Each year, along with the election of officers, APC accepts nominees for the Betzi Woodman Spark Plug Award. The board elects a winner from that year’s nominees. The award is for a member who energized APC throughout the year, displaying good organizational skills and motivating others to act on behalf of APC. (List of all awardees below.)
- 2022 Judy Griffin
- 2021 Sherrie Simmonds
- 2019 Alissa Oder
- 2018 MaryLee Hayes and Carolyn Rinehart
- 2017 Not awarded
- 2016 Lizzie Newell & Pat Richardson
- 2015 MaryLee Hayes
- 2014 Thetus Smith
- 2013 Elise Patkotak
- 2012 Not awarded
- 2011 Kay Vreeland
- 2010 Joan Harris
- 2009 Carolyn Rinehart & Doris Thomas
- 2008 Sonya Senkowsky
- 2007 Sherrie Simmonds
- 2006 Carolyn Rinehart & Connie Huff
- 2005 Elise Patkotak
- 2004 Tina Adair
- 2003 Thetus Smith
- 2002 Diane Walters & Mariah Oxford
- 2001 Karen L. Lew
- 2000 Dalene Perrigo
- 1999 Doris Thomas
- 1998 Carolyn Rinehart
- 1997 Doris Thomas
- 1996 Asta Corley
- 1995 Andrea Veach
- 1994 Francine Taylor
- 1993 Gloria Maschmeyer & Melinda Taylor
- 1992 Jan Ingram & Ella Wright
- 1991 Ella Wright & Jeanne Johnson
- 1990 Nancy Cain Schmitt & Gloria Maschmeyer
- 1989 Naomi Klouda
- 1988
- 1987 Carolyn Rinehart
- 1986 Mae Martin
- 1985 Betzi Woodman & Carolyn Rinehart
- 1984 Pat Richardson
- 1983 Pat Richardson
- 1982 Becky Pfanner (Parker)
- 1981 Kathy Walker
- 1980 Nona McVicker
- 1979 Beverly Ward
- 1978 Dianne Barske
- 1977 Betzi Woodman
- 1976 Phyllis Carlson
- 1975 Martha Chastain