The purpose of the Winthrop Mager Award is to perpetuate the memory of the Rev. Winthrop M. Mager WØMJH, and to stimulate the activity in all fields of amateur radio in the central Iowa area. It is awarded by the Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association. Any radio operator with any class license who is a member of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association is eligible.

Nominations for the Winthrop Mager Award need to be sent to the DMRAA president no later than the conclusion of the November meeting, which is the annual chili feed and auction. They must be in writing. The president will give the nominations to the committee for processing at that time. Nominees are those amateur operators that have shown outstanding support for amateur radio, promotion of the amateur radio service and have done so with the utmost respect for the community and fellow operators.

Please submit your nominations soon!

Past recipients of the Winthrop Mager Award

1964             John Moffet                        WØSVD

1965             Lee J. Roy                         WØUDO

1966             R.W. Denniston                  WØDX

1967             Robert M. Evans                 WØAUL

1968             Kenneth Woody                 KØSWE

1969             Warren Huffman                KØCVT

1970             A.W. “Red” Kruse               WØLCX

1971             Thomas R. Fergus              KØQXT

1972             Dale White                        KØQXL

1973             Richard Witt                      KØIDJ

1974             Wayland Osborn                 WØRRG

1975             Harold Rosenberg               WØIYW

1976             Bryon W. Mann                  WØSEJ

1977             Warren Bensley                  WAØITC

1978             Ray Stanley                       K5RRS

1979             Carmi Smith                      WAØJOC

1980             Gary Liljegren                              WØSH

1981             Charles Corcoran                KD9UD

1982             Robert McCaffrey               KØCY

1983             Ronald Kinton                              WBØMBZ

1984             Harris “Mike” Golden           KØGHD

1985             Bob Heitman                     WDØDOK

Marsha Heitman                KAØJZF

1986             Jim Snapp                         NAØR

1987             Bob Jimmerson                  KAØOMM

1988             John Sawhill                      WAØO

1989             Al Peterson                        KCØKZ

1990             Don Boyvey                       KDØBG

1991                 Harold Ober                              NØHZK

1992                 Don Schmidt                             WØANZ

1993                 LaRue “Irish” Olson                   WAØATI

1994                 Leroy Koder                              WDØCZO

1996                 Bill Claypool                             NUØQ

1997                 Duane Bower                            WDØUCY                                                                                                                    Melanie Bower                         KBØJSD

1998                 Jim Case                                  KIØIP

1999                 Maggie Harmon                       KBØZBL

2000                  Dave Johnson                          NØLVA

2001                 Ron Hobbs                              NØXWI

2002                 JoAnn Deaton                           KCØBTV

2003             Don Whitmer                     KCØWJ

2004             Mike Greenwood                 KC4VG

2005             Dan Miller                          KCØFRL

2006             Kim England                      KCØTHB

2007             Tom Reis                           NØVPR

2008                 Lowell Abarr                             KB6SDI

2009                 George Noble                           KK7FM

2010                 Larry Vandewater                      NØBKB

2011                 Bruce Brumm                           KCØZMT

2012              Dennis O’Brien                 KAØDOS

2013              Scott Kirstein,                 NØOOD