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Past Awards

Bobby J. Fowler

  • 2020: Sam Francis
  • 2019: Alex "Cash" Olszowy
  • 2018: Ron Burton (posthumous)
  • 2017: David Collins
  • 2016: Jonathan C. Siu
  • 2015: Ronald Lynn
  • 2014: Wally E. Bailey
  • 2013: Henry Green
  • 2012: James "Tim" Ryan
  • 2011: Tim Ward
  • 2010: Terry Cobb
  • 2009: Emory Rodgers
  • 2008: Robert "Bob" Weber
  • 2007: George Walker Sr.
  • 2006: Rick Vognild
  • 2005: Ron Nienaber
  • 2004: Jim Sealy
  • 2003: Paul Heilstedt

Gerald H. Jones Code Official of the Year

  • 2020: Valarie Evans
  • 2019: Judith Frydland
  • 2018: Christine Rose
  • 2017: Rebecca Baker
  • 2016: Richard Witt
  • 2015: John Darnall
  • 2014: Brian Bishop
  • 2013: Laura Rouse-DeVore
  • 2012: John Terry
  • 2011: Alan Boswell
  • 2010: Jay Elbettar
  • 2009: Michael Fink
  • 2008: Khanh Nguyen
  • 2007: Jerry Mallory
  • 2006: Donald "Mickey" Arp
  • 2005: Ron Bell
  • 2004: Terry Summey
  • 2003: David L. Wismer

Excellence in Public Safety (formerly Affiliate Award)

  • 2020: Steven Tafoya, MCP
  • 2019: William "Bill" McKinney
  • 2018: Frank Bush
  • 2016: Michael J. Graham
  • 2015: Howard Hopper
  • 2014: Carvin DiGiovanni
  • 2013: Dennis Pitts
  • 2012: Judith Dicine, Esq.
  • 2011: Ron Nickson
  • 2010: William E. Koffel
  • 2009: Thomas Phillips
  • 2008: Jim Messersmith
  • 2007: David Eisenberg
  • 2006: Shirley Muns
  • 2005: Robert Raymer
  • 2004: John P. Kelley
  • 2003: David Collins

Community Service

  • 2020: Mansfield (TX) Volunteer Program
  • 2019: Puerto Rico Construction Code Committee
  • 2018: Community Dev Dept, Peoria IL; North Central TX Permit Tech Chapter
  • 2017: Women in Code Enforcement and Dev; PermitTech Nation
  • 2016: City of Newport Beach, CA
  • 2015: Southern Nevada Chapter; Leon Valley (TX) Fire Department
  • 2014: Rebuilding Together Aurora [IL]; Aurora Building & Permits
  • 2013: Butte County (CA) Department of Development Services — Building Division; FEMA Building Science Branch
  • 2012: Deborah Vanek
  • 2011: Tony Falcone
  • 2010: City of Ft. Smith, Arkansas Development Services Department
  • 2009: The Building Officials Association of Suffolk County
  • 2008: Sun City, Arizona Fire Prevention Bureau
  • 2007: Scott McDonald; Don Plass
  • 2006: Jill Gray; Washington Association of Building Officials
  • 2005: Quinn Davis
  • 2004: Phillip Randal Whisman
  • 2003: City of Asheville, North Carolina; Ron Hampton; Jerry Mallory

Fire Service

  • 2020: Lee Wheeler
  • 2019: Jeff Shapiro
  • 2018: Tonya Hoover
  • 2017: Gary Lewis
  • 2016: Cpt Ronald S. Lilley
  • 2015: Chief Joseph Finnegan
  • 2014: Kelly Nicolello
  • 2013: Fulton Cochran
  • 2012: Joseph Sauerwein
  • 2011: Ken Kraus
  • 2010: Sean DeCrane
  • 2009: Azarang "Ozzie" Mirkhah
  • 2008: John F. Mueller
  • 2007: Thomas Brace
  • 2006: Robert Davidson
  • 2005: Robert Weitzel
  • 2004: Jackie Gibbs

