2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results

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As a result of the 2018 Board of Directors Election, Tom Clark, K3IO; Mark Hammond, N8MH; and Bruce Paige, KK5DO; will serve on the board for two years.

The First Alternate is Peter Portanova, W2JV. The Second Alternate is Scott Harvey, KA7FVV. Both will serve for a term of one year.

The results of the voting with 698 ballots cast are as follows:

  • Tom Clark, K3IO - 574

  • Mark Hammond, N8MH - 507

  • Scott Harvey, KA7FVV - 176

  • Bruce Paige, KK5DO - 402

  • Peter Portanova, W2JV -359

New ARRL Chief Executive Officer Elected by Board of Directors

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The ARRL Board of Directors has elected Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to be ARRL’s new Chief Executive Officer, starting on October 15. Michel (his name rhymes with "nickel") is currently Chief Technology Officer at UBTECH Education, and Senior Vice President of UBTECH Robotics, a $5 billion Shenzhen, China, artificial intelligence and robotics company. As the Chief Technology Officer at UBTECH Education, Michel helped build this company from a startup in China to $100 million in valuation.

More Information - http://www.arrl.org/news/new-arrl-chief-executive-officer-elected-by-board-
of-directors

My ARRL Voice Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1181497555327577/

Dan Romanchik (KB6NU) blog post - https://www.kb6nu.com/lets-get-behind-our-new-ceo/

Ruth KM4LAO Winner Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award

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ARRL Board of Directors name Ruth Willet KM4LAO as the recipient of the 2018 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award.

A student at Kettering University, Willet was instrumental in re-establishing the school’s Amateur Radio club and has mentored new licensees, among other activities.

She earned the August 2017 QST Cover Plaque Award and has written articles for other Amateur Radio news outlets.

ARRL’s top youth honor, The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award is given annually to an ARRL member under the age of 21, whose accomplishments and contributions to both the community of Amateur Radio and the local community are “of the most exemplary nature.” The award carries a cash award of $1,500 and a suitably engraved plaque.

ARRL Story - http://www.arrl.org/news/award-recipients-named-by-arrl-board-of-directors