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Barbershopper of Year Award honors
'outstanding contribution' to the art form

Previous recipients serve as judges

The Barbershopper of the Year Award honors a Madison Chapter member for outstanding contributions to the preservation and encouragement of barbershop harmony, as determined by the previous recipients.

Here's a complete list of recipients of this award in the modern era of the Madison Chapter, the sponsor of the Capitol Chordsmen Chorus.

Dave Hutchinson, 2007
Jim Scorgie, 2006
Alex Martin, 2005

Roger Phelps, 2004
Lee Swanson, 2003
Mike McCowin, 2002
Mike McCoy, 2001

Rick Chapman, 2000
Roger Rowell, 1999
Kent McDonald, 1998
Todd Fletcher, 1997
Tom Lerdahl, 1996

(No awards were made from 1992-1995)

Bobby Sorenson, 1991
Robert O. Sorenson, 1990
Phil Welty, 1989
Ben Howell, 1988

Phil Welty, 1987
Ken Dryden, 1986
John Miller, 1984
Darrell Foss, 1983
Julian Domack, 1982

Rod Weisensel, 1981
Larry Triffin, 1980
Ralph Beckett, 1979
Wes Miller, 1978
Del Hetue, 1977

Note: Years shown identify the most recent full activity year, with the award usually presented in January of the following year.

CRITERIA

Written criteria governing this award were adopted by the Chapter Board in 2007. Key excerpts:

"The Barbershopper of the Year Award shall be given to that BHS member in the Madison Chapter who has made a significant contribution to barbershop harmony advancement and who previously has not received this award in the previous 10 years.

"The award may recognize accomplishment for one or multiple years of service, at the discretion of the judges.

"Judges shall be all current BHS members in the Madison Chapter who previously have received the award."

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