Award Recipients
2022
Modern Day Warrior Award
- Matt Weber, GCG
- Daniel LaClaire, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Gaming Commission
- Kelly Myers, GLI
- Kyle Reans, Muscogee (Creek) Nation
- Jeremy Gibson, Muscogee (Creek) Nation
- Glen Coleman, General Manager for Sugar Creek Casino owned by the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Chairman’s Award
- Ashley Clark, Marketing Manager, Rock & Brews owned by the Kaw Nation
- Guy Barker, Secretary/Treasurer, Quapaw Nation
- Amber Graham, Deputy Gaming Commissioner, Eastern Shawnee Tribe
- Justin Barrett, Treasurer, Eastern Shawnee Tribe, and Assistant General Manage, Golden Mesa Casino
2021
Modern Day Warrior Award
- Terri Parton, President, Wichita & Affiliated Tribes
- Deborah Dotson, President, Delaware Nation
- Ward Chilton, Managing Partner, Gaming Capital Group
- John Van Hoove, Territory Manager, JCM Global
- Bill Lance, Secretary of Commerce, Chickasaw Nation
- John Bunch, Vice President, Pervasive Gaming
Chairman’s Award
- Audy Smith, Surveillance Supervisor, Southwind Casino
- Shane Gregory, Surveillance IT Operations
- Jack Parkinson, General Manager, WinStar World Resort
2019
Modern Day Warrior Award
- Glenna Wallace, Eastern Shawnee
- Ethel Cook, Ottawa
- Sherri Lance, GCG
- Christine Eickleman, GLI
- Wiley D Harwell, OAPCG
- Jay Koldus, Everi
- Julie Hakman, AmericanChecked
Chairman’s Award
- Melissa Guidry, Surveillance Manager -Kaw, Southwind Casino
- Bonnie Lewman, Shift Supervisor, Surveillance – Kaw Southwind Casino
- Jackie Gibson, Muscogee (Creek)
- John Kelly, Ottawa
- Kyle Norman, Choctaw
- Mia Tadooahnippah, Comanche
- Jason Williams, Chickasaw
- Ashley Burnside, Eastern Shawnee
2018
Modern Day Warrior Award
- Jodi DiLascio, BMM
- James Maida, GLI
- Sheila Morago, OIGA
- Valerie Spicer, Trilogy Group
- Russell Witt, Ainsworth
- Chief Billy Friend, Wyandotte Nation
- Geoffrey StandingBear, Osage Nation
- Chairman John A. “Rocky” Barrett Jr., of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation
- Chairman John R. Shotton, Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Chairman’s Award
- Byron Bighorse, Osage Casino
- Jennifer Bighorse, Osage Casino
- Dana Bohlken, Citizen Potawatomi Nation
- Liz Childs, Otoe Missouria
- Rocky Coleman, Wichita Affiliated Tribes
- Sean Cowan, GCG
- Chris Derenzo, Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes
- Scott Emerson, Chickasaw Nation
- Rick Frazier, Absentee Shawnee
- Lisa Frazier, Absentee Shawnee
- Shannon Morgan, GCG
- Danny Ortiz, GCG
- Roger Penson, Chickasaw Nation
- Jeff Penz, Choctaw Nation
- Juan Rico, Chickasaw Nation
- Justine Seetot, Citizen Potawatomi Nation
- Pam Shaw, Kaw Nation
- Amy Tallchief, Osage Nation
- Tommy Taylor, VGT
- Justin Yahola, Chickasaw Nation
- Dominic Yannoni, GCG
2017
Modern Day Warrior Award
- Kathryn Isom-Clause, Vice Chair, NIGC
- Sequoyah Simermeyer, Associate Commissioner, NIGC
2016
Modern Day Warrior Award
- Elizabeth Homer
- Michael Lombardi
- Jonodev O. Chaudhuri
Chairman’s Award
- Wayne McCormick
- Ina Grant
- Melissa Cox
2015
Modern Day Warrior Award
- Bob Moore
- Rolen Miller
2014
Founders Award
- David Qualls
- Tim Harper
- Wanda Stone
2013
Modern Day Warrior Award
- Dan Little
- David Qualls
2012
Chairman’s Award
- Norm DesRosier
- Tracie Stevens
2011
Modern Day Warrior’s Award
- Robert Thompson
- John Marley
Chairman’s Award
- Mickey Spears
- Cheryl Williams
- Rob Miller
2010
Modern Day Warrior’s Award
- Wes Pappan
- Nick Farley
- Joe Bunch
- Gordon Graves
- James Starr
- Matthew Morgan
- Jason Nichols
- Janie Dillard
Chairman’s Award
- Robert Bennett
- Jim Stuart
- Cathy Holmes
- Linda Canada
- Karin Christensen
- Haskell Alexander
- Jerry Floyd
2009
Modern Day Warrior’s Award
- Gordon Sjodin
- Philip N. Hogen
- Rick Hill
- Michael Lombardi
- Keller George
- Jerome L. Levine
- Greg Clarbour
- Scott Clarbour
- Jack Gardner
- Brian Brook
- Ron Harris
- Jerry Lankford
- Robin Lash Prairie Chief
- John James
- Roy McClelland
Chairman’s Award
- Lorinda Driskill
- Shawn Slaton
- Bruce Barnett
- Mark Hafner
- Gwendolyn Rice
- Robert F. “Skip” Lannert
- Barbara Kyser-Collier
- David Robinson Jr.
- John Henry
- Kris Littleraven
2008
Modern Day Warrior’s Award
- Ken Bellmard
- David McCollough
- Geoffrey Standing Bear
- Jess Green
- Ernest L. Stevens, Jr.
- Dean Luthey
- Steve York
- Jamie Hummingbird
- Rick Grellner
- Elizabeth Homer
- Terri Poust
- Tim Harper
- Tracy Burris
- J. R. Matthews
- Aaron Rubin
- Phil Ostrander
- Brian Foster
- Jhane Meyers
- John Tahsuda
Chairman’s Award
- Ray Barnett
- Janie Dillard
- Danny Captain
- Nelson Johnson
- James Starr
- Tammye Gwin
- Gary Carlson
- Phil Boden
- John Harrington
- Farrell Kaaihue
- Paula Penz
- Steve Degraffenreid
- Ruby Fernandez
- Gary Loebig
- Christian Fenner
- James B. Druck
- Thomas E. Fox
- Mike Petray
- Jerrad Gooday
- Margaret Rutledge
- Julie Dunn
- Glen Coleman