Recipients of the BAM Founder’s Award

The Bob Patrick Founder’s Award was instituted in 1992. It is a traveling award that is awarded annually to one member. The award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution of time and talent to further BAM’s goals. The recipient is charged with the duty of selecting the next recipient and presenting it the next year. The award is a brass anvil with the names of the recipients engraved on the anvil.

The first award was presented to Jerry Hoffmann at the July 1992 meeting at Vernon Fisher’s shop at the Lake of the Ozarks. Thereafter it was to be presented each year at the annual conference.

1992	Jerry Hoffmann
1993	Doug Hendrickson
1994	Steve Austin
1994	Louis Mueller
1995	Tom Clark
1996	Jim McCarty
1996	Pat McCarty
1997	Bob Alexander
1998	John Murray
1999	Phil Williamson
2000	Maurice Ellis
2001	Peggy Williamson
2002	Bruce Herzog
2003	Walt Hull
2004	John Sherwood
2005	Joe Wilkinson
2006	Kirk Sullens
2007	Don Birdsall
2008	Bob Ehrenberger
2009	Second Award to John Murray
2010	Second Award to Bob Alexander
2011	Ken Jansen
2012	Ned Digh
2013	Karen Bouckaert
2013	Don Anders
2014	Kent Harbit
2015	Bernie Tappel
2015	Patti Tappel
2016	Mike McLaughlin
2017	Phil Cox
2017	Margie Cox
2018	Mark Lawson
2019	Don Nichols
2021	Matthew Burnett
2022	Bob Stormer
2023	Willy Bagley
2024	Ashley Farnsworth