Amateur of the Year – Shirley Roberts, N8LX, has been involved with amateur radio, DARA and Dayton Hamvention® and other for over twenty years. She is also a member of the board of directors of the American Council of the Blind of Ohio. She is an active member of the American Council of the Blind Radio Amateurs and a member of QCWA. Additionally, she holds life memberships in the ARRL and Handihams.
Special Achievement – Fred L Lloyd, AA7BQ, our Special Achievement Award winner, Fred is best known as the founder of the website QRZ.COM.
Club of the Year – Our Club of the year award goes to The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club, Inc. This non-profit, organization is dedicated to the advancement of Amateur Radio and public service.
Technical Excellence – Our Technical Achievement Award winner is Roy W. Lewallen, W7EL. He is now best known for developing EZNEC antenna analysis software, powerful but very easy-to-use programs for modeling and analyzing nearly any kind of antenna.