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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