Ralph Steffek Award

NAFEPA presents the Ralph Steffek Award to a current or former member of NAFEPA who has given outstanding service to the organization.

Recipients include:
Rae Levis, 1990; Daniel Foster, 1991; James Linderman, 1992; Joseph Marinelli, 1992; Thomas Lane, 1992; Robert Servers, 1992; Gerald Whitehouse, 1992; Carley Ochoa, 1993; Dorothy Cissel, 1994; Clarence Stone, 1995; Tee S. Greer, 1996; Linden K. Johnson, 1996; Elise Ax, 1997; Mary Scott, 1997; Leo Brown, 1998; Richard Force, 1998; Ambrosio Melendrez, 2000; John Corcoran, 2001; Marcella Mansfield, 2001; Penelope Soule, 2002; Elizabeth Pinkerton, 2002; Everett C. Mann, 2003; Zetella Rabb, 2003; Helen Adams, 2004; Iva McCants, 2004; John Pfaff, 2005; Randy Thudin, 2005; Carol Brush, 2006; Sheldon Etheridge, Paul Zinni, 2007; Bobby Burns, 2009; Terry Lizotte, 2010, Terry Larsen, 2010.

Award winning AAFEPA members recognized at the
2009 NAFEPA Conference in Washington DC

State Leadership Awards

NAFEPA presents the State Leadership Award to current NAFEPA members who have assumed significant roles in the support and promotion of activities and goals of the state affiliate organization.

Recipients include:
Alabama: Leo Brown, 1995; Joan Buckley, 1997; Karen Jensen, 1998; Hannis Roberts, 1998; Bobby Burns, 1999; Charlotte Campbell, 1999; Margaret Mastin, 1999; Ella Pearson, 1999; Gayle Robbins, 1999; Jane Cobia, 2000; Peggy Gipson, 2000; Mary Landers Horton, 2001; Phyllis Bobo, 2001; Inez Singleton, 2001; Theodore Crook, 2002; Deborah R. Box, 2002; Colleen Gordon, 2003: Carol Plott, 2003; Tonya Chestnut, 2004; Dianne Henderson, 2004; Beth McDavid , 2005; Eleanor Traylor, 2005; Karen Campbell Calvert, 2006; Michael Foster, 2006; Don McPherson, 2007; Jayne H. Davis, 2007; Mary Bess Powell, 2008; Douglas Campbell, 2008; Cindy Chandler, 2009; Randy J. Pettus, 2009; Cindy Williams, 2010; Oveta Pearce, 2010 Nancy Horton, 2011; Ann West, 2011; Alan Garner, 2012; Barbara Shirley, 2012; Jean Lollar 2014; Bobby Burns, 2015; Janet Hagood, 2016; Alesa Hicks Judd, 2016; Timothy Tidmore, 2016; Angela D. Phillips, 2017; Jana Hoggle, 2018; Edmund R. Moore, 2018; Beth Joseph, 2019; Demita Parson, 2019; Dr. Ke'Andrea Jones, 2020; Ralph Riley, 2020; Dr. Carlos Nelson, 2021; Cyndi Townley, 2021; Carolyn Broaden, 2022; Casey Reed, 2022; Jennifer Williams, 2022; Brenda Rumley, 2023; Celeste Tilley, 2023; Stephanie Wisener, 2023; Hector Baeza, 2024; Kristen Dial, 2024.

NAFEPA Leadership Awards were presented to the Alabama
winners during the 2023 NAFEPA Conference held in Washington D.C.