Mike Juby of Hutchinson, Kansas was named USA Wrestling State Chairperson of the Year. This award honors a USA Wrestling State Chairperson for service and leadership within the organization.    Juby has served as USA Wrestling's state chairperson in Kansas since 1988. Kansas is one of the largest and most active state associations in the nation, with more than 7,800 members. The state is recognized for a successful Kids program, which impacts young people across the state and culminates in a popular state championships.    Juby started his involvement in USA Wrestling in 1988 through the Hutchinson Wrestling Club. In 1991, he was named a District Director of Kansas USA Wrestling. He was named Assistant Kids Director in 1994, and assumed the office of Kids Director later that year with the passing of longtime Kids leader Bob Cairnes.      During his service in Kansas, he was actively involved in hosting the USA Wrestling Kids National Folkstyle Championships in Topeka, Kansas six times. Kansas USA Wrestling also has hosted the Southern Plains Kids/Cadet Regionals and the Southern Plains Junior Regionals during his tenure with the association.    Juby has actively created an online presence for his state association, working with a webpage as well as a large e-mail newsletter system. Currently, Juby has a list of over 2,400 e-mails, including club directors and individuals who have signed up for the information. He regularly sends e-mails to these people to keep them up to date with the state association and wrestling in Kansas. In addition, the state's webpage (www.usawks.com) has a large and loyal following, providing extensive information to the wrestling community in the state.    "We have a great organization in Kansas," said Juby. "We have many individuals who are active on the club and state levels, and willing to help and promote the sport."    Juby was a high school wrestler, and has coached on the club level. Two of his sons wrestled on the high school level, and have graduated. His youngest son is a wrestler now on the high school level. His wife Kathy serves as the state membership director.    State Chairperson of the Year  1978 - Leroy Evans, California  1979 - Dave Dozeman, Michigan  1980 - Frank Rader, North Carolina  1981 - Ted DeRousse, Illinois  1982 - Dave and Bobby Schneller, Connecticut  1983 - Mick Pickford, Iowa  1984 - Bill Crum, New Jersey  1985 - Tom Canavan, Pennsylvania  1986 - Kay Lacher, Minnesota  1987 - Jack Harcourt, Virginia  1988 - Mark Scott, Wyoming  1989 - Leroy Evans, California and Charlie White, Colorado  1990 - John Welch, New Jersey  1991 - Dave Mellon, North Dakota  1992 - Bob Labat, Minnesota  1993 - Al Kastl, Michigan  1994 - Chuck Elvin, Kansas  1995 - Haswell Franklin, Sr., Maryland  1996 - Archie Randall, Oklahoma  1997 - Fred Lehrke, Wisconsin  1998 - Bob Walker, Florida  1999 - Mike Dowden, Indiana  2000 - Paula McGahee, Georgia  2001 - Tom Shaw, Washington  2002 -Dave Black, Wisconsin  2003 - Jim Considine, Illinois  2004 - Mike Juby, Kansas