1981    Izzy Dubin (Delaware County Chapter)
1985    Joe Murphy (Philadelphia Chapter)
1986    Izzy Dubin (Delaware County Chapter)
1987    Bill Spires (Los Angeles Chapter)
1988    David Groff (Central North Carolina Chapter)
1992    Don Leetz (Milwaukee Chapter)
1993    Bill Cloonan (New York/Long Island Chapter)
1994    Izzy Dubin (Delaware County Chapter)
1995    Lou Schiavo, C.P. (Delaware County Chapter)
1996    Robert D. Kelly, (Colchester, CT)
1999    Bob Isenberger, C.P. (Chicago Chapter)
2000    Larry Duval, C.P. (Atlanta Chapter)
2001    Paul & Joan Gartland, C.P. (Boston Chapter)
2002    Robert Kelly,C.P. (Berkshire Chapter)
2004    Jack Heinrich, C.P. (Greater Cincinnati Chapter)
2005    Patti Niehaus, C.P. (At-Large Member)

Best Chapter Newsletter Award
Any chapter may nominate their newsletter and its editor for this award. There must be three consecutive newsletters from the current year submitted to be eligible.

1992    Northern California Chapter, Steve Schielie, Editor
1993    Central Florida Chapter
1994    Central Florida Chapter
1995    Northern Virginia Chapter, Leo and Melva Grabowski, Editors
1996    Greater Cincinnati Chapter, Jack Heinrich, C.P., Editor
1997    Atlanta Chapter, Larry Duval, C.P., Editor
1998    Northern California Chapter, Lauretta Jenkins, Editor
1999    Northern California Chapter, Lauretta Jenkins, Editor
2000    Chicago Chapter, Lynnie Winter, Editor
2001    Northern California Chapter, Lauretta Jenkins, Editor
2002    Northern New Jersey Chapter, Glenn Gundersen, Editor
2003    The Carolinas Chapter, Michael Stachnik, Editor
2004    The Carolinas Chapter, Michael Stachnik, Editor

The Bob Isenberger Paperhanger Member of the Year Award
This award is named after Bob Isenberger of the Chicago Chapter of the NGPP.  The award was formerly The Paperhanger Member of the Year (Paperhanger of the Year (1995-2001).

This award is for a paperhanger (regular) who has made noteworthy contributions to the NGPP and/or the industry during the preceding twelve months.

1995    Ken Lambert, C.P. (Columbus Chapter)
1996    Klaus Michaletz (Milwaukee Chapter)
1997    Joe Maurer (Upstate New York Chapter)
1998    Bill Armstrong (At-Large Member)
1999    Carl Bergman, C.P. (Rockford Chapter)
2000    Gary Lucas, C.P. (Columbus Chapter)
2001    Lillian Weist (At-Large Member)
2002    Terry Lichtenberger (San Antonio Chapter)
2003    Steve Pagliaroli (Westchester County Chapter)
2004    Bill Archibald (Boston Chapter)
2005    Glen Olsen, Jr, C.P. (Chicago Chapter)

Golden Plumbline Award
The Golden Plumbline Award is presented to an outstanding NGPP affiliated chapter.  The chapter should demonstrate how it stands out such as having 75% of its members attend meetings/activities, performing regular charity hangs, conducting excellent programs, hosting workshops, and focusing on membership recruitment and retention.

1995    Greater Cincinnati Chapter
1996    Chicago Chapter
1997    Atlanta Chapter
1998    Los Angeles Chapter
1999    Milwaukee Chapter
2000    Atlanta Chapter
2001    Connecticut Chapter
2002    Chicago Chapter
2003    Chicago Chapter
2004    Chicago Chapter
2005    Chicago Chapter

Golden Shears Award
This is awarded to someone in the NGPP who has developed a new and/or innovative program or service that furthers the Guild within the industry, the profession, and/or membership, at the local or national level. Nominations can be for an individual or group for its collective work.

1990    Izzy Dubin (Delaware County Chapter)
1992    Ed Watzel,C.P. (New York Long Island Chapter)
1994    Terri Sloan (Connecticut Chapter)
1995    Bill Cloonan (New York Chapter)
1996    Mike DiGilio, C.P. (Chicago Chapter)
1997    Jim Goetzke, C.P. (Milwaukee Chapter)
1998    Glenn Hall, C.P. (Los Angeles Chapter)
1999    David DiBacco, C.P. (Upstate New York Chapter)
2000    Joe Parker, C.P. (Delaware County)
2004    Elsie Kapteina, C.P. (Connecticut Chapter)

Skip Lowe Award
This award is given for outstanding service to the NGPP by an industry member and NGPP associate member.

