2025 Meritorious Service Award Honorees
The Carolina Region is pleased to announce the following individuals as recipients of 2025 Robert L. Lindsay Meritorious Service Awards. A listing of all previous winners of Carolina Region Region/Meritorious Service Awards can be found here.
2025 HONOREES:
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| Sarah Conklin |
Sarah Conklin – Sarah has been instrumental in growing Boys volleyball both in North Carolina and across the country. She has led the cause to get Boys' High School Volleyball as a sanctioned sport by the NCHSAA. In just three years, her efforts have seen the number of NC Boys High School programs go from under 10 schools to over 150 with a goal of a successful state sanctioning vote in 2026. She has also been active nationally with the First Point Foundation in growing Boys volleyball opportunities. She has served as the Youth & Junior Boys' Rep to the Carolina Region Board of Directors since 2022.
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| Steve Ellis |
Steve Ellis – Steve's involvement with the Carolina Region goes back all the way to the beginnings of the Region. A retired National Referee, Steve served as the first Referee Chair for the Carolina Region in 1981-1982. A long time player, coach, and referee, Steve was instrumental in the early operations of the Region. After taking a break from the Region due to his work as attorney, Steve has returned to volunteer with the Region now that he is retired. Steve was appointed as an At-Large member of the Board of Directors in 2021 and has concentrated his efforts on leading the board through a comprehensive Strategic Planning process.