Person of the Year
First initiated in 1966 to recognize and honor a member of SCOA for dedicated, distinguished and meritorious service to officiating and the game of soccer.
| Year | Member |
| 2024 | Mike Bruchac |
| 2023 | Jeff Pogorzelski |
| 2022 | Andrew Stern |
| 2021 | Richard Champion |
| 2020 | Marc Shulte |
| 2019 | Rich Eger |
| 2018 | Marc Burge |
| 2017 | Dom Tolerico |
| 2016 | Hank Cordiero |
| 2015 | Steve Hess |
| 2014 | Nick Chirico |
| 2013 | William Clark |
| 2012 | Eugene Listwan |
| 2011 | Thomas Urcuioli |
| 2010 | William Lord |
| 2009 | James DeLamater |
| 2008 | Carlos Patterne |
| 2007 | David R. Klein |
| 2006 | Arthur Pettigrew |
| 2005 | Vincent Klebaur |
| 2004 | Peter Hawkins |
| 2003 | Patrick Tillyer |
| 2002 | Ralph Frazer |
| 2002 | Robert Leary |
| 2001 | James Powers |
| 2000 | Thomas Witkowski |
| 1999 | Gene Chyzowych |
| 1998 | James Pettigrew |
| 1997 | Richard Rosin |
| 1996 | Dennis Sayer |
| 1995 | Ken Holzschuh |
| 1994 | Fred Toye |
| 1993 | Arthur Lape |
| 1992 | Edward McInroy |
| 1991 | John Marcy |
| 1990 | Charles Lindner |
| 1989 | Thomas Sereika |
| 1988 | Leo Spirito |
| 1987 | Brian Kane |
| 1986 | James Menary |
| 1985 | Henry T. Michaelson |
| 1984 | Carl Hess |
| 1983 | John Downey |
| 1982 | Joseph Caccavale |
| 1981 | David R. Klein |
| 1980 | Ted Ziegert |
| 1979 | David E. Newirth |
| 1978 | Robert A. Holzschuh |
| 1977 | Robert Leary |
| 1976 | John Kurszwicz |
| 1975 | Ted Kavanaugh |
| 1974 | Peter McIntyre |
| 1973 | Ralph Frazier |
| 1972 | Ralph Dougan |
| 1971 | Fred L. Coggin |
| 1970 | Joseph B. Sharpless |
| 1969 | Jack Schrumpf |
| 1968 | Walter Shields |
| 1967 | Harry W. Nowick |
| 1966 | Fred Shields |