1994    Jack Ford, The William Zinsser Company
1995    Allyn Clausen, R.C. Shaheen
1996    Dan Jackson, OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.
1997    Jerry Russo, Roman Adhesives
1998    Jack Ziegler, Ramco Industries
2001    Gail Cox, American School of Paperhanging Arts
2002    Jerry Russo, Roman Adhesives
2003    Ron Soeder, 4walls.com
2004    Jack Ford, The Zinsser Company
2005    Jerry Russo, Roman Decorating Products

The Harold Laffer Award
This award is presented to an individual who was instrumental in the charting of a chapter in the NGPP.  It was officially established in 1983, but several founders of chapters established pre-1983 have been recognized.

Atlanta Chapter (1985)                                            Larry Duval, C.P. (1986)
Baltimore Chapter (1987)                                        William Kraft (1988)
Bay Area Chapter (1988)                                        Don McCully (1989)
Berkshire Chapter (1984)                                        Robert M. Kelly (1985)
Boston Chapter (1985)                                            Laura Brown (1986)
Buffalo Chapter (1991)                                            Ron Hallen (1992)
Canton-Akron Chapter (2000)                                  Gary Lucas, C.P. (2001)
Capital Region Chapter (1992)                                 Mary Ann Foley (1993)
Central Alabama Chapter (1991)                              John Adair (1992)
Central Florida Chapter (1989)                                 Susan Koch (1990)
Central New Jersey Chapter (1989)                          Janis Hall (1990)
Central North Carolina Chapter (1987)                      David Groff (1988)
Central Pennsylvania Chapter (1989)                        Steve Schultz (1990)
Central Virginia Chapter (1989)                                Sam Palmer (1990)
Chicago Chapter (1983)                                           Steve Hockwert (1984)
Coachella Valley Chapter (2001)                               Glen Hall, C.P. (2002)
Columbus Chapter (1989)                                         Ken Lambert, C.P. (1990)
Connecticut Chapter (1986)                                      Denis Picard (1987)
Delaware County Chapter (1981)                              Lou Schiavo, C.P. (1983)
Down East Chapter (1989)                                        David Groff (1990)
Eastern Tennessee Chapter (1999)                            Bill Armstrong (2001)
Greater Cincinnati Chapter (1994)                             Jack Heinrich, C.P. (1995)
Greater Seattle Chapter (1988)                                 Dave Sommer (1989)
Green Mountain Chapter (1991)                                 harles Bogert (1992)
Los Angeles Chapter (1985)                                      John Perak-chartered (1986)
Low Country Chapter (1991)                                     James Ambrose (1992)
Madison Chapter (1994)                                            Greg Anderson (1995)
Metrolina Chapter (1991)                                          Sharon Crosby (2002)
Miami Valley Chapter (1993)                                     Beverly Holgate (1994)
Michiana Chapter (1986)                                           Richard Hostetler (1987)
Mid South Chapter (1991)                                         James Alexander (1992)
Milwaukee Chapter (1985)                                         Don Leetz (1986)
New York/Long Island Chapter (1974)                        Harold Laffer (1983)
Northeast Ohio Chapter (2004)                                  Jack Heinrich, C.P. (2005)
Northern California Chapter (1985                             Rebecca Dustman (1986)
Northern New Jersey Chapter (1974)                          Arthur Sarlat (1983)
Northern Virginia Chapter (1986)                               Chester Marciniak (1987)
Northwest Chapter (1993)                                         Jim Turner (1994)
Orange County Chapter (1986)                                  Ronald Carr (1987)
Palmetto Chapter (1987)                                           Wilbur Ross (1988)
Philadelphia Chapter (1974)                                       Joseph Murphy (1983)
Pittsburgh Chapter (2000)                                          Gary Lucas, C.P. (2001)
Rhode Island Chapter (1988)                                     Dick Poholek (1989)
Rockford Chapter (1994)                                           Paul Erickson, C.P. (1995)
San Antonio Chapter (1989)                                       Jerry Farley (1990)
San Diego Chapter (1998)                                          Michael Baughman, C.P. (1999)
South Bay Chapter (1992)                                          Leta Elchesen (1993)
South Florida Gold Coast Chapter (1980)                     Saul Cantor (1983)
South Jersey Chapter (2002)                                      Philip Reinhard (2003)
Suffolk County Chapter (1985)                                   William Detmer (1986)
Suffolk County Chapter Re-Chartered (1993)               Robert Hartig (1994)
The Carolinas Chapter (2002)                                     Joan Hobbs, C.P. (2003)
Tri-City Chapter (1991)                                              Virginia Weaver (1992)
Twin Cities Metro Chapter (1990)                                Denise Sullivan (1991)
Upstate New York Chapter (1988)                               Joe Maurer (1989)
Virginia Beach Chapter (1997)                                    Benson Davis (1998)
Washington DC Chapter (1986)                                  Patrick Shields (1987)
Westchester County Chapter (1993)                           Charles Grippo (1994)
Western Carolina Chapter (1992)                               Becky Duvall (1993)
Western Lake Erie Chapter (2000)                              Gary Lucas, C.P. (2001)