Martti Laine, OH2BH, AMATEUR OF THE YEAR. Martti is well known in the international amateur radio community as our #1 Ambassador of Good Will. Martti has been responsible for promoting the activation of new DXCC countries traveling under difficult and often dangerous conditions to promote the hobby worldwide. Additionally, Martti is the only person to be inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame as well as the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.
Dr. H. Paul Shuch, N6TX, TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE. Paul is being honored for his pioneering work in the 1970’s in VHF, UHF and microwave receiver design; and for his recent design of amateur radio astronomy equipment for the 21-cm hydrogen line region.
Prose Walker, W4BW, SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT. Prose is being honored for his early involvement in developing the concept of obtaining new amateur frequency bands. Prose first went public with this concept in a speech to the Swiss Amateur Society in Geneva, Switzerland in 1974. Additionally, Prose was the guiding force behind the development of ACAR (Advisory Committee of Amateur Radio), having established the committee and serving as its first Chair.