Barbershopper Of The Year
The Sunshine District Barbershopper Of The Year (BOTY) award is our most coveted annual award because it’s related to all those ingredients that go to make up the complete Barbershopper during a calendar year.
Due to a broader criteria, The candidates are not necessarily the same as Chapter Barbershopper Of The Year winners. This fact should be kept in mind whenever chapters prepare to submit the names of one or more candidates.
The award is made annually at our Spring Convention and is overseen by a district committee comprised of the last three award recipients.
Current BOTY
2007 - Mark Schlinkert, Tampa & Jacksonville Big O
Past BOTY Recipients
2006 - Ken Carter, Central Florida
2005 - Dan Proctor, First Coast Metro
2004 - Dan Brinkmann, Melbourne
2003 - Bill Bernard, Central Florida
2002 - William Billings, Tampa
2001 - Stephen Barrett, St. Petersburg
2000 - Shannon Elswick, Clermont
1999 - Jim Breedon, First Coast Metro
1998 - Ed Williamson, First Coast Metro
1997 - Steve Aliaoulios, Palm Beach County
1996 - Larry Swan, Sarasota
1995 - Gene Cokeroft, Miami
1994 - Al Copp, Polk County
1993 - *Clair Chellbert, Ft Walton Beach
1992 - Bill Fowler, Tampa
1991 - *Joe Breedon, Ft Walton Beach
1990 - Frank Caldarazzo, Orlando
1989 - Jim Simon, Tampa
1988 - Bob Ross, Winter Park
1987 - Roger Ross, Winter Park
1986 - Dick Shaw, Polk County
1985 - Bob Romaine, Pensacola
1984 - Tim Hanrahan, Greater Canaveral
1983 - Al Woodard, Palm Beach County
1982 - Jim Tobin, Sarasota
1981 - Phil Lundeen, Sarasota/Venice
1980 - *Mike McGarry, St. Petersburg
1979 - Grover Baker, Miami
1978 - *Stew Nichols, Greater Canaveral
1977 - *Fred Anton, Miami
1976 - *Bert Warshaw, Miami
1975 - *Bud Harvey, Martin County
1974 - Bill Stahl, Polk County
1973 - Burt Szabo, Orlando
1972 - Barry Porter, Polk County
1971 - Brett White, Palm Beach County
1970 - Bill Wood, Orlando
1969 - Jack Baker, St. Petersburg
1968 - *Cline Cary, Polk County
1967 - Dick Ott, Sarasota
1966 - Chuck Williams, Clearwater
1965 - Hank Vomacka, Sarasota
1964 - Keith Korneisel, St. Petersburg
1963 - Jessie Dean, Miami
1962 - *Rik Ogden, Miami
1961 - *Marshall Walsh, Jacksonville
1960 - Joe Griffith, St. Petersburg
1959 - *Bob Boemler, Miami
1958 - Fred Breedon, Jacksonville
*deceased
