This award goes to the Western District scribe that provides the most valuable and regular Section reports to WesternITE over the year. In the past, prior to the web, the award was based upon cumulative inches of Section news produced for WesternITE. In 1997, the award was modified to also consider quality of content of Section reports as well as cumulative text contribution. The award is a traveling “fur lined pot” trophy established by Marty Bouman in 1958. Winners reflect the Western District boundary prior to the creation of the Rocky Mountain District after 2019. After 2019, this award was merged with the “Website Award” to form the new Communication Award.
| Year |
Award Winner
|
Section
|
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Phuong Nguyen | San Diego Section |
| 2018 | Molly McCormick | Oregon Section |
| 2017 | Colorado/Wyoming Section | |
| 2016 | Arizona Section | |
| 2015 | Danielle Fay and Sean Baski | Alaska Section |
| 2014 | Danielle Fay and Erica Jensen | Alaska Section |
| 2013 | Jeremy Jackson | Oregon Section |
| 2012 | Northern California Section | |
| 2011 | Leah Kelsey | Idaho Chapter |
| 2010 | Karthik Murugesan | Alaska Section |
| 2009 | John Dorado | Southern California Section |
| 2008 | Andrew Kluter and Allen Huang | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 2007 | Mike Bitner | Central California Section |
| 2006 | Curtis Rowe | Colorado/Wyoming Section |
| 2005 | Ray Chong | Central Coast Section |
| 2004 | Cathy Leong | Hawaii Section |
| 2003 | William A. Hange | Colorado/Wyoming Section |
| 2002 | Cathy Leong | Hawaii Section |
| 2001 | Craig Grandstrom | Washington Section |
| 2000 | Lee Cabell | Intermountain Section |
| 1999 | Bahman Janka | Southern California Section |
| 1998 | Gary Costa | California Border Section |
| 1997 | Erik Ruehr | California Border Section |
| 1996 | Matthew Ridgway | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1995 | Matthew Ridgway | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1994 | Vaughn Lewis | Oregon Section |
| 1993 | Wulf Grote | Arizona Section |
| 1992 | John Castillo | New Mexico Section |
| 1991 | Sergio Valdes & Allyn Rifkin | Southern California Section |
| 1990 | Rick Pilgrim | Colorado-Wyoming Section |
| 1989 | Frank Papscun | Arizona Section |
| 1988 | Kevin Cummings & Lawrence Tai | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1987 | Beth Walukas | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1986 | Karen Pickett | |
| 1985 | Paul Krupka | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1984 | Ronald Fuchiwaki | Southern California Section |
| 1983 | John Soderling | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1982 | Tom Garibay | |
| 1981 | Bruce Culver | Washington Section |
| 1980 | Dick Folkers | Northern California Section |
| 1979 | Bob Preston | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1978 | Richard Webb | |
| 1977 | Ann Hansen | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1976 | Walter Laabs | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1975 | Pat Gibson | Southern California Section |
| 1974 | Dave Barnhart | Southern California Section |
| 1973 | Harry Skinner | |
| 1972 | Wes Pringle | Southern California Section |
| 1971 | Joe Speight | Oregon Section |
| 1970 | Chris Kinzel | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1969 | Chuck De Leuw | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1968 | Herm Sinemus | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1967 | Stu Wright | San Francisco Bay Area Section |
| 1966 | Don Frischer | |
| 1965 | Ron Failmezger | Oregon Section |
| 1964 | Bob Royer | Oregon Section |
| 1963 | Al Krier | |
| 1962 | Mart Kask | Washington Section |
| 1961 | Glen Clark | |
| 1960 | Willa Mylroie | Washington Section |
| 1959 | Lou Kisseleff | |
| 1958 | Dennis Peterson |