Raising the Profile

  • 2020: Joel A. Dramis
  • 2019: Lydia Clary
  • 2018: Jack Applegate
  • 2016: Yasmeen Sami Saadah
  • 2015: Thomas Phillips
  • 2014: Nick Carver
  • 2013: Susan McLendon
  • 2012: Senator Betty Little, New York State
  • 2011: Clark County, Washington Building Safety Program
  • 2010: Participants of the "Better Building, Safer Homes" campaign: Virginia Building & Code Officials Association, Region II, and New River Valley Home Builders Association
  • 2009: Ruth Hamel, City of Overland Park, Kansas
  • 2008: Ravi Shah, City of Carrollton, Texas and City of New York Building Department

Educator of the Year

  • 2020: Charles Clawson
  • 2019: Bob Schutz
  • 2018: Colorado Code Consulting
  • 2017: William "Bill" Bracken
  • 2016: Steve Burger
  • 2015: Colorado Education Institute
  • 2010: John Gibson
  • 2009: Terrell Stripling
  • 2008: Doug Thornburg

Region Spotlight

  • 2019: Region II
  • 2017: Region II
  • 2014: Region VII

Chapter of the Year

  • 2020: Code Officials Association of Alabama
  • 2019: Code Administrators Association of Kentucky
  • 2018: Virginia Building and Code Officials Association
  • 2017: Connecticut Building Officials Association
  • 2016: Associaton of Minnesota Building Officials
  • 2015: New Hampshire Building Officials Association
  • 2014: Colorado Chapter of the ICC
  • 2013: Northwest Building Officials and Code Administrators
  • 2012: Central Florida Chapter
  • 2011: Virginia Plumbing & Mechanical Inspectors Association
  • 2010: Southern Nevada
  • 2009: Colorado Chapter
  • 2008: Heart of America Chapter
  • 2007: Building Officials Association of Florida
  • 2006: California Building Officials
  • 2005: Building Officials Association of Texas
  • 2004: Virginia Building & Code Officials Association

Chapter Merit

  • 2020: Oregon Permit Techs Association
  • 2019: Central Coast Chapter; Minnesota Assn of Housing Code Officials; Virginia Building and Code Officials Association
  • 2018: Washington Association of Building Officials; Building Officials of Texas
  • 2017: Maine Building Officials and Inspectors Association; Utah Chapter
  • 2016: Missouri Assn of Builiding Officials & Inspectors; NJ Building Officials Assn; VA Building & Code Officials Assn
  • 2015: California Building Officials (CALBO); Southern California Fire Prevention Officers Association
  • 2014: Rhode Island Building Officials Association; California Fire Chiefs, Northern CA Fire Prevention Officers Section
  • 2013: New York State Building Officials Conference, Kansas City Metropolitan Association of Permit Technicians, Wyoming Conference of Building Officials
  • 2012: Colorado Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; Kansas City Metro Association of Permit Technicians; Northwest Building Officials & Code Administrators of Illinois; Southern California Fire Prevention Officers Association; Virginia Building and Code Officials Association
  • 2011: Code Administrators Association of Kentucky; Northwest Building Officials and Code Administrators of Illinois
  • 2010: Virginia Building Code Officials Association; Sacramento Valley; Cumberland Region Codes Association; Laney College Chapter
  • 2009: Virginia Building Code Officials Association; Code Administrators Association of Kentucky; Washington State Association of Permit Technicians
  • 2008: Michigan Association of Housing Officials; Rainier Chapter; Tennessee Building Officials Association; Virginia Building & Code Officials Association
  • 2007: Heart of America Chapter; Virginia Building & Code Officials Association; Washington Association of Building Officials
  • 2006: Idaho Association of Building Officials; Association of Minnesota Building Officials; Heart of America Chapter; North Texas Chapter
  • 2005: California Building Officials; Southern Nevada Chapter; Southern New Mexico Building Officials Association; Virginia Plumbing & Mechanical Inspectors Association
  • 2004: Central Ohio Code Officials Association; Colorado Chapter; North Texas Chapter; Sacramento Valley Association of Building Officials