1976 – W. Norris Paton
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
2014 – Henry R.
Ticknor
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 2015 award will receive an
appropriate trophy, a $500
honorarium, and paid registration to the
2015 IATC convention.
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, 2014 and
December 31, 2014 (inclusive) and
be submitted to the IATC Office by
February 15, 2015. Current
officers and directors of IATC are
ineligible for this award during their
terms of office.
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.
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 2015 issue of
Torch.