Early in 1998, Rick Rader, MOGSouth member from Chattanooga suggested that MOGSouth establish a perpetual award to honor the memory and spirit of the long time MOGSouth members Nancilee and Dan Kelly, to be called the Mother Courage Award. Mother Courage is the name Nancilee gave to her blue Drop Head Coupe. A committee was drafted at the 1998 Spring Meet to decide the criteria for the award and that committee decided that the award was to be given to the person or persons who best personify Dan and Nancilee’s love for people, Morgans and life.
For 25 years, potential awardees were nominated by the club membership at large and a new recipient was selected, from those nominated, by the past three recipients of the award. The award was presented at the annual MOGSouth Holiday Party. The award was retired after 25 years (in 2023). Those members that received the Mother Courage Award during that period of time, are listed here.
- 2023 Patricia and Ken Kreuzer
- 2022 Richard and Janet Ihns
- 2021 Chuck and Karen Bernath
- 2020 No Award – COVID
- 2019 Gary and Judy Heck
- 2018 Dr. Richard Fohl
- 2017 Jim and Colette Clark
- 2016 Pat and Judy Buckley
- 2015 Mae Councill
- 2014 Dwight and Jackie Kinzer
- 2013 Bev and Carlton Shriver
- 2012 Joe and Cynthia Speetjens
- 2011 Stacey Schepens
- 2010 Andy and Anne Leo
- 2009 Fred and Gay Hollinger
- 2008 Sam and Rick Frazee
- 2007 Lee and Trisha Gaskins
- 2006 Glenn and Dorothy Moore
- 2005 Graeme, Jenny, Emma and Robyn Addie
- 2004 Mark and Andrea Braunstein
- 2003 Dave and Sarah Chiles
- 2002 Gene and Betsy McOmber
- 2001 Dave and Marilyn Bondon
- 2000 Charlie and Caroline King
- 1999 Lance and Connie Lipscomb
- 1998 Randy and Dale Johnson