These AWARDs are intended to reward, encourage, andpublicize youth Amateur Radio activity in Indiana.

A. Up to four (4) AWARDs will be made, in one or more of the categories listed below. Nominating criteria for each category are listed below in Item I.

* Public Service Excellence

* Amateur Radio Enjoyment Excellence

* Technical Creation Excellence

* Amateur Radio Promotion Excellence

B. A nominee must be a licensed amateur, residing in Indiana, of age 30 or less (having a date of birth on or after July 1, 1970).

C. Please provide all the following nominee information for the selection committee:

1. Nominee's name: ____________________________________

2. Nominee's mailing address:

3. Nominee's callsign: ___________

4. Nominee's email or phone number: ________________________

5. A 25-100 word description of the excellence the nominee has demonstrated for the award :

D. Send nominations to Ernest, KB9SKI ( kb9ski@arrl.net ). Please mail it with an apt subject header, such as "Young Amateur Nomination" (Receipt will be acknowledged.)

E. All Nominations must be received by June 18, 2001.

F. The AWARDs will be presented during the July 7th, 2001, Indianapolis Hamfest.

G. AWARDs are sponsored by the Indiana Section, ARRL . 

H. Award Categories and Criteria:

* Public Service Excellence

The Public Service Excellence award is to be presented to the Young Amateur who best exemplifies the power of Amateur Radio to serve the public in Indiana. There are any number of service opportunities: weather nets, traffic handling, emergency response, parades, public events, and so forth. Let's recognize Young Amateurs who have really represented themselves and Amateur Radio favorably to the general public we serve.

* Amateur Radio Enjoyment Excellence

The Amateur Radio Enjoyment Excellence award is to be presented to the Young Amateur whose activities best enable other amateurs and non-amateurs to enjoy Amateur Radio more: a contest organizer, a person who runs a
Kid's Day special event or a Jamboree On The Air site, or the tireless Field Day assistant, among many other possibilities. Let's recognize Young Amateurs who really, really help make Amateur Radio a lot more fun.

* Technical Creation Excellence

The Technical Creation Excellence award is to be presented to the Young Amateur who best carries on the classic ham tradition of creative equipment construction and technical experimentation. Anyone can get a station on the
air using only store-bought gear, but some come up with new circuits, new antennas, new software and modes, new repeater accessories, and a galaxy of other innovative possibilities. Let's recognize Young Amateurs who show the urge to fiddle, to tweak, to make nifty gadgets, who show their potential for growing Amateur Radio out of the Twentieth and into the Twenty-First Century.

* Amateur Radio Promotion Excellence

The Amateur Radio Promotion Excellence award is to be presented to the Young Amateur who best serves as an example attracting others to become hams. This person may have been the mover in starting a ham club at a
public school, or a catalyst in a Scout troop or a homeschooling group. Let's recognize Young Amateurs who effectively promote Amateur Radio to their peers.

A special thanks to Ernest Clark, KB9SKI for this great effort in preparing this guideline.

This is the first year for awards of this type; we expect some revision to follow for the next year, and all constructive comments are welcome.

If you have any questions please contact 
Ernest Clark, KB9SKI ( kb9ski@arrl.net ). 

thanks & 73's 

Chuck Crist, W9IH