Each year at BirmingHAMfest, the Birmingham Amateur Radio Club makes a special presentation of the Citizenship Award. This is the highest honor awarded by the Birmingham Amateur Radio Club in recognition of outstanding service, unselfish devotion and contributions to the Club, the community, and to the Amateur Radio Fraternity. The recipient is selected by the President and two past recipients of the award.


    Dave Cisco, W4AXL, presents the 2022 BARC Citizenship Award to
    Hop Hayes, K4TQR, and Henry Wingate, K4HAL (not shown).

    Previous honorees include:
    
    1954 - Bill Bankston, W4DFE
    1955 - Clark Simms, W4HKK
    1956 - Albert Parris, W4CCV
    1957 - Aaron George, W4GET
    1958 - Howard Kilpatrick, W4WAZ
              S.D. Christian, W4EBD
    1959 - Bill Jacoway, W4RWX
    1960 - Aubrey White, Sr., W4OLG
    1961 - Francis Shannon, W4RLG
    1962 - Jack Dotherow, K4AOZ
    1963 - Mary Coleman, K4WSK
    1964 - O.K. Gibbs, K4BTO
    1965 - Bill Gann, W4BTO
    1966 - Phiol Mentz, W4ELX
    1967 - Sybil Holley, WA4EEC
    1968 - Pete Sides, W4AUP
    1969 - Bill Crafts, W4KJD
    1970 - E.C. Atkerson, W4ECI
    1971 - Dave Cisco, W4AXL
    1972 - Tom Hammack, W4WLF
    1973 - Virgil Rawlinson, W4RWD
    1974 - Jerome Tanner, W4BJG
    1975 - George Alderson, WB4JOY
    1976 - Louis Bohorfoush, WB4CXD
    1977 - Jim Bonner, K4UMD
    1978 - Gib Sedwick, WA4WY
    1979 - Jimmy Long, W4ZRZ
    1980 - Keith Kandrum, KD4DQ
    1981 - Jerry Womble, WA4QIN
    1982 - Mike Lord, K4ELV
    1983 - Joe Smith, WA4RNP
    1984 - Fay Burt, KA4VIK
              Jerry Burt, KA4VIL
    1985 - Lil Bankston, K4DSO
    1986 - Don Frizzell, KA4ZEW
    1987 - Larry Wood, WB4AYH
    1988 - Mildred Cullen, AA4XF
              Lewis Cullen, AA4XE
    1989 - Willard Brown, K4IR
    1990 - James Pilman, KA4ZQA
    1991 - Ernest Beard, WD4BXH
              Kenner Beard, N4LLK
    1992 - Bill Levey, WA4FAT
    1993 - Charles Spanos, N4DKE
              Michael Spanos, KA4VCA
    1994 - Frank Blanchard, AA4LB
    1995 - Dan Morgan, KB4MDI
    1996 - Bob Snow, KB4SYG
              Susan Snow, KC4ATI
    1997 - Mike Merk, W4ALA
    1998 - Ellis Dobbins, K4LI
    1999 - Eddie Oliver, KD4BWW
              Betty Oliver, KD4QIC
    2000 - Russell Steiner, W4VDA
    2001 - Randy Kelling, W4KI
    2002 - Steven Moss, KB4FKN
    2003 - Ron Arant, N4PHP
    2004 - Jerry Fiore, N4JF
    2005 - Glenn Glass, KE4YZK
    2006 - Ken Caruso, KS4NX
    2007 - Greg Sarrett, W4OZK
    2008 - Ken Adkisson, WB4FAY
    2009 - Ed Pitchford, KD4AY
    2010 - Joe Ford, K4NVJ
    2011 - Jay Isbell, KA4KUN
    2012 - Jim Rogers, W4ATK
    2013 - Paul Nash, W4JY
    2014 - John Outland, K3FP
    2015 - Frank Butler, W4RH
    2016 - Bill Davidson, KW4J
    2017 - Rosalind Fazel, KD4ZGO
    2018 - Jeff Drew, N4JDU
    2019 - Don Keith, N4KC
    2020 - Joe Veras, K9OCO
    2021 - Not Awarded
    2022 - Hop Hayes, K4TQR & Henry Wingate, K4HAL
    2023 - Robert Cain, N4IXT
    2024 - Steven Westbrook, W4SWL