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Awards - James R Laimore

The James R. Laimore Award is not given anymore and has been discontinued. The award to take its place is the Levi Service Award. Mr Wendell Levi explained this award as follows: The three immediate past presidents of the NPA, shall serve as a committee to select the winner of this award each year. The award shall go to that person, who in the opinion of the committee has done the most service to pigeons in general and the National Pigeon Association in particular during the ensuring year.

2005
Discontinued - Now Wendell Levi Award

2004
Layne Gardner

2003
Mike Lerp

2002
Howard Hart

2001
Phil Harper

2000
Larry Long & Lolly Long

1999
Joseph Quinn

1998
James Avery
Pat Avery

1997
Mike Lerp
Bob Taucher

1996
Muard Naugle, Jr

1995
Pat Avery

1994
Diane Jacky

1993
Castle Child

1992
Layne Gardner

1991
Jack Anderson

1990
Mike Lerp

1989
Mike & Joan Worley - American Pigeon Journal

1988
Dr. David Marx, DVM

1987
Tanner Chrisler

1986
Terry Cockrum

1985
Dr. Eschlund

1984
John Heppner

1983
Jerry Fussell

1982
Joan Whisenhunt

1981
Sandra Fussell

1980
Selden Perry

1979
James R. Lairmore

1978
Charles Pearson

1977
Wayne Rife

1976
Clarence Lewber

1975
George Weber Family

1974
C. E. Raffensberger

1973
Russ Sapp

1972
Joseph Quinn

1971
Wayne Rife

1970
Samuel Peavey

1969
W. B. "Rip" Schroeder

1968
Jack & Peggy Horn

1967
Herbert Herr

1966
Wendell Levi,

1965
James R. Lairmore

1964
Frank Hollmann

1963
John C. Jensen

1962
H. P. Macklin

1961
I. W Metcalf,

1960
Bob & Enola Chauvin

1959
Walt Disney

1958
No Award

1957
No Award

1956
Bob Dare

1955
Roy Sandin

1954
J. J. Keifer

1953
Clayton E. Lutes

1952
Art W. Kehl

1951
John Sandin

1950
Jay Brushart

1949
George Neuerburg

1948
Willard F. Hollander

1947
Don H. Andrews

1946
No Award

1946
No Award

1945
No Award

1944
No Award

1943
No Award

1942
R. T. Shamhart

1941
Dr. Peter Treleaven

1940
Marion S. Church

1939
W. W. Deissler

1938
William Westhus

1937
John L. Hall

 

 

 

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