The Lou Gallo MVP Award:
In honor of Lou Gallo (1932-2004) the annual Most Valuable Participant award is named the “Lou Gallo MVP Award.” The award, which is voted on by attendees, is given annually to the person whom they thought contributed the most to make the 4F convention a big success.
| 1982-1996 | 1997-2011 | 2012-2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1982- Karl Norman* | 1997- Alex Elmsley* | 2012- Denis Behr |
| 1983- Steve Dusheck* | 1998- Tom Gagnon | 2013- Dani DaOrtiz |
| 1984- Bob Stencel* | 1999- Lennart Green | 2014- Michael Dardant |
| 1985- Jerry Andrus* | 2000- Bill Malone | 2015- Amanda & Roger Nicot |
| 1986- Shigeo Takagi* | 2001- Tim Ellis & Susanne Webster | 2016- Jimmy Cieslinski |
| 1987- Rocco | 2002- Henry Evans | 2017- Katalina Absolon & Christian Painter |
| 1988- Gary Kurtz | 2003- David Stone | 2018- Howard Hamburg |
| 1989- David Williamson | 2004- Armando Lucero | 2019- Maria Schwieter |
| 1990- Juan Tamariz | 2005- Reed McClintock | 2023- Tom Craven* |
| 1991- Aldo Colombini* | 2006- Flicking Fingers | 2023- Eric DeCamps |
| 1992- Lennart Green | 2007- Shoot Ogawa | 2024- Tom Phelps |
| 1993- Jim Krenz | 2008- Boris Wild | 2025- Fred Fechter & Family |
| 1994- Steve Beam | 2009- Dick Cook | 2026- Geoff Williams |
| 1995- Paul Daniels* | 2010- Obie O’Brien* | |
| 1996- Pat Page* | 2011- Steve Beam | |
| *Deceased. |