Each year prior to the AKCA Annual Seminar/Convention, each AKCA affiliated club that has been a member club for the current year is asked to select a "Koi Person of the Year" for their respective club. He/she or multiple persons from the same household may be chosen by their club using whatever method or criteria each club decides is appropriate. The "Koi Person of the Year" is/are someone who has made a significant contribution to Koi keeping and/or to their club during the past year. Additionally the club can consider whatever else criteria it chooses.

The Atlanta Koi Club has honored the following persons as our Koi Person(s) of the Year:

2010:  Bill & Peggy Fricke plus Marilyn Carroll

2009:  David Boyd & David Pugh

2008:  Hal & Susan Brown

2007:  Ron Scott

2006:  Jerry Hord

2005:  Michael & Toni Anderson

2004:  Charlie & Brenda Atwell