When a member, over any period of years, accumulates 5 starred wins in one breed and variety (i.e. White Cochins or Black Old English Game), he or she is awarded a Citation for Merit. These awards are calculated and announced annually.

All qualifying wins accumulate to the ABA member’s record as long as their dues are maintained.  If a member’s ABA dues lapse for any reason, their wins are transferred to inactive status.  ABA members wishing to re-activate their dormant wins may contact the ABA office directly for further information.

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2020 Certificate of Merit Award Winners

2021 Certificate of Merit Award Winners

2022 Certificate of Merit Award Winners

2023 Certificate of Merit Award Winners

2024 Certificate of Merit Award Winners

Citation of Merit Winners - 2025

Modern Game

Birchen Modern Game Burkhart Bantams, TX

Birchen Modern Game Hames Poultry, OK

Black Breasted Red Modern Game Hames Poultry, OK

Black Breasted Red Modern Game Burkhart Bantams, Jeff Burkhart, TX

Brown Red Modern Game Clint Carter, UT

Brown Red Modern Game Quinn Feazell, AL

Red Pyle Modern Game Chad Satterfield, Black Coffee Ranch, SC

Silver Bue Modern Game Jeff & Jessica Duguay, LA

Game (Old English and American competing)

Black Old English Game Turpin & Strunk Bantams, TN

Black Breasted Red Old English Game Jim Anderson, CA

Blue Old English Game Logan Lindley, Lindley Bantams, OK

Blue Wheaten Old English Game Zach Rose, CA

Brassy Back Old English Game Logan Lindley, Lindley Bantams, OK

Wheaten Old English Game Dale Costner, NC

White Old English Game The Bennett Famiy, KY

Single Comb Clean Legged

Double Laced Barnevelder Ashley Dixon, Wanderlust Chickens, FL

Blue Tailed White Japanese Keith Wagoner, AL

SC Light Brown Leghorn James Laatsch, WI

SC White Leghorn John Caddo, AL

SC White Leghorn Amber Quick, CA

Barred Plymouth Rock Rebecca & Myron Lash, ME

White Plymouth Rock Seth & Eli Smith, S & E Bantams, MO

White Plymouth Rock Tim Myers, TX

White Plymouth Rock Thompson Bantams, AL

White Plymouth Rock Brent Gholson, FL

SC Rhode Island Red Shane Cramp, ONT

SC Rhode Island Red Rose Spaletta, CA

Rose Comb Clean Legged

Quail Belgian d'Anver John & Patricia Bailey Family, OH

RC White Leghorn Keith Wagoner, AL

RC Rhode Island Red Swamprun's Poultry, VA

Golden Sebright Kristie & Randy Thompson, TN

Golden Sebright David Freeman, KY

Golden Sebright Justin Johnson, FL

Black Wyandotte Kathy Ashcroft, UT

Black Wyandotte Corey Rutherford, IA

Black Wyandotte Trey Stewart, NE

Partridge Wyandotte Corey Rutherford, IA

White Wyandotte Kathy Ashcroft, UT

White Wyandotte Dwayne & Melody Jonas, TX

Feather Legged

Buff Brahma Patricia Ann Dunlap-Vento, TX

Buff Brahma Beamer's Poultry-John Beamer, Ontario

Light Brahma Maegan & Turner Holland, KY

Splash Cochin Bruce Auger, GA

Bearded Black Silkie Tony Davis, FL

Bearded Black Silkie Janelle Kelly, MA

Bearded White Silkie Ben Pol, FL

Bearded White Silkie Rancho Snowfall, CO

Bearded White Silkie Amanda Bryan, NC

Bearded White Silkie Gabrielle Bennett, GA

Bearded White Silkie Denise Stevens and Adam Dye. CA

Any Other Comb Clean Legged

Dark Cornish TNT Cornish, MI

White Chantecler Emmett Wild, WA

NB White Crested Black Polish Keith Wagoner, AL

Bantam Duck

White Call Duck Rink, Chad & Katie - R & R Poultry, IN

White Call Duck Cline's Calls - Eddie Cline, GA

White Call Duck Amanda Maupin, FL