ASAE Individual Honors Awards Recipients

Every year at the Annual Meeting, ASAE confers three individual honors on distinguished leaders in the community:

• The Key Award honors association CEOs.
• The Professional Performance Award honors top-level association executives who are not CEOs.
• The Academy of Leaders Award honors industry partners.

All three honors were first awarded in 1981. The Key Award dates back to 1960.

2023 

Key Award
Mark N. Dorsey, FASAE, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Rick Burt, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Jefferson C. Glassie, FASAE

2022

Key Award
Susan K. Neely 

Professional Performance Award
Juan Amador, FASAE, CAE 

Academy of Leaders Award
Mickie S. Rops. FASAE, CAE 

2021

Key Award
Michelle Mills Clement, FASAE, CAE, RCE

Professional Performance Award
Vicki Deal-Williams, MA, FASAE, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Donald Dea, FASAE

2020

Key Award
John H. Graham IV, FASAE, CAE (posthumously)

Professional Performance Award
Rhea M. Steele, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
James J. Zaniello, FASAE

2019

Key Award
Peter J. O'Neil, FASAE, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Barbara Benton, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Jeff De Cagna, FRSA FASAE

2018

Key Award
Arlene Pietranton, Ph.D., FASAE, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Janet McEwen, MA, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Cynthia Mills, CMC, CPC, CCRC, FASAE, CAE

2017

Key Award
Richard Yep

Professional Performance Award
Elena Gerstmann, Ph.D., FASAE, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Sheri Jacobs, FASAE, CAE

2016

Key Award
Bryan Silbermann, CEO, FASAE, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Dr. Tracy Petrillo, Ed.D., CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Robert Olcott, CIMA, AIF, FASAE, CAE

2015

Key Award
Paul Pomerantz, FASAE, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Tom Quash, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Loretta DeLuca, FASAE

2014

Key Award
Pamela Hemann, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Velma Hart, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Ginger Nichols, CAE

2013
Key Award
Susan B. Waters, CAE
Professional Performance Award
David Akridge, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Larry Alexander

2012

Key Award
Thomas Dolan, CAE

Professional Performance Award
James A. Heib

Academy of Leaders Award
Christine Smith

2011

Key Award
Mark J. Golden, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Matthew Gertzog, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Jodie Slaughter

2010

Key Award
David N. Parker, CAE

Professional Performance Award
R. Norris Orms, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
David G. Gabri

2009
Key Award
Thomas R. Kuhn, CAE
Professional Performance Award
Patricia M. Areno, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Lawrence A. Luteran

2008
Key Award
David Fellers, CAE
Professional Performance Award
David J. Noonan
Academy of Leaders Award
Christie Hicks

2007
Key Award
Gary A. LaBranche, CAE
Professional Performance Award
Charles W.L. Deale, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Brian D. Stevens

2006
Key Award
Red Cavaney, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Richard B. Green

2005
Key Award
Robert J. Dolibois, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Anetha W. Grant

2004
Key Award
Colin C. Rorrie Jr., CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
George Aguel

2003
Key Award
Thomas H. Henderson Jr.
Academy of Leaders Award
Anne D. Heller

2002
Key Award
Curtis C. Deane, CFRE, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Hugh K. Lee

2001
Key Award
Susan Bitter Smith, CAE

2000
Key Award
Kenneth D. Reid, CAE

1999
Key Award
Anne DeCicco, CAE

1998
Key Award
Bradford W. Claxton, CAE
John A. Marks
Don L. Riggin, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Glenn H. Tecker

1997
No winners

1996
Key Award
William Kundrat, Jr., CAE
Barbara Byrd, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Michael J. Dimond

1995
Key Award
Hector Jimenez-Juarbe, CAE
Qunicalee Brown, CAE
Peter F. McCloskey, CAE

1994
Key Award
J.C. Mahaffey, CAE
Curtis E. Plott, CAE
Dennis E. Jungmeyer, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Roger Dow

1993
Key Award
Howard H. Bell, CAE
Kathryn E. Johnson, CAE
George Kirkland, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Charlotte St. Martin

1992
Key Award
Anne L. Bryant, CAE

1991
Key Award
Walter R. Kurth, CAE
Ray Roper, CAE
Thomas A. Shannon, CAE
Lee VanBremen, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
James Evans

1990
Key Award
Edward H. Able Jr., CAE
Vince Robison, CAE
Mary Jane Kolar, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Jerald A. Jacobs

1989
Key Award
Michael S. Olson, CAE
Charles D. Rumbarger, CAE
Almon R. (Bud) Smith, CAE

1988
Key Award
William T. Harper, CAE
Ellis E. (Bud) Meredith, CAE
Thomas R. Schedler, CAE

1987
Key Award
George K. Eliades, CAE
Frederick T. Spahr, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Preston Tisch

1986
Key Award
John N. Bailey, CAE
E.E. Ferrey, CAE
Judy T. Neel, CAE
Academy of Leaders
John F. Metcalfe

1985
Key Award
Donald C. Burns, CAE
William L. Cullison, CAE
Rogers B. Finch, CAE
P.D. (Bud) Hermann, CAE
C. Lincoln Williston, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Thomas Boggs, Jr.

1984
Key Award
Garis F. Distelhorst, CAE
E. Ron Evanson
William D. Nelligan, CAE
T.J. Schmitz, CAE
Professional Performance Award
Richard J. Bettis, CAE
Brian E. Foss
Judy A. Goshy
Kathleen M. Griffin, CAE
Jim Shillingburg, CAE
Academy of Leaders Award
Al LeFaure

1983

Key Award
Wilford A. Butler, CAE
John H. Crawford Jr., CAE
David W. Field, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Judy G. Fielden
George R. Rounds, CAE
Robert G. Stein

Academy of Leaders Award
George Webster

1982

Key Award
Joseph Gilbert, CAE
Kinsey B. Green, CAE
William A. Kelly, CAE
James H. Merritt, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Robert L. English, CAE
Gary C. Herrman
Gerald W. Matthews, CAE

1981

Key Award
O. Gordon Banks, CAE
Henry B. King
Neil Milner, CAE
Philip E. Nethercut, CAE

Professional Performance Award
Randy Robert Bauler
Julie E. Gibouleau
Elaine Halford
George C. Hescock
William J. Hilty
David C. Klick, CAE
David P. Lefever
Hugh McCahey
Jim F. Wolbrink, CAE

Academy of Leaders Award
Joe G. Kordsmeier
Bruce J. Stahley
Dave R. Evans