Established in 2012, the Volunteer of the Year award was created to recognize the work that curlers throughout the nation do to advance curling on the club level.

Nominations are accepted until June 30th and all USA Curling members are eligible for nomination (with the exception of current Board members and employees of USA Curling). Examples of relevant contributions include, but are not limited to, program development, facilities repair/maintenance, fundraising, member recruitment or retention efforts, volunteer recruitment, and more.