Each year the Belgian-American Association has recognized one of its members with a plaque in their honor for their contributions to the B.A.A or the Belgian community. Originally, this award was called the Man of the Year Award. In 2002, the name of the award was changed to be a memorial to Don Werbrouck in honor of the many years that he served the club and the Belgian community. The following is a listing of the award recipients:
Don Werbrouck Award for 2024 is:
Alec Ouvry
George Beels | 1989 |
Al VanDenBergh Jr. | 1990 |
Marcel Vianne | 1991 |
Charlie Phlypo | 1992 |
Oscar Vercruysse | 1993 |
Frank Mahieu | 1994 |
Donn Brooks | 1995 |
Don Werbrouck | 1996 |
Roland Deprez | 1997 |
Arsene VanVooren | 1998 |
Walt Baier | 1999 |
Chuck Horan | 2000 |
Gary Huyghe | 2001 |
Frank Baecke | 2002 |
Leo Michaels | 2003 |
Bob Putrycus | 2004 |
Larry Mahieu | 2005 |
Joe Deckers | 2006 |
Paul Allemon | 2007 |
Bob Grant | 2008 |
Etienne Elskens | 2009 |
Dick Huyghe | 2010 |
Norm Kay | 2011 |
Mel Ferdinande | 2011 |
Mike Huyghe | 2012 |
Julius Voet | 2013 |
Maurice VanCoillie | 2014 |
John Roelandt | 2015 |
Antoon Huyghe | 2016 |
Robert Hison | 2017 |
Charles Myny | 2018 |
Scott Schumacher | 2019 |
John Begin | 2020 |
Butch Desmet | 2021 |
Ken Dewolf | 2022 |
Kirk Mareel | 2023 |