2006 - Tom Miller1
Department of Texas
Department of Texas Convention, Austin, TX
2006 - Helen Hicks1
Department of Texas
Department of Texas Convention, Austin, TX
2006 - Cliff Williams1
Department of Texas
Department of Texas, Austin, TX
2007 - Polly Weidenkopf 2
Department of Texas
Southern Division Conference, Tulsa, OK
2007 - Ken Henry * 2
Department of Texas
National Convention, Southern Division Caucus, Albuquerque, NM
2008 - Ken Watterson
Department of Texas
Southern Division Conference, Fort Worth TX
2009 - Johnny Gothard
Department of Arkansas
Southern Division Conference, Texarkana, AR
2010 - Bernie O'Dell
Department of Texas
Southern Division Conference, McAlester, OK
2011 - Randy Rigg
Department of Arkansas
Southern Division Conference, Longview, TX
2012 - Marty McKnight
Department of Oklahoma
Southern Division Conference, Conway, AR
2013 - Harry Bruce*
Department of Texas
Southern Division Conference, Tulsa, OK
2014 - John Henry Mashunkashey
Department of Oklahoma
Southern Division Conference, Paris, TX
2015 - Alex Azar
Department of Texas
Southern Division Conference, Fort Smith, AR
2016 - Dwight Witcher
Department of Arkansas
Southern Division Conference, Oklahoma City, OK
2017 - Ron Tomonelli
Department of Texas
Southern Division Conference, Tyler, TX
2018 - George Simpson
Department of Texas,
Southern Division Conference,
2019 - Lonnie Young
Department of Arkansas
Southern Division Conference, Lawton, OK
2020 - Paul Garrett
Department of Arkansas
Southern Division Conference, Fortt. Smith AR (Covid Year)
2021 - David Niermann
Department of Arkansas
Southern Division Conference, Little Rock, AR
2022 - Patrick Murray
Department of Texas
Southern Division Conference, Tulsa, OK
2023 - Anthony (Tony) Poletti
Department of Texas
Southern Division Conference, Tyler, TX
2024 – James Harvey
Department of Texas
Southern Division Conference, Texarkana, AR
2025 – Rus Anderson
Department of Oklahoma
Southern Division Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2026 – Coming Soon
Department of
Southern Division Conference, Paris, Texas
Note: * Deceased
1 - 2006 was the first year a Southern Division Marine of the Year was selected. The selections of the three Marines of the Year were made by the Southern Division Vice Commandant Ken Watterson.
2 - In 2007 Ken Watterson also names two Marines Southern Division Marine of the Year.