Gold Lifetime Passes

ASAA has a program under which those individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to high school activities in Alaska and/or at the national level may be selected as recipients of an ASAA Gold Lifetime Pass.

Qualifications: Significant service to high school students of Alaska through demonstrated leadership for at least twenty (20) years at the state and/or national level. Served as activities administrator, coach/director/advisor, official, community supporter, or committee member.

SINCE 2001:

REGION 1

Don LeClair, Dillingham – 2005
Dan Eide, Elim – 2006
Bob Morris, Bethel – 2007
Bob Harcharek, Barrow – 2008
Robert Rychnovsky, Newhalen – 2009
Jim Hickerson, Unalakleet – 2010
Bill Jack, Nome – 2011
Harry Ferguson, Chevak – 2012
Gary Baldwin, Bethel – 2013
Bruce Lee, Sand Point – 2014
Billy Strickland, Bethel – 2015
Carlton Kuhns, Bethel – 2016
Rex Rock, Tikigaq – 2017
Ralph Lindquist, Bering Strait – 2018
Jeff Erickson, Bering Strait School District – 2019
Dan Sullivan, Nome – 2019
Mike Zibell, Noorvik – 2020
Nate Koch, Kotzebue – 2021
Steve Craft, Akiak – 2022
Dudley Homelvig, Nome – 2022
Craig McConnell, Kotzebue – 2023
Jim Wilson, Unalaska – 2023
Tommy Wells, Kiana – 2024
Sharon Wegner, LKSD – 2025

REGION 2

John Lindeman, Ninilchik – 2007
Bernie Clark, Ninilchik – 2008
Larry and Jane Buskirk, Su-Valley – 2009
Dan Leman, Ninilchik – 2010
Marylee Kauffman, Galena – 2011
Matt Clark, Talkeetna – 2012
Chuck Hugny, Nenana – 2013
Bruce Gunderson, Talkeetna – 2014
Dean & Karen Overbey, Nenana – 2015
Rick Musgrove, Cook Inlet Academy – 2016
Terry Tutor, Lumen Christi – 2017
Merlin Cordes, Homer – 2018
Wes Humbyrd, Homer – 2019
Steve Klaich, Nikolaevsk – 2020
Lance Bowie, Fort Yukon, Valdez – 2021
Mike Mathews, Su Valley – 2022
Steve Harrison, Su Valley – 2023
Chris Etzwiler, Homer – 2024
Diana Ervin, Tok – 2025
Isaiah Vreeman, Anchorage – 2025

REGION 3

Joe Floyd, Kodiak – 2001
Doug Bean, Retired – 2006
Dan Gensel, Soldotna – 2008
Roger Steinbrecher, Seward – 2009
Craig Jung, Kenai – 2010
Roger Nelles, Wasilla – 2011
Allan Howard, Soldotna – 2012
Dick Shellhorn, Cordova – 2013
Lebron McPhail, Palmer – 2014
Renee Henderson, Kenai – 2014
Cliff Draper, Seward – 2015
Chuck Boerger, Grace Christian – 2016
Mike Janecek, Palmer – 2017
Mike Boyd, Colony – 2018
Ron Langseth, Valdez – 2018
Scott Anderson, Niksiki – 2019
Rich Hofacker, ACS – 2020
Wolfgang Winter, Palmer – 2020
Dan Marshall, Seward – 2021
Marcus Dunbar, Kodiak – 2021
Rod Christianson, Palmer – 2021
Norm Bouchard, Houston – 2022
Chris Perk, Homer – 2022
Paul Reid, Palmer – 2023
Jim Beeson, Kenai – 2024
David Booth, Palmer – 2025

