Nomination Process

The American Model Yachting Association's Hall of Fame nomination and election process for 2011 began on March 1st with the opening of the time period to submit nominations. The closing date of the nomination time period is June 30th. Nominations received are reviewed and voted on by a 14 member committee. The committee membership consists of the AMYA President and Vice-president, the six Regional Directors, and six RD appointees — one from each of the AMYA regions.

The process to review and vote is completed by November 30th.

There have been 16 members inducted into the Hall of Fame. They are:

2001 Rod Carr, Gene Dunham, Dick Hein, and Lloyd "Swede" Johnson
2002 Bill Bithell and Bob Blackwell
2003 Chuck Black and Rich Matt
2005 R.G. "Bob" DeBow
2007 John Davis, George Dornis, and Paul Meskill
2008 John Hanks III, Doug Hemingway, and Jim Linville
2009 Chuck Buzek

The Hall of Fame Nomination Form and Cover Sheet will be published in the Summer Issue (#164) of Model Yachting and can be found in your past Summer Issues. You can also find it here on the AMYA website and on the AMYA Forum. Information to support a nomination includes:

Section 1: Personal History of the Nominee
Section 2: Qualifications of the Nominee
Section 3: Miscellaneous Information about the Nominee

Bruce Zemke
Chairman - Hall of Fame Committee


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