Meritorious Service Award

The Meritorious Service Award is presented to those Florida High School coaches who have served the athletic coaching profession above and beyond the call of duty.  A maximum  of  4  coaches will be honored each year.

Recipients

1	1953	Lockett, Bob	St. Petersburg
2		McLucas, Whitey	Sanford
3		Trogdon, George	Jacksonville Landon
4		Yarborough, Jesse	Miami Senior
5	1954	Preist, Ernie	Pensacola
6		Smith, Jack	Ocala
7	1955	Parnell, Ed	Miami Edison
8	1956	Hooser, Hobe	Lake City
9	1958	Kirkham, Warren	Jacksonville Lee
10	1960	Ausley, Brick	Winter Haven
11		Cole, W.D.	Miami Beach
12		Jones, Dick	Gainesville
13	1961	Lorenzo, Frank	Tampa Plant
14		Nelson, Joe	Daytona Beach Seabreeze
15	1962	Cook, Bob	Miami Senior
16		Lamar, Tom	Ft. Lauderdale
17		None
18	1964	McDonald, Carey	Ocala
19		Slay, Hunk	Ft. Pierce
20		Smith, Ty	Ft. Lauderdale
21	1965	Martin, Spec	Deland
22		Farnell, Crockett	Tampa Hillsborough
23		Gilmartin, Bill	Hollywood McArthur
24		Hughes, Jimmy	Tampa Plant
25	1966	Parnell, Ed	Miami Edison
26		Gannarelli, Tom	St. Cloud
27	1967	Tatol, Joe	Miami South Dade
28	1968	Corday, William	Pensacola Escambia
29	1969	Burns, Salty	Tampa Chamberlain
30		Kruse, Paul	Ft. Lauderdale Stranahan
31		Mosher, Bob	Winter Park
32	1970	Diaz, Bill	Miami Beach
33		Taylor, Jack	Jacksonville Fletcher
34	1971	Boylan, Hal	South Broward
35		White, Henry	Florida Deaf
36	1972	Kotys, Nick	Coral Gables
37	1973	Butler, Chuck	Daytona Beach Mainland
38		Ceravola, Joe	W.P.B. Twin Lakes
39		Chaudron, Ralph	Pensacola Gonzalez Tate
40		Collins, Bob	Stuart Martin County
41		Cox, Gene	Tallahassee Leon
42		Jarrett, Don	Jacksonville Englewood
43		Morelli, Lou	Hollywood McArthur
44		Perrin, Tom	Clermont
45		Varn, Tom	Hernando
46	1974	Nott, Wesley	Ft. Myers
47	1975	Budnyk, Sam	W.P.B. Cardinal Newman
48		Floyd, Bob	Hialeah
49		Galley, Nick	Titusville Astronaut
50		Houser, Mike	Jacksonville Jackson
51		Kaye, Glenn	Ft. Lauderdale Nova
52		Sutton, Wimpy	Jacksonville Fletcher
53	1976	Carlisle, Terry	Ft. Lauderdale
54		Ferriere, Ted	Ft. Myers
55	1977	McCall, Doyle	Chiefland
56		Wagoner, Pop	Apalachicola
57	1978	Cowart, Linda	W.P.B. Twin Lakes
58		Deedrick, Jack	Winter Haven
59		Lowe, Buddy	Leesburg
60	1979	Fieldson, Chuck	Miami Beach
61		Gaskins, Jack	Tallahassee-Rickards
62		Straub, Paul	Tampa Jesuit
63	1980	Bennett, Billy	Palatka
64		Madison, Carl	Pensacola Gonzalez Tate
65		Repulski, Ed	Sarasota Riverview
66	1981	Bing, Louie	Miami Northwestern
67		Kent, Gorden	Merritt Island
68		Tremont, Elmer	Ft. Myers Cypress Lake
69	1982	Atwell, Tom	Lakeland Kathleen
70		Schaibly, Sherry	Tampa Catholic
71	1983	Davis, Jesse	Miami Palmetto
72		Neal, Mickey	North Palm Beach Benjamin
73		Payton, Marge	South Plantation
74	1984	Disch, Jerry	Jacksonville-Forrest
75		Hoover, Sonia	Gainesville
76		Melear, Dick	West Palm Beach Twin Lakes
77		Odom, Gerald	Merritt Island
78	1985	Luck, Felton	North Marion
79		Marcum, Jack	Lake Worth
80		Watkins, Charlie	Orlando Boone
81	1986	Acosta, Roland	Tampa Plant
82		Barnett, Wink	Ocala
83		Hemmer, John	Orlando Oak Ridge
84		McPhilomy, Chuck	Jacksonville Sandalwood
85		Newlon, Phil	Orlando Edgewater
86	1987	Marr, Bobby	Winter Park
87		Mons, Rene	Jacksonville Bolles
88		Prokes, Don	Winter Park
89	1988	Day, James	Jacksonville-Raines
90		Hayes, Evelyn	Plantation
91		Loper, George	Bradford County
92	1989	Ellis, Fred	SW Miami
93		Kershner, Ed	Kissimmee-Osceola
94		Quinn, Paul	Bartow
95		Sansone, George	Charolotte
96		Wilson, David	Middleburg
97	1990	Dagostino, Carol	Tampa Prep
98		Edson, Dick	Daytona Beach-Seebreeze
99		Graham, Richard	Daytona Beach-Seebreeze
100		Thomas, Dwight	Pensacola-Escambia
101	1991	Kirchgassner, George	Orlando-Colonial
102		McCorkle, Larry	Lake Mary
103		McCool, Jim	Palatka
104		Stevenson, Reid	North Miami
105		Wagman, Robin	Haines City
