Captain Ron Zinn Memorial Award

Given to the outstanding U.S. race walker to commemorate the achievements of Capt. Ron Zinn, who lost his life in combat during the Vietnam War. A race walker, he was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team in the 1964 Summer Games at Tokyo and his sixth place finish in the 20 km event was considered outstanding for American walkers at that time.

2008 Philip Dunn & Joanne Dow
2007 Teresa Vaill, Kevin Eastler
2006 Joanne Dow, Kevin Eastler
2005 Teresa Vaill, Tim Seaman (20 km), Philip Dunn (50 km)
2004 Teresa Vaill, Tim Seaman (20 km), Curt Clausen (50 km)
2003 Joanne Dow, Kevin Eastler (20 km), Philip Dunn (50 km)
2002 Joanne Dow, Tim Seaman (20 km), Philip Dunn (50 km)
2001 Michelle Rohl, Curt Clausen
2000 Michelle Rohl, Tim Seaman (20 km), Curt Clausen (50 km)
1999 Michelle Rohl, Curt Clausen
1998 Joanne Dow, Curt Clausen
1997 Debbi Lawrence, Curt Clausen (20 km), Andrew Hermann (50 km)
1996 Michelle Rohl, Curt Clausen (20 km), Allen James (50 km)
1995 Michelle Rohl, Allen James (20 km), Andrzej Chylinski (50 km)
1994 Teresa Vaill, Allen James
1993 Teresa Vaill, Allen James (20 km), Jonathan Matthews (50 km)
1992 Debbi Lawrence, Allen James (20 km), Carl Schueler (50 km)
1991 Debbi Lawrence, Allen James (20 km), Carl Schueler (50 km)
1990 Debbi Lawrence, Tim Lewis
1989 Lynn Weik, Tim Lewis (20 km), Paul Wick (50 km)
1988 Debbi Lawrence, Gary Morgan (20 km), Carl Schueler (50 km)
1987 Maryanne Torrellas, Tim Lewis
1986 Teresa Vaill, Tim Lewis
1985 Maryanne Torrellas, Tim Lewis
1984 Carl Schueler
1983 Marco Evoniuk
1982 Jim Heiring
1981 Susan Liers Westerfield
1980 Marco Evoniuk (20 km), Carl Schueler (50 km)
1979 Dan O'Connor
1978 Marco Evoniuk
1977 Neal Pyke
1976 Ron Laird
1975 Larry Young