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105th Anniversary Banquet
&
Awards Presentation
Saturday, November 22, 2014 New York Athletic Club 180 Central Park South
New York, NY
Bob Heil
Keynote Speaker
2014 Anniversary Banquet &
Awards Presentation
Cocktail Reception …………...……………………………............................................................... 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner & Formal Program ..............................................................................................................................6:30 p.m.
Master of Ceremonies….………………………………………………………….....………. Robert Schwaninger, Esq.
President's Report.................................................................................................... Bruce McIntyre, President & Fellow
Young Achiever’s Award ...................................................................................................................... Rohan Agrawal
Presenter………..……………………………………………………...………….… Carole J. Perry, Director & Fellow
Keynote Speaker Introduction… …………................................................. Timothy J. Duffy, Vice President & Fellow
Keynote Speaker................................................................................................................................................ Bob Heil
Keynote Speaker Appreciation Award Presenter……………..…………….Timothy J. Duffy, Vice President & Fellow
Dinner.................................................................................................................................................................7:30 p.m.
The Special Service Award.………................................................................... World War II Veterans/RCA Members
Presenter….…………….………………………………………..….………..Carroll Hollingsworth, Director & Fellow
Education and Youth Activities Report ................................................................... Carole J. Perry, Director & Fellow
Scholarship Report…..………………………………...…………………...…… John E. Dettra, Jr., Director& Fellow
The Edgar F. Johnson Pioneer Citation........................................................ John S. Belrose, Ph.D., Director & Fellow
Presenter…………………………………………………………….……......…….Robert P. Walsh, Director & Fellow
The Jerry B. Minter Award........................................................................................................Albert D. Helfrick, Ph.D.
Presenter………….……………………………………..……………...….………Bruce McIntyre, President & Fellow
Vivian A. Carr Women in Radio Communications Award………….…..Vivian A. Carr, President-Emeritus & Fellow
Presenter………………………………..………………………………Mercy Contreras, President-Emeritus & Fellow
2014 Fellow Inductions
Presenters……..………….. …...........Sandra L. Black, Executive Vice President & Fellow and Marilyn Ward, Fellow
2014 Fellow Respondent for Fellow Awardees ……..…………………………..……………..Georggina “Gigi” Smith
8th Annual Richard DeMello Award*………………………………………………………..………David Boyd, Ph.D
Presenters…………..……..…………………………… Ralph Haller, Fellow and Harlin McEwen, Director & Fellow
*National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
Scholarship Fund Raising Appeal…………….…………............................................................…Elaine Walsh, Fellow
The Fred M. Link Award.........................................................................................Raymond Schulenberg & Olin Shuler
Presenter………..…….……………..……………..…………………...……..……..John Dettra, Jr., Director & Fellow
The Barry Goldwater Award……………..……………………………………………………….Norman “Doug” Grant
Presenter……………………………………………….…………...……….Timothy J. Duffy, Vice President & Fellow
The Sarnoff Citation………………………………..……………………………………………… Nick Holonyak, Jr.
Presenters……..………………….……Sandra L. Black, Executive Vice President & Fellow and David Bart, Director
The Armstrong Medal……………………………………………………………….…………J. R. Cruz, Ph.D, Fellow
Presenter…………………………………………………………………….………………….……… O’Brien, Fellow
The President's Award ........................................................................................ John A. Facella, P.E., Director &
Fellow Presenter……………………..………………..………………....………. Bruce McIntyre, President & Fellow
Technical Symposium Award Presenter…………………………………...........…..John A. Facella, Director & Fellow
Presidential Service & Appreciation Award………….……………………..……Bruce McIntrye, President & Fellow
Presenter……..………………………………………………....…Sandra L. Black, Executive Vice President & Fellow
Closing...................................................................................................................................... Robert Schwaninger, Esq.
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Keynote Speaker Bob Heil
Bob Heil is an American sound and radio engineer renowned for creating the template used in modern rock and roll sound systems. He founded the company Heil Sound in 1966, which went on to create unique touring sound systems for bands such as The Grateful Dead and The Who. He invented the “Heil Talk Box” in 1973, which was frequently used by musicians such as Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh and Richie Sambora, and is still in use today. Heil is an innovator in the field of amateur radio, manufacturing microphones and satellite
dishes for broadcasters and live sound engineers. In the late 1980’s, Heil Sound became one of the first American companies to create and install Home Theaters. Heil has lectured at major electronic conventions and taught classes at various institutions. He has won multiple awards and honors, and in 2007 he became the first manufacturer to be invited to exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Heil’s accomplishments are many and include:
• The Talk Box -- Peter Frampton’s “Heil Talk Box” from 1973 was made famous after being used by Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, and Richie Sambora. It was the first high-powered Talk Box on the market, which could reliably be used on high-level rock stages. The first Heil Talk Box was built for Joe Walsh’s Barnstorm Tour in 1973. Heil later sold the rights to Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. Frampton frequently used a Heil Talk Box after receiving one as a Christmas present from Heil in 1974, and it can be prominently heard on his 1975 album “Frampton.”
