Romsted-Drumm Award

Each November, the Illinois Swimming Association (ISA) presents the Romsted-Drumm Award to an IHSA swimming official who has exemplifed excellence in the officiating profession and who has demonstrated a significant contribution and commitment to the sport. The receipient is chosen by the ISOA officers after reviewing nominations from the membership at the annual meeting in November each year. This is the highest honor currently available to an ISOA member. A history of the award and past recipients is shown below:

Romsted-Drumm Award Nomination Ballot

A. Norman Romsted Official's Award (1980-1994)
1980	Don Drumm
1981	Bud Reagan & Bill Finedore
1982	Andy Viglione
1983	Art Rawers
1984	Don Berchtold
1985	Dave Robertson
1986	Stormy Webster
1987	Ernest McKinnon
1988	Richard Mueller
1989	Charles Hinman
1990	Al Butler
1991	Al Westhoff
1992	Frank McCarthy
1993	Warren Anderson
1994	Charles McCarthy
Romsted-Drumm Award (1995 to Present)
1995	Mindy Kunos & Barbara Richardson
1996	Don Math
1997	Charles Rysdon
1998	Madelynn Martino
1999	Bill George
2000	Irma Gripp
2001	Craig Carlson & Al Wienke
2002	Phil Dawkins
2003	Bob Richter
2004	Joe Plack
2005	Dick Wildey & John Carle
2006	Ollie Dunson
2007	Mike Hutton
2008	Fred Pigott
2009	Mark A. Anderson
2010	A.C. Buehler
2011	Bruce Stout
2012	Nancy Myer
2013	Tom Kite
2014	Kevin Moss
2015	Bill Bavirsha
2016	NO AWARD GIVEN
2017	Tom Strunk
2018	Chuck Ytzen
2019	Jeff Plack
2020	NO AWARD GIVEN (Due to COVID-19)
2021	NO AWARD GIVEN
2022	Glenn Gabriel