Caroline Marks originally from Florida but who now calls San Clemente home, is no stranger to accolades in recent years. The surfer rose quickly up the ranks on the amateur series and won the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, before joining the elite World Tour at just 17 years old. Just a few years later, she would win her first World Surf League Championship Title at Lower Trestles in 2023, followed by a gold medal in Paris 2024, which was her second Olympic appearance. Along with getting her spot in the Surfers' Hall of Fame, she will be honored as Waterperson of the Year from the Surf Industry Members Association at its Waterman's Ball in June.

Tom Servais Florida-raised surfer, Servais, who recalled being mesmerized by the surfing craze when it hit in the early 60’s. Growing up, he enjoyed fishing off the piers along Miami Beach, his mom dropping him off in the morning. He'd spend hours watching the surfers below ride waves, and when he got his first subscription to Surfer Magazine, he says he knew he wanted to join the wave riders in the water. In 1973, Servais drove to California for a surf trip and while the waves took up much of his time, he took college classes, including the photography classes that would end up getting him a job in the Surfer magazine darkroom, alongside veteran photographer Art Brewer.Servais spent 20 years shooting for Surfer magazine and doing commercial work for surf industry companies and eventually, in the late 1990s, started to freelance his work, a job that allowed him to spend most months of the year traveling.

Dwight Dunn started surfing with his brothers, Paul and Jack, in 1967 and a few years later, at 16, started riding for Infinity Surfboards, where a year later he got a job. He earned several more sponsorships and landed in a few magazine ads, scoring a full-page photo in Surfer magazine in 1976. In 1979, Dunn partnered with Carl Hayward to launch Carl Hayward Surfboards, while also glassing boards for Hurley, Infinity, Hawk, HSS and other brands. It was in 1983 when Dunn started working closely with Bob Hurley, first in the shaping room, then as Hurley was starting up Billabong USA. When Hurley decided to start his own label in 1999, Dunn joined and worked there for 18 years. He retired in 2017, but is still involved in the surf industry as an investor in IPD Clothing.