• Amateur Radio -- In the late 1970’s Heil Sound entered the amateur radio market, with Heil ostensibly working to fix problems in the industry involving poorly transmitted and received audio. He applied science he had learned from Paul Klipsch, Don Leslie, Martin Wick, and the Bell Labs Fletcher-Munson curves. He developed his HC series microphones, intended for amateur radio communication. Heil Sound was also an early installer of large satellite dishes for radio. Heil Sound is currently the largest manufacturer of microphones and audio products for the amateur radio industry, with over 100 dealers worldwide.
• Microphones -- Heil’s PROLINE microphone products are popular among commercial broadcasters and live sound engineers.
• Podcast -- In May 2011, Heil became the host of a Ham Radio podcast “Ham Nation” on Leo Laporte’s podcasting network, TWiT. Heil’s company makes the microphones used on many TWiT shows.
• Home Theaters -- In the late 1980’s, Heil Sound entered the home theater movement becoming popular in the U.S. His company became one of the first to design and install Custom Home theater systems and nationally, with over 3,000 audio/video systems as of 2010. Heil installed the very first DSS System, which he placed at the St. Louis office of Bob Costas. He was also on the original test team for the RCA DirecTV dish system.
• Lectures and Publications -- Heil has consistently worked as a teacher and lecturer, often appearing at major electronic and satellite conventions. He has taught classes at CES and NAB shows in Las Vegas and Trebas Institute in Toronto. He has published five books on music and sound technology. His publications include: Professional Drawbar Tips for the Hammond Organ (1966); Practical Guide for Concert Sound (1978); The 10 Meter FM Handbook (1980); Heil Ham Radio Handbook (1983); and, Practical Guide for Concert Sound - Volume 2 (1984).
• Awards -- Since the 1980s, Heil has won a number of awards and honors. He was the “International Amateur Radio Operator of the Year” in 1982, an award which had been held by Barry Goldwater the year before. He was later awarded the 1989 “USA Satellite Dealer of the Year” by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association in Las Vegas. In 1995, he received the very first “Live Sound Pioneer Award” at the Audio Engineering Society Convention” in San Francisco. Heil won the Parnelli Award for Innovator of the Year in 2007. Also in 2007, he was invited into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to create a display of his historically important gear, which included the first modular mixing console (the Mavis), his custom quadraphonic mixer (originally used in the Quadrophenia tour), and the very first Heil Talk Box. He was the very first manufacturer to be invited into the Hall.
2014 Honors &Awards
YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD – Rohan Agrawal KJ6LXV For demonstrating creativity and excellence in radio communications and robotics.
Rohan Agrawal, KJ6LXV, 12 years old, was a Dayton Hamvention speaker this year and he had the amateur community lining up to listen to him. He has been called a robot-building genius, a whiz as smart as a Ph.D. and a star programmer. He made his own HTML website by the age of 5 and tackled ham radio at 9 before joining Hacker Dojo at 10. Currently, he has spent time with Ologic, a company that designs robots for both Google and Disney. His advice to other young makers and aspiring engineers. "If you're interested in something, don't be scared to get into it.”
THE SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD – World War II Veterans/RCA Members The Radio Club of America Board of Directors is proud to honor Club Members who served in World War II in gratitude for their service to our country. RCA also recognizes all members who served in the military unselfishly and devotedly.
THE EDGAR F. JOHNSON PIONEER CITATION – John S. Belrose, Ph.D
For his significant contributions to the Radio Club of America and to the Art of Radio.
John “Jack” S. Belrose, VE2CV, VE3CVV, received his BASc and MASc degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. in 1950 and 1952. He joined the Radio Propagation Laboratory, of the Defense Research Board, Ottawa, ON in September 1951. In 1953 he was awarded an Athlon Fellow ship, was accepted by St. John's College, Cambridge, England and by the Cambridge University as a
PhD candidate, to study with the late Mr. J. A. Ratcliffe, then Head of the Radio Group, Cavendish Laboratories. He received his PhD degree from the University of Cambridge (PhD Cantab) in Radio Physics in 1958. From 1957 to 1998 he was with the Communications Research Centre Canada (formerly Defense Research Telecommunications Laboratory). When he retired, he became the Director of the Radio Sciences Branch. In honor of his fifty year career in radio science, he holds the title of Emeritus Researcher at CRCC.
At the 98th annual meeting of the Radio Club of America, Jack was awarded The Armstrong Medal, for his contributions to the radio art and science. He is the author or co-author of over 150 papers, articles, and technical correspondence letters written relevant to the fields of radio communications, radio science, antennas and propagation; author of two chapters in “Physics of the Earth’s Upper Atmosphere” and author of a chapter in an IEEE 1983 Publication entitled “The Handbook on Antenna Design.”
THE JERRY B. MINTER AWARD – Albert D. Helfrick, Ph.D.
For his significant contributions in the field of electronics and avionic instrumentation
Dr. Helfrick, K2BLA, is a professor of electrical engineering, computer and software in the College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach, Fla., campus. He has written ten textbooks on aviation electronics and related subjects, including the popular “Principles of Avionics” currently in its eighth edition.
