Romsted-Drumm Award

Each April, 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 regular meeting in February/March 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 (1995-96 to Present)
1995-96	Mindy Kunos & Barbara Richardson
1996-97	Don Math
1997-98	Charles Rysdon
1998-99	Madelynn Martino
1999-00	Bill George
2000-01	Irma Gripp
2001-02	Craig Carlson & Al Wienke
2002-03	Phil Dawkins
2003-04	Bob Richter
2004-05	Joe Plack
2005-06	Dick Wildey & John Carle
2006-07	Ollie Dunson
2007-08	Mike Hutton
2008-09	Fred Pigott
2009-10	Mark A. Anderson
2010-11	A.C. Buehler
2011-12	Bruce Stout
2012-13	Nancy Myer
2013-14	Tom Kite
2014-15	Kevin Moss
2015-16	Bill Bavirsha
2016-17	NO AWARD GIVEN
2017-18	Tom Strunk
2018-19	Chuck Ytzen
2019-20	Jeff Plack
2020-21	NO AWARD GIVEN (Due to COVID-19)
2021-22	NO AWARD GIVEN
2022-23	Glenn Gabriel
2023-24	Patt Chase
2024-25	Kathy McWhorter