The PPA National Award is the most prestigious and highest award that can be given. While it is not necessarily given every year, each state may elect to present it to a deserving recipient who has shown meritorious contributions to professional photography. |
1958 Jean Hunter
1959 Kenneth Wright
1960 William Johnson
1961 Gordon Haga
1962 Donald Rickers
1963 Daniel Novak
1964 Blayne & Eleanor Guckeen
1965 Leonard Lundgren
1966 William E. Newman
1967 Al & Marcella Bengston
1968 Ross & Agnes Daniels
1969 Carl Fritz
1970 C.R. Bob Mork
1971 Sol Ellerton
1972 Harland Nasvik
1973 Elaine Bruggeman
1974 Richard Alf
1975 Clair Peterson
1976 Milt & Lydia Brinkman
1977 Alfred Kelm
1978 Duane Thiele
1979 Joy McAllister | 1980 Adeline Banttari 1981 John M. Peterson 1982 Arthur Hoffman 1983 James Berg 1984 Roger Lundgren 1986 James Morin 1987 Kenneth Ahlstrom 1988 Michael Gondek 1989 Jack Helmen 1990 Dennis Nelson 1991 Wayne Jertson 1992 Bruce Dynes 1993 Jerry Currey 1994 Roger A. Carlson 1995 Jimmy Hofferbert 1996 Richard Stewart 1997 Curt & Andrea Sanders 1998 Kenneth Lunderby 1999 Mike Aulie 2000 Dick Foy 2001 Jeff Fifield 2002 Wayne & Beth Johnstone | 2003 Gladys Teig
2004 Steven L. Larson
2005 David Grupa
2006 David Hyttsten
2007 Pam Carlson
2008 Ralph Richter
2009 David Johnson
2010 Harriet Ahlstrom
2011 not awarded
2012 Nicole Bugnacki
2013 Sheri Wegner 2014 Chris Lommel 2015 Brady Whitcomb |