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CASI Pioneer Awards
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2010 - Carroll Shelby – Originator First Terlingua Cookoff/ Owner of Terlingua Land
Frank Tolbert – Originator First Terlingua Cookoff
Bill Neale – Designer of first years of poster for Terlingua Cookoff
2011 - Ray King - Originator of CASI, Inc. / Wrote the first CASI rules / Developed the business side of CASI / 1st Executive Director
Richard Knight – Designed CASI Chili Pepper Logo/Developed sponsors to provide Terlingua's 1st Ambulance/Developed the vision statement for CASI/Assisted in Development of 1st Texas Open Championship/ Assisted in originating 1st Pods in Florida and Tennessee/Assisted in orginating the first set of rules for CASI
Fred McMurry – First Great Pepper of First CASI Pod (Houston)
2012 - Alegani Jani Schofield – Originator of Ladies State at Luckenbach / First Lady to Win Terlingua
Larry Burruss – Originator of First Texas Championship – Chilympiad for Men/President during Tolbert lawsuits
Doris Coats – First human Great Pepper of North Texas/Dallas Pod /Originator of
Southwest Ladies Open/Assisted in developing Texas Open CCO
2013 - Judie King – Served on First CASI Board of Directors and a CASI, Inc. founding director
Pat Irvine King – CASI Attorney of Record for many years/Member of 1st CASI Board
Vann York – Served on first CASI Board / Designed CASI Pepper TICC trophy
2014 - John Caffey – First elected Alcalde of Old 320 - Rancho De Los Chisos
Ken Hudspeth – Served as ED during purchase of CASI Ranch
Ken Large – Leader of the clearing and construction of the CASI Ranch
Bob Whitefield – Originator of the CASI Ranch idea and the Old 320
2015 - Jim Stateczny – Designed and implemented the first CASI website and business system; chili.org
Ray Calhoun – Author of “How to cook competitive chili” / Assisted many first time cooks
Darrell Baxter – Past Director
Hut Brown – Originated the CASI scholarship fund / Long term CASI Executive Director
2016 - Rex Jones – Past Director
Robert Bell – Developed auctions and merchandise sales to pay off CASI’s attorney’s fees/Past President
Elton Homesley – 1st Off Board Tally Master
Tex Scholfield – Is recognized as the original “Mouth of the South” / TICC MC
Ron Charlton – Assisted in the development of the original showmanship rules
Ralph Hay – Past Alcalde, Tallymaster, and CASI President
2017 - Johnye Harriman - As former CASI Executive Director, developed the original CASI blog and the original CASI Book of History Lists
Wendell Rankin - Developed the original cook's painted stoves and cook stands
John Montgomery - Originated the first CASI cookoffs in the Colorado and Tri-State Areas to expand CASI
2018 - Jim Ezell - Developed Friends of CASI program and grew CASI TICC sponsorships
Ruby Ross - Charter member of the Highland Lakes Pod and Howdy Roo Chili Cookoff. Got granite donated for 1st Memorial board at Rancho CASI de los Chisos.
2019 - No Awards
2020 - No Awards
2021 - No Awards
2022 - Ted Fichtl - As CASI Executive Director, lead the team to develop the CASI Chili Mix with H-E-B
Myrl Coltas - Developed the CASI monthly news letter into a full monthly newspaper
2023 - Si Brown - 1st CASI Legacy Sponsor - Supporter of Krazy Flats - Si Brown Pavilion
Ken Rodd - Developed the Board's idea for development of Krazy Flats - 1st Mayor of Krazy Flats
2024 - Alan Dean - Developed the CASI motto, "Chili, Charity, and Fun"
Nancy Becker - Developed the 1st CASI International Chili Championship - Mexico
2025 - Bruce Jones - Developed the memorial board at the CASI ranch to honor the original Old 320 donors
Frank Tolbert – Originator First Terlingua Cookoff
Bill Neale – Designer of first years of poster for Terlingua Cookoff
2011 - Ray King - Originator of CASI, Inc. / Wrote the first CASI rules / Developed the business side of CASI / 1st Executive Director
Richard Knight – Designed CASI Chili Pepper Logo/Developed sponsors to provide Terlingua's 1st Ambulance/Developed the vision statement for CASI/Assisted in Development of 1st Texas Open Championship/ Assisted in originating 1st Pods in Florida and Tennessee/Assisted in orginating the first set of rules for CASI
Fred McMurry – First Great Pepper of First CASI Pod (Houston)
2012 - Alegani Jani Schofield – Originator of Ladies State at Luckenbach / First Lady to Win Terlingua
Larry Burruss – Originator of First Texas Championship – Chilympiad for Men/President during Tolbert lawsuits
Doris Coats – First human Great Pepper of North Texas/Dallas Pod /Originator of
Southwest Ladies Open/Assisted in developing Texas Open CCO
2013 - Judie King – Served on First CASI Board of Directors and a CASI, Inc. founding director
Pat Irvine King – CASI Attorney of Record for many years/Member of 1st CASI Board
Vann York – Served on first CASI Board / Designed CASI Pepper TICC trophy
2014 - John Caffey – First elected Alcalde of Old 320 - Rancho De Los Chisos
Ken Hudspeth – Served as ED during purchase of CASI Ranch
Ken Large – Leader of the clearing and construction of the CASI Ranch
Bob Whitefield – Originator of the CASI Ranch idea and the Old 320
2015 - Jim Stateczny – Designed and implemented the first CASI website and business system; chili.org
Ray Calhoun – Author of “How to cook competitive chili” / Assisted many first time cooks
Darrell Baxter – Past Director
Hut Brown – Originated the CASI scholarship fund / Long term CASI Executive Director
2016 - Rex Jones – Past Director
Robert Bell – Developed auctions and merchandise sales to pay off CASI’s attorney’s fees/Past President
Elton Homesley – 1st Off Board Tally Master
Tex Scholfield – Is recognized as the original “Mouth of the South” / TICC MC
Ron Charlton – Assisted in the development of the original showmanship rules
Ralph Hay – Past Alcalde, Tallymaster, and CASI President
2017 - Johnye Harriman - As former CASI Executive Director, developed the original CASI blog and the original CASI Book of History Lists
Wendell Rankin - Developed the original cook's painted stoves and cook stands
John Montgomery - Originated the first CASI cookoffs in the Colorado and Tri-State Areas to expand CASI
2018 - Jim Ezell - Developed Friends of CASI program and grew CASI TICC sponsorships
Ruby Ross - Charter member of the Highland Lakes Pod and Howdy Roo Chili Cookoff. Got granite donated for 1st Memorial board at Rancho CASI de los Chisos.
2019 - No Awards
2020 - No Awards
2021 - No Awards
2022 - Ted Fichtl - As CASI Executive Director, lead the team to develop the CASI Chili Mix with H-E-B
Myrl Coltas - Developed the CASI monthly news letter into a full monthly newspaper
2023 - Si Brown - 1st CASI Legacy Sponsor - Supporter of Krazy Flats - Si Brown Pavilion
Ken Rodd - Developed the Board's idea for development of Krazy Flats - 1st Mayor of Krazy Flats
2024 - Alan Dean - Developed the CASI motto, "Chili, Charity, and Fun"
Nancy Becker - Developed the 1st CASI International Chili Championship - Mexico
2025 - Bruce Jones - Developed the memorial board at the CASI ranch to honor the original Old 320 donors
