Member Recognition
Ham of the Month
Honoring AARC members for their service and contributions to the amateur radio community.
December 2025 · Current Honoree
Pat Obert
Service as Club Secretary
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Do you know someone who exemplifies what amateur radio is all about, or has performed outstanding service to the club or community? Nominate them for the AARC Ham of the Month Award. Please include a description of why you feel they should be recognized.
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Email: president@austinhams.org
Past Honorees by Year
The most recent year is expanded. Select any year to view its honorees.
2025 12 honored
- December Service as Club Secretary
- Pat Obert
- November Maintaining club finances
- Mark Jenkins W5MPJ
- October Setting up Fox Hunts
- John Benedict KE5RS
- September Service to get the new repeater in Lakeway
- Rolf Lagerquist AA5RL
- August In remembrance
- Stuart Wakeley W6PQW
- July Elmering the next generation
- Joe Fisher K5EJL
- June Keeping the repeaters up
- Roy Walker WA5YZD
- May Working to keep our scholarships going
- Marie VanderWeele KA5HFH
- April Service as EC
- Glenn Meter W5MTR
- March Amazing technical presentations
- Lew Thompson W5IFQ
- February Maintaining club finances
- Mark Jenkins W5MPJ
- January Constant Elmering
- Jeff Schmitt N5MNW
2024 9 honored
- September MS-150 Team
- Rex Schuller K8REX
- Bill Hasbrook W5BWM
- James Gorman KC0YDP
- Dave Serafine K5DAV
- Mike Zimmermann W5ZIM
- August
- Glen Meter W5MTR
- July
- Paul Kinney KD5VRU
- June
- Roy Walker WA5YZD
- Steve Long AG5TR
- May
- Rex Schuller K8REX
- April
- Roy Walker WA5YZD
- March
- Patrick Rogers W5DVG
- February
- Rolf Lagerquist AA5RL
- Kevin Dumlevy N5KOD
- January
- Jeff Schmidt N5MWN
- Joe Fisher K5EJL
2023 10 honored
- October Critical Infrastructure Drill Organization
- Colin Wright K5KEX
- September Scholarship Awards Work
- Mark Jenkins W5MPJ
- August
- Jeff Schmidt N5MWN
- July Broadband HamNet at Field Day
- Paul Kinney KD5VRU
- June MS 150 Ride Coordinator
- Glenn Meter W5MTR
- May Fox Hunting Specialist
- Paul Fenrich KA5FZU
- April Elected New President
- Ernesto Raices KI5PZN
- March Good service as Past President
- Kerby Spruiell KG5DLD
- February Fixing antennae after ice storm
- Jon Penner N5MHI
- January Organizing AARC's first Christmas party in three years
- Danielle Locke
- Tim Lamb N5TML
2022 3 honored
- March
- Jeff Schmidt N5MNW
- Lori Schmidt KM5MQ
- February
- Joe Fisher K5EJL
- January Elmering, donations of time and money to the club, esp. the Red Cross radio room
- Ed Cox KE3D
2021 12 honored
- December
- Glen Jenkins WB4FTK
- November
- Patrick Rogers W5DVG
- October Various financial and insurance services to the club, as well as being club Webmaster.
- Mark Jenkins W5MPJ
- September Organizing the Boy Scouts Radio Merit Badge outing in Bastrop.
- Matt Domsch N5MLD
- August General Service to the Club over the years.
- Mark Allen Cannary (SK) KB5VY
- July Updating TCARES Training Materials
- Phil Bautista AA5EX
- June
- Mickey McInnis WX5U
- May
- Joe Ramacciotti KC5DFP
- April
- Lew Thompson W5IFQ
- March
- Ron Brown K6EER
- February
- Joe Canfield N5HPC
- January
- Raymond Mack W5IFS
2018 4 honored
- April
- Bob WB5AOH
- March
- Roy WA5YZD
- February
- Kerby KG5DLD
- January
- Shawn KG5RHR
2015 10 honored
- October
- Scott Steelman
- Jeff Schmidt N5MNW
- September
- Mitch London
- August
- Mary Steelman
- July
- Dave Rivenberg
- Paul Kinney
- June
- Rodney Warner
- May
- Marie Vander Weele
- April
- Mark Esslinger
- March
- Roger Wines
- February
- Paul Fenrich
- January
- Rick Chapman
- Don Dudley
- Bob Morgan WB5AOH