Gold Medallion
Each year, the eight KCACTF regions honor individuals or organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the teaching and producing of theatre and who have significantly dedicated their time, artistry and enthusiasm to the development of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Most importantly, recipients have demonstrated a strong commitment to the values and goals of KCACTF and to excellence in educational theatre. It is the most prestigious regional award given by KCACTF and is considered one of the great honors in theatre education.
Coming soon
2018 Bob Nelson and Catherine Zublin
2017 Kathy Ervin, Matt Neves, Rodger Sorensen
2016 Christopher Clark
2015 EE Moe and Lori Siekmann
2014 Shiz Herrera
2013 Virginia Ludders
2012 Susan Berkompas
2011 Char Nelson
2010 Geoffrey Eroe
2009 Eric Bishop
2008 Kevin Wetmore
2007 Eve Himmelheber
2006 John H. Binkley
2005 Anita DuPratt
2004 Bernadette Cheyne
2003 Debra Shapazian
2002 Richard Bugg, Tom Provenzano
2001 Bruce Duerden, Pamela Dyer, James Tauli
2000 Paula Alm , Utah State University Theater
1999 Debra Shapazian, Robert Yowell
1998 Jill Benone, Crae Wilson
1997 Diana Polsky , Judith Royer
1996 Kaleta Brown , Ivan Hess
1995 Jill Benone , Charles Metten
1994 Amanda Sue Rudisill
1993 Ken Gray, Bill Wolak
1992 Ivan Hess
1991 Dean Hess
1990 Harold Dixon–S, Owen Smith–S , Robert Ware–N
1989 Jim McCloskey–S , Alan Stambusky–N
1988 Bill James–N
1986 Pamela Fields–S
1985 Bill Wolak–N
1984 George Forester–N , Kip Niven–S
1983 Emmett Jacobs–S
1982 Jerry Crawford–S , Jere Wade–N
1981 Jerry Crawford–N , Pamela Fields–S , Al Keller–S , Richard Levering–N , Howard Malpas–N, Jim McCloskey–S , Sid Perkes– (UT), Jack Vaughn–S
1980 Barbara Carver–S, Ed Emanuel–S , Rex Heuschkel–N , Charles Redman–S, Southern California Educational Theatre Association–S , Anta West–S
1979 Kaleta Brown–S , Bonnie Burns Busick–N , Harold Oaks–(UT) , Franklin Wilbur–N
1978 Jack Byers–N , Jerry Crawford–S , Fleda Evans–N, Ron Feinberg–S , Charlotte K. Motter–S , Maris Ubans–S
1977 Dolores Abrans–N , James A. Butler–S, Dr. Harold Crain–N , Sylvia Drake–S, Jack Morrison–S , Alfred Muller–N , Clifford E. White–S , William C. White–S
1976 Jerry Blunt–S , Virginia Christine–S , James Costy–N, Cecile Enright–S, Fritz Field–S , Ronald Johnson–N, Robert Smart–N, Dan Sullivan–S
1975 Howard Banks–S, Muriel Roy Bolton–S , Kingsley Colton–S, Bert and Margaret Holland–S , Doyne Mraz–N, Omar Paxson–S , Robert Smykle–S , Richard Wilson–S
1974 John Cauble–S, Jenane Hall–N , Robert Hays–N , Lee Korf–S , Candy Maue–N , Harry Murray–S , Sara Seegar–S
1973 Jean Korf–S, Kate Lawson–S , Patricia Madsen–S, Norman Mennes–S, Chalotte K. Motter–N, Ezra Stone–S
1972 Fay Kanin–S, Michael Kanin–S