This perpetual award was established December 6, 1992, by the Gulf Yachting Association’s Board of Directors to recognize and honor individuals who, over the years, have made “significant and outstanding contributions in service to the sport of sailing”. The award is named for and dedicated to J. Gilbert and Flora K. Scheib, and its presentation annually at the GYA Winter Meeting is a continuing reminder that it originated as a tribute to Jack and Flo Scheib, each of whom served the Gulf Yachting Association ably, loyally, and diligently for many decades. The selection of the recipient is made by a committee composed of the current Commodore of the GYA and the two immediate Past Commodores.
The recipient of the Jack and Flo Scheib Service Award for 2025 was presented to Past GYA Commodore Shan L. Kirk at the Annual GYA Winter Meeting held in January at the Pensacola Yacht Club.
Below are the names of the honored recipients of this distinguished
service award, the club(s) to which each belongs and the year for which the award was presented:
| Winners | Year Won | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Flora K. (Flo) Scheib | 1992 | SYC |
| Commodore George C. Criminale, Sr. | 1993 | MYC |
| Commodore Marshall J. Brown | 1994 | FWYC |
| Juanita"Granny" Dees | 1995 | FYC |
| Commodore Thomas D. Beery, Jr. | 1996 | SRYC |
| Commodore Michael S. Johnson | 1997 | FWYC |
| Roy A. (Uncle Roy) Troendle, Sr. | 1998 | SYC |
| Commodore Joseph D. Alfonso | 1999 | GYC |
| Commodore Henry G. Chapman | 2000 | BWYC/SYC |
| Commodore FrançOis D. Valliant | 2001 | PYC |
| Commodore Roy Sellers, Jr. | 2002 | BucYC |
| Commodore Daniel B. Killeen, Sr. | 2003 | PCYC |
| Captain Pete Morrill | 2004 | BWYC |
| Mrs. Joel Barnett | 2005 | SYC |
| Commodore Norton W. Brooker, Jr.* | 2006 | MYC |
| Commodore Walter G. Chamberlain | 2007 | BWYC |
| Al Rees | 2008 | LAYC |
| Commodore Lawrence W. Taggart, Jr. | 2009 | SYC |
| Commodore Kenneth K. Kleinschrodt | 2010 | BucYC |
| Commodore James P. (Jim) O’Neal | 2011 | LAYC |
| Ms. Karen Reisch | 2012 | SYC |
| John G. Curren, Jr. | 2013 | SYC |
| Commodore Stewart R. “Tootie” Barnett, Jr. | 2014 | SYC |
| Commodore Thomas A. "Tom" Batty | 2015 | BucYC/MYC |
| Mrs. Cheri Dillard | 2016 | PCYC |
| Commodore Ewell C. “Corky” Potts, III | 2017 | SYC |
| Commodore John B. Morrow | 2018 | GYC/StABYC |
| Commodore John Matthews | 2019 | PYC |
| Commodore Catherine Cromartie | 2020 | FYC |
| Commodore Michael Hage | 2021 | GYC |
| Jennifer B Schmidt | 2022 | SYC |
| Commodore Danny Killeen, Jr. | 2023 | PCYC |
| Commodore Basil Kennedy | 2024 | BWYC |
| Commodore Shan L. Kirk | 2025 | SYC |