AFPAAA Distinguished Service Award
... is the association's highest honor, presented to individuals who have provided extraordinary and distinguished service to the Association. Nominations can be made by any AFPAAA member. Awardees must receive unanimous approval of the association's Board of Directors. To download a PDF copy of the full nomination guidelines, please click HERE.

2000
Michael P. McRaney

Renamed Mike McRaney Distinguished Service Award in honor of AFPAAA's founding President & Board Chairman

2001 Pete Alexandrakos	2002 Alice Price
2003 Neil Buttimer	2004 David Shea
2005 John Gura	2006 David Schillerstrom
2007 Joe Purka	2008 John Terino
2009 Linda Arnold	2010 Ron Rand
2011 David Smith

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Best of the Best Award
... In 1995, AFPAAA joined with SAF/PA to establish the Best of the Best Award program. The award recognizes one outstanding individual from all nominated bandsmen, broadcasters, multimedia and public affairs professionals. The recipient is selected on the basis of professional excellence and significant contributions to the Air Force mission. Each year the winner is presented an engraved trophy and a $1000 cash grant by the AFPAAA. A trophy with the names of all winners is on permanent display at SAF/PA. The winners are:

1994 - Senior Airman James H. Cunningham III
1995 - Captain Brett E. Morris
1996 - Captain Michael J. Paoli
1997 - Staff Sergeant Anthony Jacob
1998 - Staff Sergeant William M. Hickman, Jr.
1999 - Major Frank Smolinsky
2000 - Captain John S. Haynes
2001 - Master Sergeant Kenneth E. Fidler
2002 - Lieutenant Colonel Stephen D. Clutter
2003 - Lieutenant Colonel Jon K. Anderson
2004 - Lieutenant Colonel Roger S. Murray
2005 - Senior Master Sergeant Stefan Alford
2006 - Technical Sergeant Tara A. O'Brien
2007 - Lieutenant Colonel John L. Thomas
2008 - Technical Sergeant Sean M. Worrell
2009 - Captain Joseph A. Coslett
2010 - Staff Sergeant Julianne M. Showalter