REGION 4

Cleveland Zachary, Anchorage – 2001
Don Stump, Anchorage – 2002
Jim Mason, Anchorage – 2004
Richard Mize, Anchorage – 2005
Tom Huffer Sr, Chugiak – 2006
Joanne Starzec, Anchorage – 2007
Dave Kolesky, – 2008
Larry Whitmore, Bartlett – 2009
Don Kassube, Anchorage – 2010
Bill MacKay, Anchorage – 2011
Marva Luhres, Anchorage – 2011
Don Winchester, Anchorage – 2012
Rick Volk, Eagle River – 2013
Craig Walker, Anchorage – 2014
John Gaskins, Anchorage – 2016
Paul Brauneis, Chugiak – 2017
Steve Nerland, Anchorage – 2018
Mike Graham, Anchorage – 2019
Amy Vail, Anchorage – 2020
Bill Stoltze, Chugiak – 2021
Sam Spinella, Anchorage – 2022
Josh Green, Anchorage – 2022
Lionel Kidd, Anchorage – 2023
Frank Rueter, Anchorage – 2024
Lynne Young, Anchorage – 2024
Stacey Lawrence, Anchorage – 2025

REGION 5

Pete Willburn, Thorne Bay – 2001
Ron Gleason, Juneau – 2002
Herbert “Herbie” Didrickson, Sitka – 2003
Gil Truitt, Sitka – 2003
Dwayne Davies, Kake – 2004
Lyle Sparrowgrove, Sitka – 2006
George Houston, Juneau – 2007
Jack Eddy, Petersburg – 2008
Doug Rhodes, Craig – 2009
John Wray, Juneau – 2010
Mike Hirai, Sitka – 2011
Bill Chalmers, Juneau – 2012
Stu Merchant, Craig – 2013
Rod Nutting, Sitka – 2014
Gary Matthews, Haines – 2015
Monte Buness, Wrangell – 2015
Joe Klushkan, Yakutat – 2016
Sandi Wagner, Juneau – 2017
Dan Ortiz, Ketchikan – 2018
Keith Perkins, Sitka – 2019
Dale Bontrager, Juneau – 2020
Robert Jackson, Prince of Wales – 2021
Bernie Gurule, Mt Edgecumbe – 2022
James Kearns, Gustavus – 2022
Lawrence “Woody” Widmark, Sitka – 2023
Cricket Curtain, Juneau-Douglas – 2024
Dave Grimes, Kake – 2024
Klas Stolpe, Petersburg – 2025

REGION 6

Jim Holt, Fairbanks – 2001
Dale Kephart, Anchorage – 2007
Sam McCormick, – 2008
Gary Drexler, Fairbanks – 2009
Vern Dulany, Fairbanks – 2010
Joe Tremarello, Fairbanks – 2011
Ted DeLeon, Fairbanks 2012
Bart LeBon, Fairbanks – 2013
Vince Fantazzi, Fairbanks – 2014
John Tobin, Fairbanks – 2015
Milo Griffin, Fairbanks – 2016
Michael Lesley, Fairbanks – 2017
Kelly Growden, Eielson – 2018
Walt Armstrong, North Pole – 2019
Barb Lyons, Valdez – 2020
Greg Whisenhant, Fairbanks – 2021
Rhonda Wegner, Valdez – 2022
Wayne Sawchuk, Fairbanks – 2023
John Estle, Fairbanks – 2024
Dr. Karen Gaborik, Fairbanks – 2024
Mike Jamison, Fairbanks – 2025

AASB

Patty Alsworth, Lake & Peninsula School District – 2019
Ray Collins, Iditarod School District – 2019
Norm Wooten, Kodiak – 2020
John Brown, Ketchikan – 2022
Francis Beans, St Mary’s SD – 2023
Timi Tullis, Juneau – 2024

AASA

Jack Walsh, Bristol Bay – 2019
Robert Boyle, Ketchikan – 2019
Dan Walker, Bethel – 2020
Dave Herbert, St Mary’s – 2021
Ty Mase, Lake & Peninsula – 2021
Dr Denna Bishop – Mat Su, Anchorage – 2022
Larry Ledoux, Kodiak – 2022
Jon Conwell, Unalaska – 2022
Bill Hill, Bristol Bay SD – 2023
Erica Kludt-Painter, Petersburg – 2024
Gene Stone, Mat Su/Lower Yukon – 2025
Kerry Boyd, Yukon Koyukuk – 2025