Below are the lists of recipients of the Harry L. Tomlinson, Member of the Year and the State Affiliated Association of the Year Awards.

Past recipients of CARH’s Harry L. Tomlinson Award include:

2022	Jeff Merkley, US Senate - Oregon
2021	Maxine Waters, US House of Representatives - California 43rd District
2020	No Recipient Due to Global Coronavirus Pandemic
2019	Maria Cantwell, US Senate - Washington
2018	Pat Tiberi, former US Representative, 12th District - Ohio, Columbus, OH
2017	Stephanie White, Director, Multifamily Portfolio Management, Rural Development, Washington, DC
2016	Andrew E. Finkel, Assistant Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
2015	Benjamin T. Metcalf, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing, HUD, Washington, DC
2014	Carl W. Wagner, Senior Vice President, Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company, OH
2013	Kim Herman, Executive Director, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, WA
2012	Stephen Nnodim, Program Director/Multi-family Housing, USDA-RD, CA
2011	Richard Bender, Legislative Assistant, Senator Tom Harkin's (D-IA) Office, DC
2010	Don Harris, Housing Program Director, Tennessee Rural Development Office, USDA, TN
2009	Patricia M. Baker, Housing Program Director, Delaware Rural Development Office, USDA, DE
2008	E. Carlton Jarratt, Jr., Senior Loan Specialist and Team Leader, Office of Preservation and Direct Loan Program, USDA, Washington, DC
2007	Hal Keller, Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing, Columbus, OH
2006	William “Bill” Simpson, U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Washington, DC
2005	Yvonne R. Emerson, Multi-Family Housing Program Director, USDA, LA
2004	William D. Faith, Executive Director, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO), Columbus, OH
2003	Gary A. Rothrock, Community Programs Director, USDA, PA
2002	James B. Harris, Dir. of Multi-Family Housing & Community Facilities Program, USDA, AL
2001	Sherry Engel, Director, Multi-Family Housing, USDA, WI
2000	Larry Anderson, Director, Office of Rental Housing Preservation, USDA, DC
1999	Gerald Arnott, Housing Program Director, USDA, OH
1998	Charles H. Marcks, Multi-Family Coordinator, USDA, MO
1997	Ronald W. Whitfield, Acting State Director, USDA, FL
1996	Barbara Wallace, Tax Credit Coordinator, AL Housing Finance Authority, AL
1994	Charles, C. DeRamus, Rural Housing Chief, USDA, AL
1993	Anita W. Blackburn, District Loan Specialist, USDA, NM
1992	Danny H. Magee, Sr., Multi-Family Coordinator & State Architect, USDA, LA
1991	Marvin E. Aylsworth, Assistant District Director, USDA, OH
1990	Peter Lorey, Rural Housing Chief, USDA, NY
1989	Roy Walker, Multi-Family Coordinator, USDA, KY
1988	Richard M. Temple, Multi-Family Coordinator, USDA, MI
1987	Betty Bridges, Multi-Family Coordinator, USDA, NC
1986	Willene Howell, Multi-Family Coordinator, USDA, IN
1985	Amos E. Orcutt, Multi-Family Coordinator, USDA, ME
1983	Harry L. Tomlinson, Rural Housing Chief, USDA, WV(Awarded posthumously)

Past recipients of CARH’s Member of the Year Award include:

2023	Mike Zatelli, Walkway Restoration, Inc., Parma, OH
2022	Rob Hall, Bonneville Multifamily Capital, Salt Lake City, UT
2021	Bob Margolis, TM Associates, Rockville, MD
2020	No Recipient Due to Global Coronavirus Pandemic
2019	Rodney Corley, ARD, Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL
2018	Tanya Eastwood, Greystone Affordable Development, Raleigh, NC
2017	Mel Nagata, Waipahu Jack Hall Hawaii Housing Corporation, Honolulu, HI
2016	Katherine Alitz, Boston Capital, Boston, MA
2015	Kevin Flynn, Flynn Management Corporation, Clearwater, FL
2014	David Layfield, ApartmentSmart.com; Green Street Housing, Salisbury, MD
2013	Don Beaty, The Summit Group, Seattle, WA
2012	Charles Bringardner, HD Supply, Roswell, GA
2011	Robert Rice, Jr., Lutheran Homes of Michigan, Frankenmuth, MI
2010	Todd Fentress, Clark Schaefer Hackett, Columbus, OH
2009	Michael F. Burke, RAHE, AWI Management Corporation, Auburn, CA
2008	Pamela Borton, Southwind Management Services, Inc., Clearwater, FL
2007	Lowell Ray Barron, II, The Vantage Group, LLC, Fyffe, AL
2006	Bruce Baird, Belmont Management Company, Inc., Buffalo, NY
2005	Mark English, E & A Services, Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL
2004	Betty Bridges, GLB Associates, Raleigh, NC
2003	Tom Flynn, Flynn Management & Development Corporations, Clearwater, FL
2002	William C. Shumaker, Provident Management, Inc., Mansfield, OH
2001	Robert P. Yoder, Sr., RAHE, Warrior Run Development Co., Turbotville, PA
2000	Joseph G. Poehler, Joseph G. Poehler & Associates, Inc., Waterville, MN
1999	Mitch Copman, SEMS Technologies/Yardi Systems, Inc., Suwanee, GA
1998	James Poehlman, T & C Associates, S.C, Madison, WI
1997	Travis Miller, The Miller Companies, Shreveport, LA

Past recipients of CARH’s State Affiliated Association of the Year Award include:

2023	Wisconsin Council for Affordable & Rural Housing (WI-CARH)
2022	Carolinas Council for Affordable Housing (CCAH)
2021	Housing Association of Mississippi (HAM)
2020	No Recipient Due to Global Coronavirus Pandemic
2019	Affordable Housing Association of Alabama (AHAA)
2018	Council for Rural Housing and Development of Ohio (CRHDO)
2017	Affordable Housing Association of Indiana (AHAIN)
2016	Rural Rental Housing Association of Texas (RRHA TX)
2015	Michigan Rural Development Council (MRDC)
2014	Minnesota Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (MNCARH)
2013	Florida Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (FLCARH)
2012	Missouri Council for Affordable Rental Housing (MOCARH)
2011	Wisconsin Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (WI-CARH)
2010	Washington Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (WACARH)
2009	Tennessee Association of Affordable and Rural Housing (TAAH)
2008	Housing Association of Mississippi (HAM)
2007	Rural Rental Housing Association of Indiana (RRHAIN)  (now Affordable Housing Association of Indiana (AHAIN))
2006	Alabama Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (ALCARH) (now Affordable Housing Association of Alabama (AAHA))
2005	Council for Rural Housing and Development of Ohio (CRHDO)