The volunteer of the year award is given year to one female and one male volunteer in recognition to their service and special contributions to Pop Warner Football. The criteria and procedure for selection of the volunteers of the year are as follows:

• (a) No current RD, VRD, RSC or RCDC is eligible to receive the award;
• (b) Petitions for nomination of an individual for volunteer of the year must be in writing and not more than two typewritten, double spaced pages;
• (c) In describing the nominees year of service, the contributions of such individual to Pop Warner Football as well as other community, civic or charitable organizations and activities should be enumerated in the petition for nomination;
• (d) All petitions for nomination must be received by the RD responsible for that region prior to or at the regional meeting; and
• (e) Each region will select one male and one female from the nominations received to represent that region as volunteer of the year. The vote taken at the regional meeting will be by delegate vote only. The RD’s shall promptly forward the names of those representing each region to the National Office. All Volunteers of the Year will be recognized at the national awards dinner.

 Volunteer Of The Year Nomination Form

2021
Female -Beverly Perry (Putnam)
Male -Mark Sundquist (East Coast)

PAST VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS:

2020
Female - Karen Thomas (Greater Jacksonville)
Male - Tommy Johnston (Greater Jacksonville)

2019
Female -  Tanya Miller (Greater Jacksonville)
Male - Mike Lundy (Greater Jacksonville)

2018
Female - Tammy Garland-Jones  (Big Bend)
Male - Earl Newman (Greater Jacksonville)

2017

Female - Jennifer Meador (East Coast Pop Warner)
Male - Mike Wallace (Big Bend Pop Warner)

2016
Female - Donna Strong Bautochka (Greater Jacksonville Pop Warner)
Male - Dean Prince  (First Coast Pop Warner)

2015
Female - LaShawn "Big" Fann
Male - Jim Gleason

2014
Female - Tonya Gibbs
Male - Bart Wofford

2013
Female - Cynde Mays
Male - J.J. Strong

2011
Female - Tammi Schweitzer
Male - Charles McDonald

2010
Female - Donna Rebarchak
Male - Gary Byerly 

2009
Female - Paula Schroeder
Male - Tony Cowart 

2008
Female - Charity Ziegler
Male - Mike Julian

2007
Female - Wendy Darby
Male - Bill Adkins

2006
Female - Gillian Renaker
Male -Armye Witherspoon

2005
Female - Jennifer Philmon
Male - Paul Jones

2004
Female - Belinda Jones
Male - Gary Mitrano

2003
Female - Tina Eaker
Male - Bob Twigg

2002
Female - Tammy King
Male - David Hunter

2001
Female - Katie Davis
Male - Jim Suber

2000
Female - Duane Alford
Male - Rod Williams

1999
Female - Cathy Gilliam
Male - Paul Strohm

1998
Female - Elaine Tatum
Male -  Larry Sylvester

1997
Female - Carolyn Sanders
Male -  Rick Miller

1995
Female - Vicki Summers
Male -  Mike Tatum