HAM BROWN AWARD WINNERS
The J. Hammond Brown Memorial Award was initiated in 1966 as OWAA’s most prestigious recognition of a member “for devoted past service to the organization over a period of continuous years.” Ham Brown awardees are granted life membership.
Past recipients of the J. Hammond Brown Memorial Award constitute the selection committee. Before making a final selection, the selection committee consults with both the Awards Committee chair and the immediate past president.
Past Winners
1966 – E. Budd Marter III*
1966 – Seth L. Myers*
1967 – Julius M. Kowalski, M.D.*
1969 – Matthew Van Istendal Jr.*
1970 – John Gartner (posthumously)*
1971 – Ed Spanke*
1972 – Don Cullimore*
1973 – Grits Gresham*
1973 – Hurley Campbell*
1975 – Howard Gray *
1976 – Bodie McDowell
1977 – Albert L. Weiss*
1978 – E.L. “Buck” Rogers*
1979 – Homer Circle*
1980 – Henry S. Reynolds*
1981 – Lou Klewer*
1982 – Pete Czura*
1983 – Edwin W. Hanson*
1984 – Charles L. Cadieux*
1985 – W. Glenn Titus*
1986 – Mark J. Sosin*
1988 – Norman M. Strung*
1989 – Robert C. Smith*
1990 – Howard A. Bach*
1991 – Jim Bashline*
1992 – C. Boyd Pfeiffer*
1993 – Ed Park*
1994 – David J. Richey*
1995 – Charles F. Buckley*
1996 – Sylvia G. Bashline*
1996 – Bob Delfay
1997 – Thayne Smith*
1998 – Glenn L. Sapir
1999 – Joel M. Vance
2000 – Lonnie L. Williamson*
2001 – Betty Lou Fegely and Tom Fegely*
2002 – Kay Morton Ellerhoff
2003 – Russell Tinsley*
2004 – Jim Casada
2005 – William Jay Powell
2006 – George H. Harrison
2007 – Judd Cooney
2008 – Tom Huggler
2009 – Bill Hilts Sr.
2010 – Michael Levy*
2011 – Rich Patterson
2012 – Mark LaBarbera
2013 – Phil Bloom
2014 – Spence Turner*
2016 – Tom Wharton
2017 – Peter S. Schroeder
2018 – Kevin Rhoades
2019 – Colleen Miniuk
2020 – Mark Taylor
2021 – Bill Brassard
2022 – Steve Griffin
2023 – Lisa Ballard
2024 – Katie McKalip
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