’23 Member of Excellence Nominations Now Being Accepted

The Sports Car Club of America® is accepting nominations for the Club’s Member of Excellence Award that acknowledges great volunteer commitment to SCCA motorsports.

The nomination deadline for the 2023 Member of Excellence award is Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. The award winner will be announced during the virtual 2024 SCCA Virtual National Convention. Aside from the recognition, the recipient is given the opportunity to attend any motorsport event of their choosing – with an expense cap of $5,000 – anywhere on the planet.

The award, selected by the SCCA Board of Directors, is given to a member who provided a great contribution to the Club during the previous 12 months, regardless of competition area. Nominations should be submitted via this form. Below are the official criteria:

  • The award is presented to the volunteer who shows the greatest commitment to SCCA Motorsports activities. The recipient can be involved in Solo, Rally, Road Racing, Time Trials, and/or Track Events. This person should personify the SCCA volunteer who gives of their time and effort to help organize, work in a specialty, or volunteer in any role necessary to support motorsports events.
  • To be selected, the member must have rendered long-term service working SCCA events or activities for a five-year minimum. The recipient cannot be a paid SCCA staff member, current Board of Directors member, or any member who is a paid consultant to SCCA.

The winner of this year’s award will join Lee Hill (2022), George W. Laws, Jr. (2021), Robert Crawford (2020), Rich Bireta (2019), Lori Vitagliano (2018), Ron and Monica Shaw (2017), Sydney Davis-Yagel (2016), Paula Hawthorne (2015), J.D. King (2014), Jerry Cabe (2013), and Mary Shiloff (2012) as some of the previous recipients.

Again, nominations should be submitted via this form and must be received by close of business Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, for consideration.