California BBQ Association Hall of Fame

California BBQ Association Hall of Fame2026-02-06T08:47:35-07:00

Welcome to the California BBQ Association Hall of Fame

The CBBQA Hall of Fame was established in 2007 to recognize CBBQA members who personify the very best of what the CBBQA stands for – service, competition, and education.

Click here to learn about our nominations process.

Class of 2007

Dan Cannon
Gene Goycochea

Class of 2008

Brent and Kim Walton

Class of 2009

Frank Boyer
Ric Gilbert

Class of 2010

Randy Gille

Class of 2011

Kelly and Kathleen McIntosh
Ben Lobenstein

Class of 2012

Laurence Hill

Class of 2013

Bill Keyes

Class of 2014

Steve Madaule

Class of 2015

Donna Fong

Class of 2016

Thom Emery

Class of 2017

Darry Smith
Harry Soo

Class of 2018

Andrew Soto
Stephan Franklin

Class of 2019

Jerry Aguilar
Hayward Harris
Sterling Ball

Class of 2020

Eva Harris
Dale and Tammy Ginos
Patty Fisher-Sharpe
Sylvie Curry

Class of 2022

Brian DeCoud
Jim Palmer
Jim Kirchner
Matt Dalton

Class of 2023

Sterling Smith

Class of 2024

Craig Yeszin
Melanie Price
Rick Brandini

Class of 2025

Brett McKinney
Ian Schmidt
Julie Poe
Paul Robles