Each year during the National Conference on Outdoor Leadership, the WEA awards outstanding achievements with the Paul K. Petzoldt Award and the Frank Lupton Service Award.
Paul K. Petzoldt Award Frank Lupton Service Award
| 1988 |
Tap Tapley |
No Award Given |
| 1989 |
Bjorn Kjellstrom |
Sandy Braun |
| 1990 |
Josh Miner |
Chris Cashel |
| 1991 |
No Awards (conf changed from fall to spring) |
| 1992 |
Raye Ringholz |
Kent Clement |
| 1993 |
Glen Exum |
Duane Gould and Mark Wagstaff |
| 1994 |
Yvon Chouinard |
Dare Bible |
| 1995 |
Jim Fowler |
Bruce Bonney |
| 1996 |
Vance Martin |
Cheryl Teeters |
| 1997 |
Dave Forman |
Rena Koesler |
| 1998 |
Betty van der Smissen |
Paul Harbison |
| 1999 |
Frank Lupton |
Paul Petzoldt |
| 2000 |
John Netherton |
Mike Carlton & Scoob Dooben |
| 2001 |
David Brower/Kenneth Brower |
No Award Given |
| 2002 |
Buck Tilton |
Steve Gustafson |
| 2003 |
Bill McKibben |
Jack Drury |
| 2004 |
Bob Christie |
Dave Calvin |
| 2005 |
William "Doc" Forgey |
Dene Berman |
| 2006 |
Chris Cashel |
Maurice Phipps |
| 2007 |
Phil Powers |
Steve Spencer |
| 2008 |
Richard Louv |
Jim Lustig |
| 2009 |
Joel Meier
|
Ivan Bartha
|
| 2010 | John Gookin | Tom Stuessy |
2006 marked the extension of the awards tradtition with three new award categories.
Student Award Instructor Award Affiliate Award
