It is time to submit your nomination for the Booker Kilgore High School Equipment Manager of the Year Award. Nominations are being accepted from January 20 through January 31.The nominees should be e-mailed to Louis Sandoval at mgrlouis@nmsu.edu. Voting is scheduled for late February.
Booker Kilgore was the Trainer/ Equipment Manager at West High School in Bakersfield, California from the day they opened doors in 1965 until he retired in 1997. He was a board member and umpire for the Junior Baseball Association for more than 20 years. He won the Danny O’Neil Memorial Award from the Kern County Officials Association in 1997. Booker won the Glenn Sharp Equipment Manager of the Year award from the AEMA in 1983—he is the only high school equipment manager to have ever won this award. Booker was married to his wife Opal for 35.5 years. He passed away on Feb 12, 1999 after a 1.5 year battle with cancer.
Qualifications for Subnitting Nominations:
- The recipient must be a High School Equipment Manager.
- The recipient must be a Member in good standing of the AEMA.
- The recipient must have a minimum of five (5) years experience as a High School Equipment Manager.
- The recipient must be a person who places his or her family commitments before other responsibilities or goals.
- The recipient must be a person who is known and respected in his/her community.