Each year, as part of the banquet at the ACA Annual Meeting, a series of prestigious national awards are presented to individuals and organizations who have illustrated exemplary leadership, service, and dedication to various aspects of paddlesport. 

• Legends of Paddling
• Excellence in Instruction
• Sanctioned Event of the Year
• Green Paddle for Waterway Conservation 
• Joe Pina Volunteer of the Year
• Stroke of Achievement
• J.Henry Rushton
• President's Award
• Dusty Rhodes Founder's Award 

*Nominations for the 2009 ACA Awards are now closed.  For additional information, please contact the ACA Executive Director.