Special Achievement – Dick Ross/K2MGA for his excellent work over the past number of years on CQ magazine. Dick bought the magazine in 1979 and got the magazine on a solid footing and within three years. In the years since then, CQ has published a variety of magazines and books. Today, CQ Communications publishes CQ, Popular Communications, CQ VHF and WorldRadio Online.
Technical Excellence – Simon Brown / HB9DRV for the invention and development of Ham Radio Deluxe.
Amateur of the Year – Jim Stafford / W4QO for 50 years of service to Amateur Radio and his support for public service and unending efforts to recruit and develop hams of all ages.
Club of the Year – The North Fulton Amateur Radio League, NFARL, is the premier club in the greater North Fulton County, Georgia area with over 250 active members. The club features a variety of activities to appeal to the widest range of amateur radio interests from DXing and contesting to QRP operating, rag chewing and project building.