As Director of Engineering at Tel Instrument, he designed avionics test equipment for civil and military aircraft. He is a consultant to the FAA, NASA, Boeing, and major avionics manufacturers. He is a consultant to the aviation electronics industry, has served as an expert witness on several high profile intellectual property cases involving avionics and he has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on aviation. Currently, Dr. Helfrick is active in the Digital Avionics Technical Committee of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society and in the Digital Avionics Systems Conference.
Vivian A. Carr Women in Radio Communications Award – Vivian Carr, First Recipient, President-Emeritus & Fellow
For substantial “contribution made by a woman” to the world of communications.
The Vivian A. Carr Women in Radio Communications Award was established in 2014 by the RCA Board of Directors to acknowledge the contributions that women have made to the industry. Vivian Carr, RCA President-Emeritus, embodies the spirit of this award. Vivian began her career as an engineer with Bell Telephone Labs and
later worked at AT&T in various engineering positions. She was the first female member of the Radio Club of America and served as its president in 2011 and 2012. Vivian is also a senior member of the IEEE and served as its president. She is a graduate of the Stevens Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL RICHARD DEMELLO AWARD – David Boyd, Ph.D. David Boyd, Ph.D. has always seen the value of input from first responders and has supported NPSTC for many years, for the good of the entire communications community. NPSTC appreciates that support, which helped make significant progress towards solving interoperability issues nationwide.
He joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in March of 2003 and served until last year as the Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility and as the Director, Technology Transfer. Dr. Boyd had the responsibility for research and development (R&D) programs to support communications interoperability, information sharing, and space related issues. As the architect of both the SAFECOM and Virtual USA, he has always been a champion for interoperability.
THE FRED M. LINK AWARD – Raymond Schulenberg & Olin G. Shuler
For their significant contributions to the advancement and development of land mobile radio communications.
Raymond Schulenberg is a new member of the RCA but a Life Member of IEEE, and is now a retired radio design engineer. He was employed with Motorola for forty years. At Motorola, he designed the very first broadcasting FM automobile radio and the first eight-tape player for after-market sales.
Olin Shuler also recently joined RCA. He is a registered Professional Quality Engineer and a Fellow of the American Society for Quality. He is currently the President of the Antique Radio Club of Illinois. Mr. Shuler has over sixty years’ experience in the quality assurance field and holds both an amateur and commercial FCC radio operator’s licenses. He was employed with Motorola in the consumer products division and tested the first transistor OEM radios supplied to Ford, Chrysler and American Motors. He also approved the quality of the first FM automobile radio for Motorola, and was responsible for many other land mobile radio products.
THE BARRY GOLDWATER AWARD – Norman “Doug” Grant KIDG
For his contributions to amateur radio.
Doug Grant, K1DG, been licensed since 1967. He has been active in most areas of amateur radio, including representing the United States five times in the World Radiosport Team Championships. He holds several contest records, both as a single operator, and as a member of numerous multi-operator teams and is a member of the ARRL A1 Operators Club and First Class CW (Morse code) Operators Club (FOC). Doug is a past member and Chairman of the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee, past President of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club, member of the CQWW Contest Committee, and a Director of Contest University. Professionally, Doug is a consultant to the wireless semiconductor industries and has authored CQ Amateur Radio Almanac, a 500 page reference work on Amateur radio, four editions from 1994 -1997.
THE SARNOFF CITATION – Nick Holonyak, Jr.
For his significant contributions to the advancement of electronic communications.
Nick Holonyak, Jr. invented the first visible spectrum (red) LED in 1962 while working as a consulting scientist at a General Electric Company laboratory in Syracuse, New York. He has been referred to by some people as “the father of the light emitting diode.” He is a John Bardeen Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics and Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he has been since 1963. Holonyak retired at the end of July 2013 after 50 years at the University.
In addition to introducing the III-V alloy LED, Holonyak holds 41 patents. His other inventions include the red light semi-conductor laser, usually called the laser diode used in CD and DVD players and cell phones) and the shorted emitter p-n-p-n-switch (used in light dimmers and power tools. Nick predicted that his LED s would replace the incandescent light bulb of Thomas Edison in the February 1963 issue of Reader's Digest, and as LEDs improve in quality and efficiency they are gradually replacing incandescent as the bulb of choice.
Mr. Holonyak has received several awards and honors including receiving awards by George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Emperor Akihito of Japan, and Vladimir Putin. Many colleagues have expressed their belief that he deserves the Nobel Prize for his invention of the LED.
