
Violet Palmer
- Led Cal Poly Pomona to four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances (1982-1986)
- Two-time 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
- Officiated the 1997 WNBA Championship
- Named the 1999 Naismith Award Women’s Official of the Year
- Selected to officiate in the 1996 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament
- Named coordinator of women’s basketball officials for the West Coast Conference (2009) and Pac-12 Conference (2010)
- Currently the Big West Conference Women’s Basketball Coordinator of Officials
- 2023 National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) “Gold Whistle Award” winner