106	1992	Chandler, Ernie	Orlando-Evans
107		Dagaostomo, Randy	Tampa Berkeley
108		Seymour, JW	Jacksonville-Wolfson
109		Smith, George	St. Thomas Aquinas
110	1993	Highland, Trish	Orange County Schools
111		Hofman, Rich	Westminster Christian
112		Hostetler, Gregg	Titusville-Astronaut
113		Kokinda, Jack	Cardinal Newman
114	1994	Hoctor, Mike	Titusville-Astronaut
115		Means, Cooper	Orange County Schools
116		Werneke, Al	Bradford County
117		Yanda, Charlie	Miami American
118	1995	Walt Frazier	Miami-Carol City
119		Al Milton	Coconut Creek
120		Debie Raysin	Auburndale
121		Jack Spencer	Jacksonville Englewood
122	1996	Laura Dixon	Titusville Sr.
123		Terry Offner	Winter Park
124		Gary Rapp	Sebring
125		Sam Sirianni	Ft. Myers
126	1997	Jay Donnelly	Titusville-Astronaut
127		Jim Donovan	Jacksonville-Lee
128		Harry Frank	Lynn Haven-Mosley
129		Paul  Maechtle	Bradenton-Southeast
130	1998	John Harder	Bradenton Southeast
131		Dean Johnson	Lakeland Christian School
132		Kim Vach	Winter Springs
133		Art Witters	Tallahassee-Godby
134	1999	Don Bridges	Polk County
135		Bonita Holland	Rockledge
136		David Lawrence	Gulliver Prep.
137		Joey Wiles	St. Augustine
138	2000	Ken Brauman	Sanford – Seminole
139		Wilson Edwards	Palatka
140		Mike Knowles	Bradenton - Manatee
141		Taylor McGrew	Mayo – Lafayette High School
142	2001	Cathy Bramlett	Crystal River
143		Jim Haley	Ocala-Vanguard
144		Sonny Hester	Tampa-Jesuit
145		Jim Sauls	Tallahassee-Leon
146	2002	Jerry Chandler	Daytona-Seabreeze
147		Earl Garcia	Tampa-Hillsborough
148		Dave Horner	Ocala-Forest
149		Ronnie Youngblood	Leon County
150	2003	Tim Gillis	Okeechobee
151		Jim Griffin	Orlando-Boone
152		Jeff Karns	Lake Gibson
153		Bonnie Priester	Melbourne Central Catholic
154	2004	Dick Coth	Daytona Beach-Mainland
155		Kathy Finnucan	Trinity Prep.
156		Dave Frantz	Bradenton-Lakewood Ranch
157		Jeff McLean	Merritt Island
158	2005	Ron Allen	Lecanto
159		Bob Bauman	Tampa-Jesuit
160		Lori Clutch	Panama City-Bay
161		Joe Felton	Tampa Prep.
162	2006	Bill Castle	Lakeland
163		John Harder	Bradenton-Southeast
164		Mal Harpell	Kissimmee-Poinciana
165		Jim Kroll	Miami-Palmetto
166	2007	George Coffey	Kissimmee-Osceola
167		John Crumbley	Tampa-Jesuit
168		Tom Fagley	Ft. Lauderdale-Westminster Academy
169		Byron Walker	Plantation-American Heritage
170	2008	Vic Lorenzano	St. Cloud
171		Leo Madrigal	Miami – Killian
172		Rance “Hoppy” Rewis	Sebring
173		Rick Rothman	Spanish River
174	2009	Heidi Castelamare	River Ridge
175		Jim Griffin	Orlando-Boone
176		Mike Ruskowski	Palatka
177	2010	Mike Hickman	Tallahassee-Florida High
178		Ed McPadden	Marion County Schools
179		Gary Droze	Tallahassee-Maclay
180		John Danise	Sebastian River
181	2011	Jeff Watson	Miami-Country Day
182		Mike Boza	Tampa-Plant
183		David Halliday	Flagler Palm Coast
184		Marcia Pinder	Ft. Lauderdale-Dillard
185	2012	Stephanie Martin	Ft. Myers
186		Ryan Raposo	Miami-Ferguson
187		Kristin McWilliams	Winter Park
188		Scott Williams	Wekiva
189	2013	Randy Bethel	Sebastian River
190		Wayne Yancey	Ocala-Forest
191		Kevin McEleveen	Orlando-Olympia
192		Buck Rapp	Sebring
193		Travis Rapp	Sebring
194	2014	Larry Bishop	Citrus
195		Robert Dupler	Lecanto
196		Steve Ripley	John Carroll
197		Chris Sumner	Florida High
198	2015	Richard Pettus	The Villages
199		Grant Redhead	South Ft. Myers
200		Jody Phillips	Ocala-Forest
201		Ryan Lowe	Lake Nona
202	2016	Bill Cherry	Ocala-Vanguard
203		Mark Lee	Weeki Wachee
204		Dan Marsee	Fort White
205		Mark Schusterman	Gulliver Prep
206	2017	Jen Gosline	George Jenkins
207		Matt Houviyras	Apopka
208		Tim Tharp	South Fork
209		Mike Crowder	Tallahassee-Lincoln
210	2018	Dan Talbot	Polk County Schools
211		Ricky Hufty	Rickards HS
212		Dan Dearing	The Bolles School
213		Josh Saunders	Tampa-Robinson
	2019

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