Over the past years of AWA operations, a series of awards and recognitions have developed to focus on the various facets of electronic communications. These awards focus on recognizing past achievements as well as on-going effort to preserve, document, promote and explore radio’s technology.
The Antique Wireless Association (AWA) annually acknowledges a number of specific accomplishments to individuals and organizations that help to document, promote or contribute to the history of communication technologies and the AWA.
Acknowledgements generally fall into three categories (awards and recognitions of service and contest winning) for specific contribution areas and recognitions for support to AWA and its efforts.
The annual process of making these awards and recognitions in preparation for the Annual Conference held in the late summer or early fall of each year. Should you wish to see that your individual or organization receive one of these acknowledgements, visit the Nomination page of this website.
The criteria, categories and process for the nomination and selection can be found the website by clicking on the button to the right.
Acknowledgement Category of Awards
There are six areas of acknowledgement within the awards category. They are the following awards:
AWA Houck – Two awards for preservation as well as documentation of communication technology and published in the AWA Journal.
J. Albert Moore – Named in honor of a major contributor to the Antique Radio Club of America, recognizes original writing in the AWA Journal on troubleshooting, restoration techniques, performance evaluation, and identification techniques.
Murray – Named in honor of Robert Murray, AWA Review Editor Emeritus, for excellence in writing in the AWA Review.
Taylor – Named in memory of John P. Taylor, TV developer at RCA and editor of the RCA Broadcast News, for documentation or preservation of the history of television technology.
Tyne Tube – Presented in remembrance of collector-writer Gerald F. J. Tyne, for contributions to preserving or documenting the history of tube technology by an individual or group.
Bruce Kelley OTB – Presented to the individual who published an article in the AWA Journal judged to be the most original, historical presentation of the award year.
If you wish to review previous recipients of one or more of these awards, clink on the bolded name of the specific award above.
As indicated above, awards and recognitions are in generally focused onto individuals or organizations that make a direct contribution to AWA and the AWA Communication Technology Museum and focus on one or more specific type of contribution effort. Recognitions nominations be made using the awards process here.
Acknowledgement Category of Recognitions
For the category of recognition, the acknowledgement areas include:
President – Often nominated by the AWA President to recognize one or more specific action that assisted the organization to make a significant milestone or action by the cited individual or organization.
Vice-President – Often nominated by the AWA Vice-President to recognize one or more specific action that assisted the organization to make a significant milestone or action by the cited individual or organization.
Peckham – Created to honor the long-time President of AWA. Lauren Peckham, the recongnition is focused on a long-term period of contribution to the goals and efforts of AWA;
Max Bodmer – Max Bodmer was a scientist that did pioneering work at Bell Labs in the area of microwaves. The AWA Library bears his name in acknowledgement of a significant contribution of books and equipment to AWA. Recognition of efforts related to the AWA Library are often recognized with this type of nomination.
Director – The AWA is a trust established under the New York education system and is directed by trustees or directors. Recognition of efforts related to the organization’s operations are often recognized with this type of nomination.
Curator – Individuals receiving this type of recognition are being recognized for specific contribution to the AWA Communication Technologies Museum and its Curator’s efforts.
Service – Individuals receiving this type of recognition are being recognized for specific contribution to AWA, usually for some tyoe of work effort that preserves or enhances the AWA’s facilities or resources.
Museum – Individuals receiving this type of recognition are being recognized for specific contribution to the AWA Communication Technologies Museum.
Conference – Individuals receiving this type of recognition are being recognized for specific contribution to the AWA’s Annual Conference activities.
Board – Individuals receiving this type of recognition are being recognized for specific contribution to the AWA Communication Technologies Museum.
Medal of Honor – Individuals receiving this type of recognition are being recognized for specific contribution to the AWA as a unique effort.
If you wish to review previous recipients of one or more of these recognitions, visit the website here.
Acknowledgement Category of Operating Events
The third category of efforts that AWA wishes to acknowledge is that of those that annually participate in one or more of the four “On-the-Air” radio operating events. These are detailed in a specific section of this website here.
A chronology of the event winners can be found here.
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