This award is given to state/provincial directors who have accumulated the most points during the year from April 1 to March 31, using the evaluation criteria format.
Past recipients of the State/Provincial Director of the Year Award include:
2012 - Maria T. Mendizabal, NSCA-CPT,*D
2011 - Lee Anthony Glass, MS Ed, CSCS
2010 - Paul Moore, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
2009 - Heath Pierce, MEd, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
2008 - Scott J. Sahli, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
2007 - Karyn Gallivan, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
2006 - Paul Goodman, CSCS
2005 - Mark Nutting
2004 - Chat Williams
2003 - Kimberly A.B. Zaph
2002 - Cory Warner
2001 - Christine Vega
2000 - Avery Faigenbaum
1999 - Patrick Mediate
1997 - Ollie Whaley
1996 - Boyd Peterson, Kim Ford, Ollie Whaley, and John Blievernicht
1995 - Dwight Daub, J. Henry Drought, John Kordich, Mike Lowe, and Richard Powell
1994 - Tom Cross, Doug Lentz, Tony Moreno, and Mike Lowe
1993 - John Kordick
1992
- Region 1: Doug Lentz
- Region 2: Steve Plisk
- Region 3: Gary Shankman
- Region 4: Mike Lowe
- Region 5: Dwight Daub
1991
- Region 1: Jeff Connors
- Region 2: Edwin Jones
- Region 3: Jesse Barksdale
- Region 4: Tom Richardson
- Region 5: Mark Reiff
1990
- Region 1: Gary Viles and John Waters
- Region 2: Phil Emery
- Region 3: Roger Finkemeier
- Region 4: Paul Longo
- Region 5: Mark Reiff
1989
- Region 1: Bob Cincotta
- Region 2: Phil Emery and Bob Brosmer
- Region 3: Open
- Region 4: Ron Thomson
- Region 5: Sam Varner and Dwight Daub
1988
- Region 1: Pat Ciccantelli
- Region 2: Phil Emery and Allan Johnson
- Region 3: Russ Ball
- Region 4: Neil Wolkodoff
- Region 5: Open
1987
- Region 1: Ray Moran
- Region 2: Bob Brosmer
- Region 3: Harley Dartt
- Region 4: Rick Huegli
- Region 5: Steve Schulz
1986
- Region 1: Wes Emmert
- Region 2: Bruno Pauletto
- Region 3: Russ Ball
- Region 4: Neil Wolkodoff
- Region 5: John Arce