lions Club
1974	R. William Wilbert	Gig Harbor Lions Club
1974	N.L. Rocky Stone	Bremerton Central Lions Club
1973	C.T. Purdom	West Valley Lions Club
1973	Chuck Plank	Orofino Lions Club
1972	Whitney Miller	College Place Lions Club
1972	Garey Ham	Mount Seymour Lions Club
1971	Art Rye	Kamioops North Lions Club
1970	John Stevens	Elma Lions Club
1969	Dick Hunt	Tacoma Downtown Lions Club
1969	John Carlo	Comox Valley Lions Club
1968	Bill Biggam	Moscow Lions Club
1967	Walter Bebich	Aberdeen Lions Club
1966	Cliff Halfhill	Lakewood First Lions Club
1965	Earl Eddy	Mount Vernon Lions Club
1964	Merle lsaminger	Seattle Wedgewood Lions Club
1963	Neil Klenz	Cosmopolis Lions Club
1962	Jack VanDerbeek	Aberdeen Lions Club
1962	Orly Sorrel	Seattle Capitol Hill Lions Club
1961	George Forsyth	Seattle University Lions Club
1960	Jack R. Cissna	Federal Way Lions Club
1959	Wesley Wolther	Abbotsford Lions Club
1959	Howard Grimm	Olympia Host Lions Club
1958	Cecil Griffith	Spokane-Central Lions Club
1957	A.J. Strom	Toppenish Lions Club
1956	Nels Beaton	Vancouver East Lions Club
1955	Lou Valentine	Mount Vernon Lions Club
1954	Roger Stephenson	Bonners Ferry Lions Club
1953	Vern Carstens	Rearden Lions Club
1952	Leo Kite	Aberdeen Lions Club