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Past Honorees

Each year, TAPT recognizes one or more individuals who have made a lasting impact on TAPT, its members, and the industry. In the early years, honorees were primarily members of TAPT but evolved into the current practice of recognizing at least one TAPT member honoree and one vendor honoree each year.

Below is a listing of those who have been entered into the TAPT “hall of fame”.
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
2002-2003
2001-2002
Jonas Ybarra / Matt Chaplin
Evelyn Peese / Richard Davis (posthumously)
Bill Powell / Mike Martin / Trace Heider
Keith A. Kaup / Drew Goaley
Mike Williams / Richard Shively
Mike Cano / Sandra Laxson
Joe Hart / Trisha Nolen
Pam McCurdy / Andy Rosas
Brian Weisinger / Kelly Ketkoski
Jim Norman / Johnny Johnson
Mike McClung / Tim Delano
Lee Iredale / Linda Stone / Cheryl Gaines-Bell
Bob Hearn / John Rubenkoenig
Jim Kline / Jimmy Ross
Charley Kennington / Mike Patterson / Tony Wood
Joe Perez / Steve Bond / Jack Connell
Lane Emmett / Jerry Akers / Brandon Billingsley / Robert Rosas
Bonnie Russell / John Douglas / Ed Kyrish
Jaime Gallego / Roger Peterson
Connie Bean / Tom Celletti
Erwin Sladek / Harvey Graves
Joe Glover / Danny Brawner
2000-2001
1999-2000
1998-1999
1997-1998
1996-1997
1995-1996
1994-1995
1993-1994
1992-1993
1991-1992
1990-1991
1989-1990
1988-1989
1987-1988
1986-1987
1985-1986
1984-1985
1983-1984
1982-1983
1981-1982
1980-1981
1979-1980
1978-1979
Sam Dixon / John Altus
Jolene Hawkins / Dwight Gleaves
Jesse Soto / Larry McEntire
Fred Oppermann / Tom Searcy / Bubba Mixon
Don Paull / Pat Raney / Richard Davis
Bob Hunnicutt / Roy Dyer / Larry Hemphill
Dan Roberts / Bob Rubin
Earl Tipton
Troy Martin / Ken Watts
James H Wright, Sr.
Gerald Lambert / B. J. Edwards
Howard McFarland / Denny Day
Diane Sherwood
Lynn Hooks / Conwell Smith
Kirk Drew
Dusty Rhodes / Jimmy Hunt
Gayland Walker
Seab DeBerry
Ray Westmoreland
Pete Martinez
Bill Graeber
Fred Christian
Gabe Gilley
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