The Armstrong Medal – J. R. Cruz For his significant contributions to wireless communications and data storage. J. R. Cruz received the B.S. degree from the University of Porto, Portugal, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Houston, in 1974, 1977 and 1980, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He conducted his graduate studies as a Fulbright Fellow. In 1980 he joined Computer Sciences Corporation at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, as an engineer and task leader performing navigation analysis for the first two Space Shuttle missions. He became a member of the research staff of Motorola in 1981, where he worked on signal processing for wireless communications. In 1982 he accepted a faculty position at the University of Oklahoma, and currently holds the Tilley Chair in Electrical Engineering, and is the Director of the Communications Signal Processing Laboratory (CSPLab). Professor Cruz is an IEEE Fellow and a Fellow of the Radio Club of America. He is also an Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. His current research interests include applications of signal processing and coding to wireless communications and data storage. He has published over 150 papers on the above and related areas and holds several patents in the area of coding and detection for digital recording systems. THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD – John A. Facella, P.E., C. Engineer For his unselfish dedication to the Radio Club of America and leadership of the Technical Symposium John Facella has been a long time member of the Radio Club of America. John joined in 1987 and became a life member in the same year. John became a senior member in 2009 and also became a fellow in 2009. John joined the RCA Board of Directors in 2012 and immediately took an active part in the future of the Radio Club of America. In 2012, John also assumed the role of the chair of the Technical Symposium Committee.
John has utilized his years of industry experience to build the annual Technical Symposium into an important and integral part of the RCA Awards Banquet. The speakers and presentations John has brought to the Symposium have been interesting, informative and entertaining. Last year, the Radio Club was able to offer CE credits to professional engineers attending the Symposium, and will do so again this year - an important achievement for the Symposium.
2014
Introduction of New Fellows
Robert R. Balais has been a member of RCA since 2008. He currently works as a manufacturer representative for Secom Systems in Holmes Beach, Florida. Bob has been involved in the radio telecommunications industry since 1980, and has extensive experience with cell and pager communication products both domestically and internationally. He holds a Bachelors degree from Cedarville University (OH) and a Masters of Divinity from the Talbot Theological Seminary.
David P. Byrum, KA4EBX, has been a member of RCA since 1997. He currently is a communications engineer for the Pinellas County (FL) Sheriff’s Office. Dave has assisted the Club at the Orlando Hamfest and also helped at the 2013 Technical Symposium. He has been involved in radio communications since 1973 serving in various broadcast and technical positions. Dave is also a member of APCO and ARRL.
Paul M. Mayer has been a RCA member since 2008. He is also an APCO Life Member. For over 40 years, he has served the citizens of Ohio in various public safety positions. He assisted in the development of the Ohio Multi-Agency Radio Communication System, a statewide 800 MHz system now serving 1,500 agencies and 48,000 subscriber units. In 2012, a new MARCS system was rolled out with more than double the original user capacity. Paul was appointed chair of FCC’s Region 33 Planning Committees and in 2004 was appointed primary Ohio Public Safety Radio Frequency Advisor by APCO.
Ralph Singletary has been a member of RCA since 2002. He served in the US Army Signal Corps as a Field Radio Repairman until 1980 when left the military to work at Cushman Electronics in San Jose, CA. He assisted Schlumberger introduce German engineering into the U.S. land mobile market with the introduction of Solartron Instruments. Ralph also worked for Marconi Instruments. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Phoenix in Business Management.
Georggina “Gigi” Smith is a recent member of RCA and is the 2013-2014 President of APCO International. She is a manager at the Salt Lake (UT) Valley Emergency Communications Center and has served as the Police Operations Manager since 2006. She has served in various managerial and leadership roles with the FCC, Department of Homeland Security, NPSTC, and speaks extensively on the needs of public safety practices and professional development.
1909 - 2014 Preceding Honorees & Awardees
The Armstrong Medal
Bestowed in 1935 by the Board of Directors upon any member who shall have made in the opinion of the board of directors, and within the Spirit of the Club, an important contribution to radio art and science. Testimonial Scroll Establishing the Armstrong Medal Maj. Edwin H. Armstrong..................................................1935
Medalists Maj. Edwin H. Armstrong.................................................. 1935 Louis Alan Hazeltine......................................................... 1937 Harold H. Beverage, D. Sc................................................. 1938 Greenleaf Whittier Pickard.............................................. 1940 Harry W. Houck................................................................. 1941 Carman Randolph Runyon, Jr........................................... 1945 Charles Stuart Ballatine .................................................. 1946 John V.L. Hogan................................................................ 1947 Ernest V. Amy................................................................... 1950 Maj. Edwin H. Armstrong ................................................. 1950 George E. Burghard .......................................................... 1950 Minton Cronkhite............................................................. 1950 Paul F. Godley................................................................... 1950 John F. Grinan................................................................... 1950 Walker P. Inman............................................................... 1950 Capt. Henry J. Round........................................................ 1952 Raymond A. Heising.......................................................... 1953 Melville Eastham............................................................. 1956 John H. Bose..................................................................... 1959 Paul Ware ........................................................................ 1962 Harold A. Wheeler............................................................ 1964 Ernest V. Amy................................................................... 1965 John Bertrand Johnson.................................................... 1967 Jerry B. Minter ................................................................ 1968 Francis H. Shepard, Jr....................................................... 1969 Frank A. Gunther.............................................................. 1970 Renville H. McMann, Jr.................................................... 1972 Lewis M. Hull..................................................................... 1974 Henri G. Busignies, D. Sc., Ph.D., D. Eng........................... 1975 Capt. William G. H. Finch.................................................. 1976 Arthur A. Collins ............................................................... 1977 Murray G. Crosby.............................................................. 1978 Leonard R. Kahn ................................................................1980 Arthur V. Loughren .......................................................... 1981 Edwin P. Felch .................................................................. 1983 George H. Brown, Ph.B...................................................... 1986 William W. Eitel................................................................ 1987 Luther G. Schumpf............................................................ 1988 E. King Stodola................................................................... 1991 Paul M. Gruber.................................................................. 1992 Morris Tischler................................................................ 2003 Walter Cronkite ................................................................ 2007 John S. Belrose, Ph.D....................................................... 2007 Donald C. Cox, Ph.D........................................................ 2010
Jerry Stove.................................................................... 2011 J. R. Cruz, Ph.D……………………………………..……………… 2014 Established in 2000 by the Board of Directors in appreciation to individuals for their dedicated service to the Club.
