2026 Officers & Board

Scott Tibbets, President (Weatherford, TX)
Bart Saucier, V.P. (Sparta, TN)
Becky Conway, Secretary (Cambridge, KS)
Leon Fischer, Treasurer (Chattanooga, OK)
Mark Day, Director (Conway, MS)
Justin Jackson, Director (Howe, OK)
Jon Pugh, Director (Cleburne, TX)
Homer Robertson, Director (Granbury, TX)
David Sneed, Director (Flippin, AR)

Ray Schmid, President, Mid-America Satellite Chapter (West Alexandria, OH)

Maribeth Sexton, Admin Assistant

ACWA Contact Info:
ACWA, P O Box 626, Belton, Texas 76513
Email: acwa@chuckwagon.org
Phone: 940-532-1788

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Everyone is Welcome at the Wagon!

You have found the online home of the American Chuck Wagon Association, a 501c3 organization. Our focus is to preserve the heritage of the Chuck Wagon.

A chuck wagon continues to be an iconic symbol of the great cattle driving era in the American West. This group is dedicated to preserving the history of the chuck wagon and the cooking methods used over a century ago. Those same methods and recipes are used today by many of the award-winning chuck wagon cooks that you can meet at various chuck wagon events.

Mission Statement

To preserve the heritage of the Chuck Wagon.

The American Chuck Wagon Association started out as a small group of Old West enthusiasts and has expanded to world wide association preserving the American past through competitions, demonstrations, charity and school events and other venues.

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View From the Trail ~

Message from ACWA President Scott Tibbets

January 2026

Greetings ACWA Family,

Happy New Year and Welcome to 2026. I, like many of you, am on the road to holiday recovery. The blessings of the season and the joy of family and friends are now in our past as we look forward to the upcoming year.

Can you imagine the new year in 1926? What was 1925 like? Were there family holiday gatherings and tales of the trail(s) laughed about around the dinner table? We laugh and joke about stories from our past as if they
were yesterday. I can only imagine the stories told in 1926. As the year starts, I would like to say a big Thank You to our membership. We all have an essential part in the continuing impact the Chuck Wagon has on the history of our country. As the west continued to grow, the Chuck Wagon led the way. Long before 1926.

As an Association, we keep the stories alive and history at the forefront of our minds. The ability to share that history and create curiosity in our Craft are blessings we cherish. Wagon cooks, builders, and historians love to tell our stories. Even if we may embellish them from
time to time with our little added “whoppers.” The story is a recipe of the past. The “little whoppers” add the flavor and give the storyteller an opportunity to sweeten the pie.

I would also like to welcome our new members to the association. I know we have at least four new members. They have cooked with Alicia and I for years. They are essentially the backbone to our success. I’m sure the
other wagon owners would say the same thing about the family, friends and people that help them keep the wagons rolling down the trail. As I mentioned last month, our association needs new members.

Share the success of our association. Share the knowledge, wisdom, and expertise within our membership. Share the family of our association.
I will close this month with prayers and hope for all to have a blessed and successful 2026. The new year is upon us. I look forward to seeing you all somewhere down the everlasting trail.

WE keep it rolling.

Happy New Year!
Scott Tibbets
ACWA 2026 President

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2026 Chuck Wagon Events

Click on EVENTS tab at the top of the page for information on how you can participate or attend a chuck wagon event near you.

The American Chuck Wagon Association is happy to provide assistance to anyone wishing to host a chuck wagon competition, gathering or sampling. We have compiled tips and suggestions for successful cook offs; there are sample forms for food judging; youth competition forms and tally sheets to help you get started. If you would like to request these forms, have questions or would simply like to visit with someone about your plans, feel free to contact us through email or contact one of the directors.