Starting in 1980, the Kentucky Medal of Honor award has been presented each year at the KALU Annual Meeting. NAIFA-Kentucky is proud to continue this tradition. The award is presented to an active field person whose activities have demonstrated a contribution to the welfare of the insuring public, the association, the agency system and the institution of life insurance beyond the call of duty.
1980 John H. Ward, III, CLU, CPCU*
1981 Owen O. Pillans, CLU*
1982 Emmet R. Crump, Jr., CLU, LUTCF*
1983 Ralph H. Ruch, Sr., CLU*
1984 Thelma H. Poe, FLMI
1985 L. Glen Neikirk
1986 George E. Ridings, Jr., CLU, ChFC
1987 John H. Tyler, CLU*
1988 Charles B. Fischer, CLU*
1989 Robert L. Helvey, CLU
1990 Irving H. Shaw, CLU, ChFC, RHU REBC, LUTCF*
1991 Lynn T. Harpring, CLU, ChFC, MSFS
1992 James C. McGary, CLU, ChFC
1993 T.O. (Jack) Hall, CLU, ChFC*
1994 R.O (Buck) Buchanon,CLU, CPCU*
1995 Robert S. McNeil, CLU
1996 William H. Alley, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF
1997 Gene M. Pope, CLU, CPCU, ChFC
1998 Dennis W. Pike, Jr., CLU, ChFC
1999 Gerald O. Harler, CLU*
2000 Raymond A. Nowacki, Jr., LUTCF*
2001 G. Marcus Woodward
2002 Richard E. Keeling
2003 Leonard E. McNairy, LUTCF
2004 Larry Newman, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF
2005 John Ridoux
2006 Jon Shaw, CLU, ChFC
2007 Jeff Holland, CLU, ChFC
2008 Stephen J. Gowers, CLU
2009 Auston McCay, CLU, ChFC
2010 Donald W. Bratcher, LUTCF
2011 J. Dennis Johnson, CLU, ChFC
2012 Kevin Collins*
2013 Hugh Hines, Jr.
2014 Dennis Edmondson
2015 M. Lindsay Campbell
2016 Ron House, LUTCF, CSA
2017 Larry Botts, CLU, ChFC, MSFS
2018 Gary Eckelkamp, LUTCF, CLU
2019 Daniel B. Santos, Sr.
*Deceased