The Special Recognition Award Established in 2000 by the Board of Directors in appreciation to individuals for their dedicated service to the Club Jerry B. Minter ................................................................. 2000 Maurice H. Zouary ........................................................... 2003 Emmett B. “Jay” Kitchen Jr…............................................. 2005 Gilbert R. Houck .............................................................. 2008 Eric D. Stoll Ph. D.............................................................. 2008 Richard G. Somers ........................................................... 2010 Robert H. Schwaninger Jr.................................................. 2011 Sandra L. Black.................................................................. 2012 Karen Clark………………..…………………………………………...……. 2013 The Sarnoff Citation Established in 1973 by the Board of Directors to be awarded to individuals for significant contributions to the advancement of electronic communications Barry M. Goldwater ..................................................... 1973 Jack R. Poppele................................................................ 1974 Edgar F. Johnson ............................................................. 1975 Fred M. Link .................................................................... 1976 William P. Lear ................................................................. 1977 William W. Eitel …….......................................................... 1978 Donald G. Fink ................................................................. 1979 Monte Cohen ................................................................... 1980 Jerry S. Stover, P.E............................................................ 1981 Julian Z. Millar................................................................ 1982 William F. Halligan, Sr....................................................... 1983 Robert M. Akin, Jr ............................................................ 1984 Dana W. Atchley, Jr.......................................................... 1985 Kenneth M. Miller............................................................ 1986 William J. Weisz.............................................................. 1987 Mal Gurian...................................................................... 1988 William E. Endres……….................................................... 1989 John D. Goeken…............................................................ 1990 Lt. Gen. Walter E. Lotz, Jr............................................... 1991 Ake L. Lindqvist............................................................... 1992 Ben Tongue ................................................................... 1993 Jack McCullough ............................................................ 1994 Jai P. B'hagat .................................................................. 1995 Emmett B. Kitchen, Jr..................................................... 1996 William O. Hunt.............................................................. 1997 James A. Dwyer, Esq....................................................... 1998
Sidney Topal ..................................................................... 1999 Theodore S. Rappaport..................................................... 2000 William F. Baker................................................................ 2002 Hubert Schlafly, Jr............................................................. 2004 C. Dennis Bodson.............................................................. 2007 Paul E. Jacobs Ph. D.......................................................... 2008 Brian Williams .................................................................. 2008 Andrew Seybold……………………………………………………….…... 2010 Peter W. Moncure…..……………………………………………………. 2011 William Riley Hollingsworth.....................................…...... 2013 Nick Holonyak, Jr……………………………………………………….…. 2014
The Edgar F. Johnson Pioneer Citation Established in 1975 by the Board of Directors, to be awarded to long-‐time members who have contributed substantially to the success and development of the Club, or to the art of radio communications. Richard W. Konter........................................................... 1975 Harold H. Beverage, D.Sc…........................................... 1976 William E.D. Stokes, Jr................................................. 1977 Lewis M. Clement........................................................ 1978 Clair L. Farrand............................................................... 1979 Frank King................................................................... 1980 James J. Lamb................................................................ 1981 J. Keith Henney.............................................................. 1982 F.X.Rettenmeyer……………………………..…………………..…. 1983 Harold A. Weeler.............................................................. 1984 George C. Connor.........................................................… 1985 O. James Morelock........................................................1986 Edward Sieminski............................................................ 1987 Francis H. Shepard, Jr................................................... 1988 Capt. W.G.H. Finch.......................................................... 1989 Alexander A. McKenzie................................................ 1990 William G. Russell............................................................ 1991 George J. Apfel................................................................ 1992 Chandos A. Rypinski...................................................... 1994 Norman L. Chalfin........................................................... 1997 John E. Balint...................................................................... 1998 John S. Belrose, Ph.D………………………………………………… 2014
The President's Award
Established in 1974 at the discretion of the president of the RCA for unselfish dedication to support of the Club
