Marshall Abrams Award
The
Marshall Abrams award was created by the Potomac
Division Board of Directors in the Spring of 2021
to recognize 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 itself. It is named in honor of the late
Marshall David Abrams who was an integral Potomac
Division member who served the Division in several
positions which included Division
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Potomac
Flyer Publisher, and as the Division's webmaster.
He also served as 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.
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 must be a member in good standing of the
Division.
2. The
recipient 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 a committee appointed by the
Division Superintendent to make the determination of
the individual(s) to receive the award. The
committee is authorized to select two individuals if
it sees fit. Although the committee determines the
individual to receive the award by February 1st, the
announcement of the individual(s) is not made until
the Division's Annual Meeting where the awardee(s)
is recognized by the Division Superintendent.
This
web page is dedicated to those receiving the award
and serve as a history of those receiving the award.
2020 - 2021 Marshall Abrams
2020 - 2021 Marshall Abrams
2021 - 2022 Mat Thompson, MMR
2022 - 2023 Jerry Stanley
2023 - 2024 Alex Belida,
MMR
2024-2025 - Not awarded due to lack of
nominations.
2021 - 2022 Mat Thompson, MMR
2022 - 2023 Jerry Stanley
2023 - 2024 Alex Belida,
MMR