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The NFLRA, founded in 1972, is the sole and exclusive bargaining representative of everyone employed by the NFL to officiate games played by the Member Clubs of the NFL.

“The NFLRA organizationally, and through its individual members, has been supporting NASO and its mission for decades,” said NASO Founder Barry Mano. “In fact, the NFLRA was the very first organization to enroll all of its members into NASO, at a time when few organizations gave NASO such consideration. In the intervening years, this group of professional football officials has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with NASO, working on the behalf of recognition and endorsement of just how important sports officials are to the equation we know as organized sports. The ‘RA’s’ support has been and continues to be invaluable.”

NFLRA Executive Director Scott Green served on the NASO Board of Directors from 2014-18 and was in Riverside, Calif., to help accept the award on behalf of the group. “The award recognizes the contribution the NFLRA has made through the years,” Green said. “There’s obviously been a lot of involvement on the (NASO) board as well. You look back through the years, there have been guys like Jerry Markbreit and Bill Carollo who have served on the (NASO) board.”

Current NFLRA Vice President Carl Cheffers served on the NASO Board of Directors from 2018-21 and current NFLRA Board of Directors member Ron Torbert is currently serving on the NASO Board of Directors.

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“Violet has shined a positive light on officiating for decades,” NASO Founder Barry Mano said. “She broke trail in the NBA. She has become revered as a collegiate coordinator for a plurality of conferences. She served for four years on the NASO board. All these things show her commitment to making officiating better. Her unanimous selection was fated by the work she has done. Few have blazed such trails in a manner that makes all of us in the officiating world proud. ”

Palmer’s officiating career included stops at many of the highest levels of basketball. She was assigned five NCAA women’s Final Fours and two NCAA women’s Championship games. She worked in the WNBA, including the 1997 finals. That same year she made history, becoming the first female to officiate an NBA game when she refereed the season opener. In 2006 she became the first woman to officiate an NBA playoff game and in 2014 became the first woman to officiate the league’s all-star game. In total, she worked nine NBA postseason assignments.

Violet Palmer served on the NASO board of directors from 2005-08.

“This is an amazing award” Palmer said. “Having the Summit in Riverside and being able to celebrate with family and friends was extra special.”

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