Joe Wilkerson was an outstanding official in our association.  Upon Joe's passing in 1990 the association decided to have an award presented to one of our officials each year.  The award is voted on by our membership and is based on all the qualifications that we felt Joe had.  This is one of the biggest honors an official in our association can receive from his/her peers.  Below are a list of example guidelines and past winners:

•  In addition to rules knowledge and on-field mechanics we look for:
• Dedication to the organization
• Relationships with fellow officials, players, coaches, and administrators
• Ability to communicate
• Leadership on and off the field
• Willingness to train and mentor younger officials
• Willingness to accept assignments at all levels
• Participation at membership meetings and state and district functions

It is a great honor to be included in the list below

1993 Jim Davis	1994 Ray Gargus	1995 Tony Duncan
1996 Tom Rankin	1997 Herb Larnerd	1998 Ron McIntosh
1999 Randy Harkins	2000 Tom Edwards	2001 Ray Lawrence
2002 Rusty Graves	2003 Mark Wehrwein	2004 Gordon Alexander
2005 David Bell	2006 William "Bubba" Hogue	2007 Willis Jackson