Nominations
Open for the 2003 Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award
 2002
winner Sherri Brower, W4STB (left), received the Philip J. McGan Silver Antenna
Award at the ARRL Southeastern Division Convention. Presenting the award is
former Southern Florida Section Manager Phyllisan West, KA4FZI, whom Brower
replaced October 1.
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NEWINGTON, CT, Dec 30, 2002--Nominations are
open for the ARRL 2003 Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award.
Throughout the year, ARRL PICs, PIOs and other PR volunteers in the ARRL Field
Organization strive to keep Amateur Radio visible in their communities. Among
other valuable activities, they publicize special events, write press releases,
and maintain solid working relationships with their local media (radio, TV,
newspapers). The job is an important one, it's not always easy and their
efforts benefit us all.
"If you know someone who has achieved public
relations success on behalf of Amateur Radio, nominating him or her for the
McGan Award is the perfect way to bestow much deserved recognition," said ARRL
Public Relations Manager Jennifer Hagy, N1TDY. "The 2003 McGan Award will go to
a ham who has demonstrated success in Amateur Radio public relations and best
exemplifies the volunteer spirit of Phil McGan, the award's namesake."
A journalist, Philip J. McGan, WA2MBQ (SK),
served as the first chairman of the ARRL's Public Relations Committee, which
helped reinvigorate the League's commitment to public relations. Unfortunately,
McGan never got to see how well his efforts paid off. To honor McGan, his
friends in the New Hampshire Amateur Radio Association joined with the ARRL
Board of Directors to pay a lasting tribute to the important contributions he
made on behalf of Amateur Radio.
Hagy notes the award honors contributions in
the public relations sector, not in Amateur Radio public service. "Public
Relations activities for which the McGan Award is given include efforts
specifically directed at bringing Amateur Radio to the public's attention--and
most often the media's--in a positive light," she explained.
A committee of volunteers knowledgeable about
Amateur Radio public relations will pick the winner, subject to approval by the
ARRL Board of Directors.
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