CRISFIELD — The 2021 Little Miss & Mr. Crustacean contestants would like to commemorate the origin of the National Hard Crab Derby and “Welcome Back” the past general chairmen or an immediate family member of this event at the contest on Friday, Aug. 27.

The committee is looking forward to seeing many of these important volunteers in the audience that evening at 7 p.m. Please message pageant director, Lisa Dize, for further information at 410-430-2278 and please share this information!

1948      Leo Lawson
1949      Charles McClenahan
1950      Leo Lawson
1951      Blake Dryden
1952      Prentis Evans
1953      Wade Ward
1954      Tony DeCreechio
1955      E. Layton Riggin, E. L. Quinn
1956      Harry Phoebus
1957      Jack Loreman
1958      Jesse Long
1959      Jesse Long
1960      Jack Morgan
1961      Carlton Drewer 
1962      Chas. Rayfield
1963      Roland Lankford
1964      Barry McCready

1965      Robert Wilson
1966      Charles McClenahan
1967      Donnie Drewer
1968      Donnie Drewer
1969      Scott Drewer
1970      Carlton “Yank” Dize
1971      Jack Merklein
1972      Charles McClenahan
1973      Hon. J. Millard Tawes
1974      George Larry Marshall
1975      Merrill Parks
1976      Gene N. Ennis
1977      W. Sherman Dize, II
1978      James Gundling
1979      Scott Davis, Scott Tawes
1980      Scott Davis, Scott Tawes
1981      Jan Caldwell, Jamie Byrd
1982      Jan Caldwell, Jamie Byrd
1983      Tom Shores, Edwin Riggin
1984      Jamie Byrd, Marilyn Riggin
1985      Sherman Dize, Melvin Higgs
1986      John W. Tawes, Fredrick B. Gerald, III
1987      Frederick B. Gerald III, Clifton Brimer
1988      Ruth Custis
1989      Ruth Custis
1990      Nelson Brice, Daren Harrison
1991      Jamie Byrd, Tom McCready
1992      Jamie Byrd
1993      Jamie Byrd, Diana Barber, Sandy Buttrill
1994      Jamie Byrd, Daniel Thompson, Wade Ward
1995      Daniel Thompson
1996      Virginia Townsend, Karyn Reese, Scoots Tyler
1997      Jay Tawes
1998      Paula Bishop, Valerie Howard, Virginia Townsend
1999      Paula Bishop, Valerie Howard, Virginia Townsend
2000      Valerie Howard, Virginia Townsend
2001      Valerie Howard, Virginia Townsend
2002      Valerie Howard, Virginia Townsend
2003      Virginia Townsend, Bonnie Crockett
2004      Virginia Townsend, Bonnie Crockett
2005      Virginia Townsend, Bonnie Crockett
2006      Virginia Townsend, Bonnie Crockett
2007      Virginia Townsend, Bonnie Crockett
2008      Virginia Townsend, Bonnie Crockett
2009      Virginia Townsend, Bonnie Crockett
2010      Virginia Townsend, Bonnie Crockett
2011      Courtney Flaherty, Noelle Thomas
2012      Courtney Flaherty, Jackie Wheatley
2013      Billy & Lou Drewer, Chris & Vanessa Sterling
2014      Billy & Lou Drewer
2015      Lou Drewer,  Jesse Drewer
2016      Lou Drewer,  Jesse Drewer
2017      Bill Buttrill
2018      Bruce Wooster
2019      Buddy Ward
2020      Buddy Ward
2021      Buddy Ward