LURE COURSING JUDGES ASSOCIATION’S LURE OPERATOR OF THE YEAR “UNOFFICIAL” ASFA ACoD AWARD"

From the fun being had at the get togethers Saturday night of the ACOD weekends in 1992 Frank Zaworski (President) and Susan Weinkein (Secretary/Treasurer) created the Lure Coursing Judges Association (LCJA – pronounced Lock-Jaw).  The Saturday night get togethers became a faux Association meeting with Frank and Susan presiding.  After the passing of Susan Frank, restructured the officer positions and anointed Dawn Gibas as Vice-President and Tom Cigolle, Jr. as Secretary/Treasurer in 2004/2005.

Along the way, LCJA decided to do something serious and established the Lure Operator of the Year award to honor those individuals who dedicated their time to perfect the art of being a lure operator.  The process to determine how the Lure Operator of the Year was determined has been changed and revised a few times since its inception.

The 1998 I.I. lure operators. Left to right, front row (kneeling):  Kent Standerford, Steve Curry, Tom Shuman.
Back row: Sean McMichael, Denny Reed, Mike Scanlon, Pete Mendicino, Dan Roscum, Mike Ferris, Al Crume, Janet Lotz.

Denny Reed

Jack Downey

Tom Cigolle, Jr

Mo Aiken

Lure Operator in Utah

Past Lure Operator of the Year Winners

** = Posthumously awarded as first ever Lure Operator