Honoring those who have made an impact
The PSIA-AASI National Award Program honors and calls out members’ achievements as instructors, leaders, role models, and collaborators in the industry. Know a member who is making a difference in our world and who deserves recognition and honors? Meet past award winners below, then explore our options and submit a nomination!
Past Winners
“The message I hope you all take back to your locker rooms is that it’s important for us to celebrate each other. Think about the people who have been important to your career, and take the time to nominate them for what they have done for other instructors, and for you.” – Robin May, PSIA-AASI national board member and Awards and Recognition Committee Chair
Click on linked names to meet some of our past award winners.
Lifetime Achievement
This award recognizes exceptional members who developed and implemented programs, projects, and procedures affecting the association on a national level while demonstrating dedication, devotion, and self-sacrifice serving in their role.
Jimmy Johnston 2001
Bill Lash 2002
Junior Bounous 2005
Max Dercum 2005
Hal O’Leary 2005
Doug Pringle 2005
John Armstrong 2006
Doug Pfeiffer 2006
Herbert Schneider 2006
Donald Rhinehard 2008
Jerry Warren 2008
Curt Chase 2010
Mark Anderson 2011
Joe Harlacher 2011
Ray Allard 2013
John Peppler 2014
Eric Sheckleton 2017
Al Clough 2019
Mark Dorsey 2020
Steve Over 2020
Ed Younglove 2021
Jani Southerland 2022
Charles Rockwell 2022
Walt Coiner 2023
Gwen Allard 2024
Mike Porter 2024
Horst Abraham 2024
Educational Excellence
This award recognizes members who authored or helped develop educational materials or resources related to teaching snowsports or the snowsports industry.
Horst Abraham 2001
Max Lundberg 2001
Paul Valar 2001
Gwen Allard 2002
Stu Campbell 2002
Mike Porter 2002
Juris Vagners 2002
Jack Copeland 2004
Jens Husted 2004
Maggie Loring 2004
Chris Ryman 2004
Tony Forrest 2005
Martha Harrison 2005
Lowell Hart 2005
Paul Peterson 2005
Marie Russell Shaw 2005
Michael Shaw 2005
Thomas H. Reynolds 2006
Shaun F. Smith 2007
J. Randy Price 2008
Linda Crockett 2011
Katie Ertl 2012
David Merriam 2012
Ellen Post Foster 2015
Joan Heaton 2016
Roger Kane 2016
Carol Levine 2017
Linda Cowan 2017
Rob Sogard 2017
Wendy Schrupp 2019
Lane Clegg 2020
Kim Severs 2020
Stacey Gerrish 2021
Mermer Blakeslee 2021
Ron LeMaster 2022
Dave Schuiling 2023
Emily Lovett 2023
Rebecca Ayers 2024
Dale Drennan 2024
Distinguished Service
This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to support the success of PSIA-AASI and its members.
Lex Kunau 2012
Greg Wozer 2017
Kent and Vicki Logan 2018
Shawn Cattanach 2019
Dee Bryne 2020
Tom Long 2021
Katherine Hayes Rodriguez 2022
Deb Armstrong 2023
Pete Kray 2024
3Cs / Snowsports School Leadership
This award recognizes members who demonstrate positive leadership within their snowsports schools through consistent collaboration, communication, and cooperation with peers and guests. Whether they have formal titles or not, these members serve as role models, mentors, and champions in their locker rooms and on snow, and your school wouldn’t be the same without them. The award was renamed in the 2025 season.
Tom “Howkie” Moore 2017
Scott Birrell 2018
Jae McKeown 2019
Shannon Schiner 2019
Francisco Xampini Davies 2020
Michael Mendrick 2021
Briggs Allen 2022
Michael O’Neill 2023
Grace Center do Ouro 2024
Ralf Riehl 2024
Angus Graham Rising Star
This award recognizes standout members who show promise charting a career path within the snowsport industry.
Michael Chick 2016
Jaime Marso Tanner 2017
Christian Luening 2018
Stevie Lund 2019
Katie Brinton 2020
Dylan Ault 2021
Riley Shepard 2022
Fern Stewart 2022
Nick Nagey 2023
Tomas Zunino 2024
Top of the Course
The Top of the Course Award recognizes members who scored at the highest percentile in people, teaching, and skiing or snowboarding technical knowledge; and who empowered other candidates during the Level II or III exam process. The award was retired in the 2024 season.
Rachel Hook 2016
Johnny Crawford 2017
Chantry Marble 2018
Krista Clayton 2020
Gina Basiliere 2021
Konnor Sibley 2022
Elizabeth Lozinger 2023
Cortney Bayuk 2023