Marshall Abrams Award
Created
by the Potomac Division Board of Directors in the
Spring of 2021 the Marshall Abrams Award
recognizes the valuable contributions made to the
Potomac Division and the Mid-Eastern Region of the
National Model Railroad Association, as well as at
the National Model Railroad Association level. The
Award was named in honor of the late Marshall
David Abrams, an integral Potomac Division member,
who served the Division in several positions.
These include Division Superintendent, Assistant
Superintendent, Potomac Flyer Publisher, and
Division webmaster and the Chairman of at least
two Regional conventions and several Division
mini-conventions. Marshall is remembered by many
as an individual who had an avid interest in model
railroading and was willing to offer his support
to the development of the hobby in any way he
could. This webpage is dedicated to those members
receiving the award and serve as a history of the
awardees.
Each
year at the Potomac Division's Annual Meeting this
award is presented to a Division member who has
demonstrated outstanding service to the Potomac
Division. The award criteria consists of the
following which serves as a guideline in the
selection of the individual to receive this award:
1. The
recipient(s) must be a member in good standing of
the Division.
2. The
recipient(s) must have shown a level of service
above and beyond that expected by other members of
the Division.
3. In addition
to service to the Division, service to the
Mid-Eastern Region and national model train efforts
may also be considered.
The
selection process takes place in January of every
year and involves nomination by a Division member
with the Division Superintendent making the
determination of the individual(s) to receive the
award. The Superintendent is authorized to select as
many of the submitted he or she it sees fit.
Although the selection of the individual(s) to
receive the award is done by February 1st, the
announcement of the individual(s) is not made until
the Division's Annual Meeting where the awardee(s)
is/are recognized by the Division Superintendent.
2020 - 2021 Marshall Abrams
Recognized for contributions to the
Division and Model Railroading and
establishment of the Award posthumous.
2020 - 2021 Marshall Abrams
2021 - 2022 Mat Thompson, MMR
Recognized for contributions to the Division,
Region, and National NMRA.
2022 - 2023 Jerry Stanley
Recognized for his contributions to the Division.
2023 - 2024 Alex Belida,
MMR
Recognized
for his contributions to the Division and Region
and the newsletters of both.
2024-2025 - Not awarded due to lack of
nominations.
2021 - 2022 Mat Thompson, MMR
2022 - 2023 Jerry Stanley
2023 - 2024 Alex Belida,
MMR
2025 - 2026 - Greg Cassidy, Gary Mason, and Lee
Stoermer
Recognized for contributions to the
Division's successful efforts to attain
incorporation, 501(c)(3) non-profit status,
and on-line payment system.
2026 Greg Cassidy 
2026 Gary Mason 
2026 Lee Stoermer 
2026 Greg Cassidy
2026 Gary Mason
2026 Lee Stoermer