Norine HaasAwards Committee Chair
1976 W. Norris Paxton
1977 Seymour A. Horwitz
1978 James E. Ingram
1979 Jack E. Gieck
1980 John W. Allen
1981 John F. Brown
1982 Robert E. Shepherd, Jr.
1983 Harry D. Lewis
1984 Dan Pletta
1985 Jerry L. Petr
1986 John H. D. Bryan
1987 E. Cabell Brand
1988 Hubert J. Davis
1989 Warner M. Montgomery
1990 Jesse R. Long
1991 Earnest R. Oney
1992 Kathryn P. Clausen
1993 Charles G. Beaudette
1994 Thomas L. Minnick
1995 C. Walter Clark
1996 Richard Schellhase
1997 Leanne Wade Beorn
1998 Gerald G. Eggert
1999 Mary Frances Forcier
2000 Robert G. Neuhauser
2001 Jonathan B. Wight
2002 Richard T. Schellhase
2003 Mark Lore
2004 Matthew T. Taylor Sr.
2005 Robert G. Neuhauser
2006 Malcolm M. Marsden
2007 Edward P. Blazer
2008 Arthur B. Gunlicks
2009 Charles W. Darling
2010 Barton C. Shaw
2011 Danny J. Krebs
2012 Roland F. Moy
2013 Leland W. Robinson
The
Paxton Award, created in honor and
memory of W. Norris Paxton, past president
of the International Association of
Torch Clubs and editor emeritus of Torch,
is given to the author of an outstanding
paper presented by a Torch member at a
Torch meeting. The winning author for
the 2014 award will receive an
appropriate trophy, a $500
honorarium, and paid registration to the
2014 IATC convention in St
Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The winner
will be introduced at the convention
banquet where he or she (or a designated
representative) will deliver the paper
on June 21, 2014.
Eligibility: The
author must be a member of a Torch club.
The paper must have been delivered to a
Torch club meeting or a regional Torch
meeting between January 1, 2013 and
December 31, 2013 (inclusive), and be
submitted to the IATC Office by February
15, 2014. Current officers and directors
of IATC are ineligible for this award
during their terms of office.
Procedure: All papers
to be published in Torch should be sent
to the
IATC Office, Attn. Editor, 11712C
Jefferson Ave., Newport News, VA
23606, along with the current Manuscript
Submission Form (available from the club
secretary or IATC Office), duly signed
by the author and a club officer.
Paxton candidates
will be selected by the Editorial
Advisory Committee from all
papers submitted for
publication in Torch. The
Paxton Award Committee will consider the
EAC recommended 2013 papers in the
spring of 2014 to determine the 2014
award winner.
Judging: The reading
and judging panel comprises five people:
a member of the Board of Directors of
the IATC, one of the last five winners
of the Paxton Award, a member of the
Editorial Advisory Committee, and two
members selected by the IATC Board of
Directors. Judging is based on the
principles set forth in the IATC
brochure The Torch Paper, available
from the IATC Office, and the
Manuscript Submission Suggestions at
the Publications link of the IATC
website www.torch.org. The winner of the
Paxton Award and other contestants will
be notified early in May 2014.
Additional Information:
A publishable Torch paper should be
approximately 3,000 words in length.
Local clubs are not allowed
to submit papers directly
for Paxton consideration.
The Paxton Award paper will be
published in the Fall 2014 issue of
Torch.