|
LCARC Sponsored Awards |
Awards
The Lake County ARC hosts two major awards. One, the Ham of the Year, is presented by the club, at its discretion, to the LCARC member who has shown leadership, who has accepted responsibility, and is active in multiple areas of ham radio and in service to the club (not just the best DXer, or the oldest club
officer).
The other major award, the Herb S. Brier award, honors the memory of long time CQ Novice Editor Herb Brier. This award is presented
in the spirit of effective, caring Amateur Radio instruction. The ARRL and the Lake County Amateur Radio Club, co-sponsor this award in Herb's memory. The award is bestowed by the ARRL to recognize the very best in volunteer Amateur Radio instructions.
officer).
The other major award, the Herb S. Brier award, honors the memory of long time CQ Novice Editor Herb Brier. This award is presented
in the spirit of effective, caring Amateur Radio instruction. The ARRL and the Lake County Amateur Radio Club, co-sponsor this award in Herb's memory. The award is bestowed by the ARRL to recognize the very best in volunteer Amateur Radio instructions.
Herb Briar Award |
Ham of the Year Award |
|
Herb S. Brier, long time CQ Novice Editor, represented the sprit of effective,
caring Amateur Radio instruction. The ARRL and the Lake County Amateur Radio Club, co-sponsor this award in Herb's memory. The award is bestowed by the ARRL to recognize the very best in volunteer Amateur Radio instructions. The name of the award is the “ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award". Past recipients are: 1978 — Sam May, AD7F 1979 — Arthur Smith, N3DR 1980 — Dan Hoover, W9VEY 1981 — Eddie Miller, W5EXI 1982 — Vera Woodland, WD5BOW, and Paul Woodland, W8EEY 1983 — Peter Kemp, KZ1Z 1984 — Gordon West, WB6NOA 1985 — No Award 1986 — No Award 1987 — Larry Odams, K7NUL 1988 — Fred Cady, KE7X 1989 — Lyle Aufranc, AA6DJ 1990 — William Helmetag, WA2VQG 1991 — Tom Hammond, N0SS 1992 — James Stafford, W4QO 1993 — James (Jim) Dalley, W0NAP 1994 — Chris Townsend, NU7V 1995 — Andrew J. Blackburn III, WD4AFY 1996 — Eric J. (Rick) Lagerstrom, KN6FR 1997 — Frank J. Mc Nally, KF0WF 1998 — Jerry Paquette, WB8IOW, and Roland Anders, K3RA 1999 — Allen Wolff, KC7O 2000 — Mary Lau, N1VH 2001 — Richard W. Crockett, W0PC 2002 — Edmund Weiss, W1NXC 2003 — Donald P. Wright Jr. AA2F 2004 — Rich Davidson, K9RD 2005 — No Award 2006 — Dr. William P. Birmingham, KC8WDB 2007 — No Award 2008 — Doug Loughmiller, W5BL 2009 — Brian Short, KC0BS 2010 — Delvin Bunton, N7QMT & Phillip Peterson, AC7NB 2011 — ? 2012 — Joe Lowenthal, WA4OVO 2013-2020 -- No Award 2021 — David Ritter, ND4MR |
Each year, at its discretion, the LCARC names a member who has shown leadership, who has accepted responsibility, and is active in multiple areas of ham radio and in service to the club (not just the best DXer, or the oldest club officer). The following members have shown dedication and service to the club.
1971, William "Cy" Payne, W9EHZ (SK) 1972, Richard Hardt, AD9V (SK) 1973, Bill Ellis, WB9CAC 1974, Bill DeGeer, W9TY (SK) 1975, Herb Brier, W9AD (SK) 1976, Sam Pence, WB9KBV (SK) 1977, Dave Howe, WB9PIO 1978, Tom Trojan, WB9HCH 1979, Dave Wojcinski, W9IA 1980, George Kelly, K9WWT 1981, Ernie Redipenny, WB9TIZ (SK) 1982, Greg Zonca, WD9FMS 1983, Charlies Sufana, AJ9N 1984, Don Starr, N4MOW 1985, Gloria Starr, N4MOX (SK) 1986, Mike Evanson, WY9R (SK) 1987, Ken Brown, KE9TC 1988, Jim Harney, KF9EX 1989, Charlie Dahn, WD9FIG and Midge Dahn WD9FIH 1990, Lucy Schendera, N9DTG (SK) 1991, Lee Raue, WD9GQO 1992, Nick Cominos, W9UM 1993, No Award 1994, John Gianotti, W9WY (SK) 1995, Rick Terpstra, WN9Z (SK) 1996, Malcolm Lunsford, W9MAL 1997 - 2001 No Awards 2002, Mark Skowronski, K9MQ 2003-2007 No Awards 2008, Tom Ruggles, W8FIB 2016, Bill Young, N9QLS 2017, Russ McComb, KB9HO 2018, Dr. Tim McGillen, N9CA 2019 to Present No Award |
LCARC Ham Of The Year Award Guidelines:
1. Must be well rounded in the hobby.
2. Must have served as an officer of the club.
3. Must be above reproach.
4. Must not have received any admonishments from the club.
5. Must be public service oriented.
6. Must have made significant contributions through amateur radio to/for the club.
7. Must conduct himself in an exemplary manner at all times.
The nominee must be nominated by and agreed to by a majority of previous Hams of the Year.
2. Must have served as an officer of the club.
3. Must be above reproach.
4. Must not have received any admonishments from the club.
5. Must be public service oriented.
6. Must have made significant contributions through amateur radio to/for the club.
7. Must conduct himself in an exemplary manner at all times.
The nominee must be nominated by and agreed to by a majority of previous Hams of the Year.
