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2021 – Sandra Nunn
2019 – James Ratliff
2018 – Truman Exum
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2023 – Christy Skelton
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2012 – Sue Roby
2011 – Carolyn Lewis
2010 – Nell Thomason
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2018 – White
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2015 – Greene
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2019 – Buddy Phillips
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2017 – James Skelton Family
2016 – James Ratliff Family
2015 – Kristin Allen Family
2014 – John & Trish Monroe Family
2013 – Phillip & Pam Lloyd Family
2012 – Larry & Shirley Broomfield Family
2023 – Steve Jernigan
2022 – Steve Jernigan
2021 – Steve Jernigan
2019 – Steve Jernigan
2018 – Steve Jernigan
2017 – Steve Jernigan
2016 – Georgia Ratliff
2012 – Thomas Goodale
2011 – Thomas Goodale
2010 – Steven & Marla Keady; Thomas Goodale
2023 – Buddy Phillips
2023 – Debbie Wells, Wells Fun Company
2022 – James & Sondra Burlingame, Pride Amusements
2021 – Kenneth Johnson, Johnson Rides & Concessions
2019 – Clint Payne, Funtime Shows
2018 – Sue Miller, Miller Spectacular Shows
2017 – Johnny Maple, Kenny’s Funland
2016 – Terry Swyear, Swyear Amusements
2015 – John Hänschen, Thomas Carnival
2014 – Regalia Manufacturing
2012 – Tim Casper
2011 – Allied Insurance
2010 – Hot Springs Showman’s Assoc’.
2023 – Rickey Moore
2022 – Randy Johnson, Johnson Rides & Amusements
2021 – Kenny Maple, Kenny’s Funland
2019 – Ed Burlingame, Pride Amusements
2018 – Mokie Choates
Do you want to nominate someone for the “Hall of Fame Award” or the “Charles Smith Memorial Award”? The following rules will give you an idea of who we are looking for.
1. Nominee may be living or deceased. A deceased candidate becomes ineligible five (5) years following his/her death.
2. The nominee shall have served as a manager or CEO of an AFMA member fair. A candidate currently not managing a fair becomes ineligible five (5) years following his/her separation from manager’s position.
3. Nominee shall have been identified with the fair industry for a minimum of ten (10) years.
4. Nominee shall have contributed to the Arkansas fair industry, in addition to the nominee’s own fair or association of fairs, something of value in the field of leadership and education that has proved of value and will continue to prove of value to fairs in the future.
5. Nominee shall have been consistent in attending the meetings of the AFMA.
6. Nominee shall have participated actively in the affairs of the annual convention.
7. Nominee shall have developed and built up his/her own fair or association of fairs and his/her own staff and working group.
8. Distinguished achievement may include significant contributions to the knowledge and literature of the fair industry; the design or invention of material, equipment, processes, or technical services; or outstanding service to associations, companies and other organizations serving the fair industry.
9. An AFMA president shall not be considered for the award until two (2) years after his/her term expires.
The Hall of Fame Awards Committee feels there are two such individuals who should be so recognized. One shall be to an active, regular member and one to an associate member of the association.
The same rules will apply to the Charles Smith Memorial Award. Only one award will be presented in lieu of the two presented in the Hall of Fame Award.
These awards shall be in recognition of devoted and invaluable service tendered to the Arkansas Fair Industry. The presentation of the awards shall be made at the annual convention. The awards shall consist of a plaque with an appropriate citation and the name of the recipient inscribed thereon. The recipient’s name shall be added to the AFMA directory.
Nomination should be accompanied by a memorandum giving a full and complete statement of the reason for proposing the nominee with a record of his/her professional and industrial achievements in sufficient detail to pass judgment on the candidate’s worthiness to receive the awards
Nominees shall be evaluated on: Years of fair membership, Individual’s contribution to fair, and benefit to fair resulting from individual’s contribution.