Award recipients
From time to time, the ACI president may confer a special award to an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment and efforts on behalf of ACI. These individuals represent the spirit of ACI.
| YEAR | RECIPIENT | STATE/ORG |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sara DiRienzo | WY |
| 2020 | Aaron Meier | NV |
| 2019 | Blake Podhajsky | OK |
| 2018 | Jenifer Wisnewski | GA |
| 2017 | Lance Cherry | NM |
| 2016 | Julie Hammonds | AZ |
| 2015 | Michael Gray | KY |
| 2014 | Kim Nix | AL |
| 2013 | Robin Cahoon | UT |
| 2012 | Don King | TN |
| 2011 | Stephanie Hussey | RBFF |
| 2010 | Judith Hosafros | WY |
| 2009 | Micah Holmes | OK |
| 2008 | Judy Stokes | NH |
| 2007 | Lydia Saldaña | TX |
| 2006 | Robert L. Wines | WV |
| 2005 | Chris Chaffin | Outdoor Channel |
| 2004 | Nels Rodefeld | OK |
| 2003 | Scott Ball | FL |
| 2003 | Nancy Herron | TX |
| 2002 | Geoff Schneider | NV |
| 2001 | Marianne M. Burke | LA |
| 2000 | Nancy Herron | TX |
| 1998 | Mark Southern | TX |
| 1997 | Tammy Litzer | OK |
| 1996 | Steve "Wildman" Wilson | AR |
| 1995 | David Rice | NV |
| 1992 | Brady Mayo | TX |
| 1991 | Patricia L. Stewart | MI |
| 1990 | Gary Thomas | IL |
| 1989 | Michael L. Smith | USFWS |
| 1988 | David L. Watts | MS |
| 1987 | Kay Ellerhoff | MT |
| 1986 | Hugh M. Burts | LA |
