MWOA Awards - Gold Whistle

In 2006 the MWOA established the "Gold Whistle Award" to recoginze a retired official who throughout their career has continuously achieved an extraordinary level of success.

The recipient must meet the following criteria:

At least 25 years as a member in good standing.
Consistently officiated the championship series of State High School wrestling (includes MPSSAA Championships and/or Independent Schools State Championships).
The recipient should also be a member who has a history of extraordinary service to the MWOA either as a board member or committee member.

2006	Bob Newton
2010	Walt Reed
2011	Dick Clem
2011	Tom Fitch
2011	Tom Gaylin
2011	William Hastings
2011	Lee Hughes
2011	Ed Kelly
2011	Paul Loverde
2011	George McKelvie
2011	Ray Oliver
2011	Jack Woodward
2014	Rich Gobeli
2019	Stewart Martinez
2019	Richard Schmertzler