Alabama Marine of the Year (MOY) and Associate Member of the Year (AMOY)
A vital function for the membership of this Department is to recognize deserving members. The Commandant shall establish an MOY and AMOY recommendation committee, and this committee shall have the responsibility of recommending deserving Department members, with the Commandant’s approval, for Department MOY and AMOY.
The committee shall be charged with recommending nominees for MOY and AMOY and the presentation of awards during the Department’s annual Awards Ceremony, which takes place on the same evening as the Convention Banquet.
- The committee shall have a chair and at least four (4) other members.
- Each Detachment is strongly encouraged to recognize deserving members by forwarding appropriate recommendations to the Department. Submission of nominees for Department MOY and AMOY shall be done in writing using the Department of Alabama MOY/AMOY Nomination form and shall be submitted to the Chair of the MOY and AMOY recommendation committee no later than 30 days prior to the Department Convention each year.
Be sure to download the MOY/AMOY NOMINATION FORM to your computer as it’s only fillable on a local device.
| Year | Past MOY Recipient | Year | Past AMOY Receipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Ryan, Howlin Mad Smith Det #592 | 2024 | Shelli Paul, Cpl Joseph Whitehead Det #1370 |
| 2023 | Tommy Oswalt, Cpl Matthew Conley Det #1477 | 2023 | Kimber Payne, Sgt Foster Harrington Det #1449 |
| 2022 | Jim Ribley, Cpl Joseph Whitehead Det #1370 | 2022 | John Cutright, Jesse Andrews Det #1378 |
| 2021 | N/A | 2021 | LaRue Hardiner, N.E. Alabama Det #1404 |
| 2020 | Bill Reecer, Cpl Joseph Whitehead Det #1370 | 2020 | Herschell Mason, Sgt Foster Harrington Det #1449 & Jesse Andrews Det #1378 |
| 2019 | Ed Mason - Deceased, Jesse Andrews Det #1378 | 2019 | Angie Pitts, McLaughlin Det #1091 |
| 2018 | Jim Dougherty - Deceased, Wiregrass Det #752 | 2018 | Georgia Walton |
| 2017 | Don Fisher, Townsend Det #920 | 2017 | Pat Mayme, McLaughlin Det #1091 |
| 2017 | Jerry Cherne, Jesse Andrews Det #1378 | 2016 | N/A |
| 2016 | Jack Hopping - Deceased, Howlin Mad Smith Det #592 | 2015 | Patty Findley Howlin Mad Smith Det #592 |
| 2015 | Richard McClain, Townsend Det #920 | 2014 | Kenya Thomas, Jesse Andrews Det #1378 |
| 2014 | Darrell Langford, Wiregrass Det #752 | 2013 | Peggy Bumpus, Mclaughlin Det #1091 |
| 2013 | Mike Walton, Wiregrass Det #752 | 2012 | Connie Stephens – Deceased, McLaughlin Det #1091 |
| 2012 | Dan Long - Deceased, Allen Ray Chaffin Det #1329 | 2012 | Dianna Grantham, Sgt Foster Harrington Det #1449 |
| 2011 | A.B. Grantham, Sgt Foster Harrington Det #1449 | 2011 | N/A |
| 2010 | Robert Johnson, Billy Stelpflug Det #1064 | 2010 | Geoge Winslow, Howlin Mad Smith Det #592 |
| 2009 | Johnny Baker, McLaughlin Det #1091 | ||
| 2009 | Al Chancey– Deceased, Wiregrass Det #752 | ||
| 2008 | Rescinded | ||
| 2007 | Bob Spence – Deceased, McLaughlin Det #1091 | ||
| 2006 | Charles Malone – Deceased, P.L. Wilson Det #447 | ||
| 2005 | Bill Burleson | ||
| 2004 | Geroge Lawson - Deceased, Howlin Mad Smith Det #592 | ||
| 2003 | Jim Upshaw, Howlin Mad Smith Det #592 | ||
| 2002 | Alice H Bennett - Deceased, Brandon-Wilbourn Det #820 | ||
| 2001 | Robert Johnson - Deceased | ||
| 2001 | Alfred Pawlowsik – Deceased, P.L. Wilson Det #447 | ||
| 2000 | N/A | ||
| 1999 | Clifford Ray - Deceased, Howlin Mad Smith Det #592 | ||
| 1998 | Alice H Bennett - Deceased, Brandon-Wilbourn Det #820 | ||
| 1997 | James R Edwards Jr | ||
| 1996 | Carl V Jones | ||
| 1995 | Geroge Graham | ||
| 1994 | Donald F. Keppel Jr. |