George W. Bailey, Pd.D.................................................... 1974 Ernest V. Amy.................................................................... 1975 Joseph L. Stanley........................................................... 1978 Jack Poppele……................................................................ 1980 Jerry B. Minter. ............................................................... 1981 Vivian A. Carr…................................................................ 1982 Stuart F.Meyer.............................................................. 1983 Joseph F. Walker, Sr......................................................... 1984 Fred Shunaman…….......................................................... 1985 Archibald C. Doty, Jr…….................................................... 1986 Gaetano (Tom) Amoscato…….......................................... 1987 David Talley……................................................................ 1988 Joseph E. Sims…............................................................. 1989 Joseph W. Morrisey, P.E…. .............................................. 1990 Connie M. Conte….......................................................... 1991 June Poppele………........................................................... 1992
Don Bishop……................................................................ 1993 Frank A. Gunther............................................................. 1994 Jerry B. Minter. ... ........................................................ 1994 Francis H. Shepard, Jr.*…….............................................. 1994 Gilbert R. Houck…............................................................. 1995 Fred M. Link……................................................................ 1996 Steven L. Aldinger…....................................................... 1997 Richard G. Somers…..................................................... 1998 Vivian A. Carr…............................................................... 1999 Mercy S. Contreras…...................................................... 2001 Patrick E. Buller……........................................................ 2004 Eric D. Stoll, Ph.D., P.E................................................... 2005 Raymond C.Trott P.E…………………………………………………….. 2006
Ronald J. Jakubowski….................................................. 2008 Carole J. Perry ............................................................... 2009 Stephen M. Meer.......................................................... 2010 Verle G. Duvall,Jr............................................................ 2011 Carole J. Perry............................................................... 2012 Elaine Walsh.…………………………….…………………………...… 2013 John A. Facella, P.E., C. Engineer………………………...………2014 *Awarded posthumously
The Allen B. DuMont Citation Established in 1979 by the Board of Directors for important contributions in the field of electronics and the science of TV. Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr., Ph.D........................................1979 P. Samuel Christaldi, Pdh.D............................................1980 Horace Atwood, Jr............................................................ 1981 William Fingerle............................................................... 1982 Fred M. Link.................................................................. 1983 Jack R. Poppele.............................................................. 1984 John W.Morrisey............................................................ 1985 William H. Sayer............................................................ 1986 Kenneth A. Hoagland..................................................... 1987 William D. Kelly............................................................. 1988 Kenneth A. Chittick....................................................... 1989 Donald G. Fink.............................................................. 1990 Loren F. Jones.................................................................. 1991 William F. Bailey……………….............................................. 1992 Andrew F. Inglis............................................................... 1993 William E. Good, Pd. D................................................... 1994 Renville H. McMann, Jr................................................. 1995 William E. Endres.......................................................... 1999 William E. Glenn……….…................................................ 2003
The Ralph Batcher Memorial Award Presented as of 1975 to a member who has substantially in preserving the history of radio and communications. Morgan E. McMahon..................................................... 1976 John F. Rider.................................................................... 1977 Bruce L. Kelley……........................................................... 1978 Robert W. Merriman........................................................ 1979 Edward G. Raser............................................................ 1980 Ernest A. DeCoste............................................................ 1981 Louise Ramsey Moreau................................................... 1982 Joseph R. Pavek............................................................. 1983 William A. Breniman…..….............................................. 1984 Donald G. Fink............................................................... 1985
Donald K. deNeuf........................................................ 1986 John D. Ryder, Ph.D....................................................... 1987 Ralph W. Muchow, D.D.S............................................ 1988 James E. Brittain, Ph.D................................................ 1989 Brother J. Patrick Dowd, F.S.C…................................... 1990 Ralph O. Williams........................................................ 1991 Paul M. Gruber………………………….………………..….……… 2001 Thomas S.W. Lewis, Ph.D................................................ 1992 Hugh G.J. Aitken, Ph.D.................................................... 1993 Max C. de Henseler, Ph.D............................................... 1995 Maurice H. Zouary.......................................................... 1999 Raymond Minichiello………............................................ 2000 Ronald E. Frisbie............................................................. 2006 Jerry B. Minter............................................................. 2008 Bart Whitehouse .......................................................... 2009 Michael H. Adams………………………………………………..…… 2012 Bruce D. Roloson………….…………….…………….…………..… 2013
