The "SOL LIPKIN AWARD" is described by John McDermott of The Shuffleboard Federation, as follows:
"Regarding the Sol Lipkin award, we consider it the highest honor we can award someone.
We do not accept nominations, and it is given less than annually, making it even more special."
Visit the Shuffleboard Federation Website.
In 1992 SOL LIPKIN was given an award, which stated that an award was to be given in his honor.
Sol then presented GEORGE and DONNA WILBER with the "first" "SOL LIPKIN AWARD".
Both were presented at the 1992 NASC.  Below are some of the TSA HOFer's that have also been recipients of the Sol Lipkin Awards in early years (1992-2003 listed below}

• Sol Lipkin (NJ) in 1992) (also TSA HOFer in May 1996)

• George & Donna Wilber (MI) in 1992 (also TSA HOFer )

• Don Valk (TX) in 1993 (also TSA HOFer in 2006)

• Bill Melton (OK) in 1996 (also TSA HOFer in in 1997)

• Ron & Debbie Bowers (TX) in 2000 (also TSA HOFer in 2000)

• Hal Perry (CA) in 2000 (also TSA HOFer in 2000)

• Jim Foran (WA) 2001 (also TSA HOFer in 1997)

• Karl Spickelmier - 2002

• Dick Gorman (CT/MD) 2003 (also TSA HOFer in 2006)

• Bob Lewis - 2004

• Pete Cladianos, Jr. 2004

• Al Salazar - 2005

• Emmett Wilcox - 2006

• Larry Creakbaum - 2007

• Woodie Cockrum - 2008

• Lynda & Tom French - 2009

• Lorraine Olson - 2010

• Billy Mays - 2011

• Ann Harrell - 2012

• Jim Yankauskas 2013

• Bob Hunt - 2014

• Gordie Smith - 2015

• Ferenc Szony 2015

• Jim Martin - 2016

Visit Shuffleboard Federation website (Sol Lipkin Award section) for a picture of each recipeint and a copy of engraving on the receipients award plaques.

Note: There have also been a number of Table Shuffleboard Association's TSA Directors that have been recipients of the SOL LIPKIN award over the years such as Don Valk, Al Salazar (AZ), Larry Creakbaum, Bob Hunt, Hal Perry, Tom & Lynda French (TX/OK), Jim Martin (CA), etc.  To view complete Sol Lipkin Award history visit The Shuffleboard Federation's website award section.  

Some of the award recipients plaques text and/or their history information follows (to view all recipient plaques go to Shuffleboard Federation webite's "Sol Lipkin Award" section: