Violet Palmer
- Four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances with Cal Poly Pomona (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
- 2x NCAA Division II National Champion (1985, 1986)
- 20+ year veteran official at the NCAA, WNBA, and NBA level
- Spent nine seasons officiating at the collegiate level, including five NCAA Women’s Final Fours and two National Championship games
- Spent thirteen seasons on the NBA’s officiating roster
- Officiated more than seven hundred regular season NBA games (2006-2016)
- Selected to officiate in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament (1996)
- Officiated the WNBA Championship (1997)
- Named the Naismith Award Women’s Official of the Year (1999)
- Named coordinator of women’s basketball officials for the West Coast Conference (2009) and Pac-12 Conference (2010)
- National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) “Gold Whistle Award” winner (2023)
- Currently the Big West Conference Women’s Basketball Coordinator of Officials