The Special Service Award Established in 1975 at the discretion of the Board of Directors to individuals who have contributed substantially to the support and advancement of the Club. Ernest V. Amy……………………………………………………………. 1975 William H. Offenhauser, Jr…………………………………………. 1975 David Talley………………………………………………………………. 1976 Connie M. Conte……………………………………………………….. 1982 Mal Gurian………………………………………………………………… 1986 John W. Morrisey, P.E..………………………………………….….. 1987 Jerry S. Stover, P.E……………………………………………………... 1988 Eric D. Stoll, Ph.D., P.E……………………………………………….. 1989 Jay R. Huckabee…………………………………………………………. 1990 Maurice H. Zouary…………………………………………………….. 1991 Joseph S. Rosenbloom, Esq………………………………………… 1992 Raymond C. Trott, P.E……………………………………………….. 1993 David E. Weisman, Esq………………………………………………. 1995 Mercy S. Contreras……………………………………………………. 1996 Stanley Reubenstein………………………………………………….. 1997 Maxine Carter-‐Lome………………………………………………….. 1998 June Poppele…………………………………………………………….. 1999 Loren R. McQueen…………………………………………………….. 2001 Karen J. Clark…………………………………………………………….. 2002 Andrew A. Conte……………………………………………………….. 2003 Debra Baker Wayne…………………………………………………… 2004 Richard J. Reichler……………………………………………………… 2006 Richard P. Biby, P.E. ………………………………………………….. 2009 Carroll L. Hollingsworth…………………………………………..... 2009 Paulla A. Nelson-‐Shira……………………………………………….. 2010 Roger D. Madden………………………………………………………. 2011 Gordon V. West…………………………………………………………. 2012 Stan Reubenstein………………………………………………………. 2013 World War II Veterans/RCA Members……………………….. 2014
The Henri Busignies Memorial Award
Established in 1981 by the Board of Directors for contributed substantially to the advancement of electronics for the benefit of mankind
William H. Forster.……………....................................... 1981 James O. Weldon…..................................................... 1982
David Talley................................................................ 1983 Frank P. Barnes.......................................................... 1984 Jerry B. Minter........................................................... 1985 Frank A. Gunther…..................................................... 1986 Renville H. McMann, Jr............................................... 1987 Francis T. Cassidy....................................................... 1988 Avery G. Richardson................................................... 1989 William G. Donaldson................................................. 1990 Raymond E. Lafferty................................................... 1991 Stuart F. Meyer........................................................... 1992 Eric D. Stoll, Ph.D., P.E….............................................. 1994 Leslie A. Geddes......................................................... 1997 Reed E. Fisher............................................................ 1998 Stephen M. Meer....................................................... 2000 Leonard R. Kahn......................................................... 2003 Paul Gierow………………………………………………………..….. 2011
The Fred M. Link Award Established in 1986 by the Board of Directors to those who have contributed substantially to the advancement and development of land mobile radio and communications. Fred M. Link.................................................................. 1986 Frank A. Gunther……………………………………….……….…….. 1987 Stuart F. Meyer……………………………………….……….………. 1988 Mal Gurian…………………………………………………….……..…. 1989 Raymond C. Trott,P.E………………………………………..…..… 1990 Gaetano Amoscato……………………………………………….….. 1991 Al Gross……………………………………………………………..…..… 1992 Jerry S. Stover, P.E……………………………………………….…… 1993 Robert L. Mattingly……………………………………………………. 1994 Martin Cooper …………………………………………………………. 1996 John E. Brennan…………………………………………………….…. 1997 Henry B. Kreer............................................................... 1998 Roger R. Block............................................................... 1999 Manuel A. Alvarez......................................................... 2000 Peter Mailandt, Ph.D..................................................... 2001 James W. Campbell……………………………………………..…. 2002 Arthur E. McDole ......................................................... 2003 William F. Lieske Sr....................................................... 2005 Sir Angus Tait................................................................ 2006 Michael W. Hunter........................................................ 2008 Terry G. Daniels............................................................. 2009 Carl "Bernie" Olson…………………………………………..……… 2011 Curtis Quinter…………………………………………………………… 2013 Raymond Schulenberg & Olin G. Shuler…………………….. 2014
The Alfred H. Grebe Award Established in 1994 by the Board of Directors to those who out• standing quality in the design and manufacture electronic components and equipment
Frank A. Gunther.......................................................... 1994 Amar G. Bose, Sc D....................................................... 2001 Gilbert R. Houck…......................................................... 2002 Jerry B. Minter…........................................................... 2005 Louis J. Meyer P.E......................................................... 2007 Larry Conlee…............................................................... 2009 Charles J. Soulliard....................................................... 2012
The Frank A. Gunther Award. Established in 1996 by the Board of Directors for major contributions to the advancement of military electronic communications systems. Frank A. Gunther.......................................................... 1996 Seymour Krevsky, P.E................................................... 1998 Thomas H. Traynor, P.E…............................................. 1999 Paul M. Gruber……………………...……………….…….……….. 2001 Kenneth A. Hoagland……………………………………..……… 2002 Nicolas Mora Parra………………………………………….......… 2011 Felix Vega……………………………………………………………… 2011
The Jerry B. Minter Award Established in 1996 by the Board of Directors for significant contributions to the electronics art through innovation in instrumentation, avionics, and electronics.
Jerry B. Minter........................................................... 1996 Albert D. Helfrick, Ph.D………………………………………..… 2014
The Lee De Forest Award
The award was established in of 1983 concurrently with the joining of the De Forest Pioneers and The Radio Club of America, in memory of the many contribution of Lee De Forest, Ph.D. to the radio communication industry. Awarded by the Board ofDirectors to a person for significant contributions to the advancement of radio communications
D.E. Replogle............................................................. 1983 William G. H. Finch.................................................... 1984 Austin G. Cooley......................................................... 1985 Maurice Zouary......................................................... 1986 William Storm Halstead.............................................. 1987 Fred M. Link................................................................ 1988 Fred Shunaman........................................................... 1989 Marguerite E. Warshaw............................................. 1990 Louis Rabinowitz....................................................... 1991 Louise Ramsey Moreau............................................... 1992 Edward Dervishian, P.E ........................................... 1995 Joe Franklin................................................................ 1999 Leslie A. Geddes, Ph.D................................................ 2001 Sean Maloney ............................................................ 2006 Joe Vestal.................................................................... 2008 John Powell…………………………………….…..………………… 2013
The Jack Poppele Broadcast Award. Established in 1989 by the Board of Directors as of 1989 to a person who has made important and long-‐term contributions to the improvement of radio broadcasting. Leonard R. Kahn......................................................... 1989 Robert M. Morris.......................................................... 1990 Frank L. Marx............................................................... 1991 George Jacobs,P.E......................................................... 1992 Robert L. Everett, Ph.D..................................................1993 Capt. John B. Knight ..................................................... 1994 Carl E. Smith P.E............................................................ 1995 Charles A. Higginbothm................................................ 1997 John R. Gambling.......................................................... 2000 Skitch Henderson..........................................................2003 Gordon B. Bishop ……………………………..……..……..……… 2005
Barry M.Farber …………………………………….………..………….… 2008 George Woodard ………………………….….….……….…..………… 2009 John E. Dettra, Jr................................................................ 2011 Andrew Conte ................................................................... 2012 The Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award
Established in 1994 by the Board of Directors for major contributions to the amateur radio service.
Stuart F. Meyer*.................................................................. 1994 Archibald C. Doty................................................................ 1995 Carole J. Perry...................................................................... 1996 Joseph J. Fairclough............................................................. 1998 Jim C. Hirchman, M.D.......................................................... 2000 Anthony J.F. Clement............................................................ 2006 Ralph A. Haller.................................................................... 2009 Timothy J. Duffy................................................................... 2010 Bruce S. Marcus..................................................................... 2011 William A. Tynan.................................................................. 2012 Norman “Doug” Grant………………………………………………..…… 2014 * Awarded posthumously
The RCA Centenarian Award Established in 1989 by the Board of Director to any member reaching the age of 100 years. Hugo Cohen....................................................................... 1989 Harry J. Mills........................................................................ 2007 Leo Meyerson..................................................................... 2012 Charles Davison................................................................... 2012
NPSTC'S Richard DeMello Award
The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council ("NPSTC") developed this award in 2006. NPSTC grants this award annually and presents it at the RCA Annual Awards Banquet to an individual in public safety communications who has demonstrated the highest levels of personal and professional conduct and performance in the local, state and national public safety communications arena. This award was created to honor the achievement of Richard DeMello, one of the founding fathers of NPSTC and a member of The Radio Club of America. DeMello was instrumental in bringing all of the frequency coordinators together from NPSTC. Harlin McEwen................................................................ 2006 (2006 Award was funded by Sponsors, Richard Nowakowski, Motorola, and M/A-‐Com). John Powell........................................................................ 2007 (2007 Award was funded by Sponsors Geo-‐Comm, Motorola & M/A-‐Com). Charles Werner................................................................... 2008 (2008 award was funded by Ericsson.) Donald E. Root, Jr............................................................... 2009 (2009 award was funded by Eads North America, Jack DanielCompany and Doug A. Sharp). Alan C. Caldwell................................................................ 2010 (2010 award was funded by Harris Corp., Motorola and the American Assoc. of State Highway & Transportation Offices). Marilyn Ward.................................................................... 2011 David Buchanan………...................................................... 2012 (2012 Award was funded by Harris Corporation, Motorola Solutions, APCO International and Oceus Networks.) Douglas M. Aiken………………………………………………..…… 2013 David. Boyd, Ph.D …………………………….………………………… 2014
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Officers
President Exec. Vice President Vice President V P/Counsel VP/Co-Counsel Treasurer Secretary
Bruce McIntyre Sandra L Black Timothy Duffy Robert B. Famiglio, Esq. Alan S. Tilles, Esq. Ronald J. Jakubowski Margaret Lyons
Directors
Mark Allen David Bart John Belrose Karen Clark John Dettra, Jr. V. G. Duvall Bill Endres
Paul Gilbert John Facella Carroll Hollingsworth Craig Jorgensen Harlin McEwen Carole Perry Robert Walsh
Executive Committee Members
Bruce McIntyre, Sandra Black, Tim Duffy, Robert Famiglio, Alan Tilles, Ron Jakubowski, Margaret Lyons, VG Duvall, John Facella, June Poppele, Tony Sabino, and Tom Thornton
President Emeriti
Steven L. Aldinger, Philip M. Casciano, Stanley Reubenstein, Gaetano J. Amoscato, Mercy S. Contreras, Anthony “Tony” Sabino, Jr., John E. Brennan, Mal Gurian, Raymond E. Trott, PE, Vivian A. Carr, Renville H. McMann, Jr.
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