History
We are lucky enough to have a member Charles Zierdt in the early 1990's produce a write up of the history to that point of our club. And then also in
the mid 2000's member and our long term editor Bill Sims scanned the document in for posting to the web for all to enjoy. Click the picture to view the PDF.
Carl Patrick Award
The "Carl Patrick Award" which is named after Carl Patrick, who was a member of the Club in the 1970s and '80s. During his time with the Club, Carl set the
standard for helping fellow club members in need and, as reported in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Script (November 2013), Carl's philosophy became the
guiding principles for bestowing this award to other members, including that an awardee should:
1 - Believe in the restoration and preservation of the Model A Ford "as Henry built it"
2 - Be willing to share their knowledge of the Model A with fellow members
3 - Give unselfishly of their time to help others restore and preserve the Model A Ford
4 - Help promote the friendship and fellowship we all enjoy because of the Model A Ford.
Millard Springer 1985
Dick Lebkicker 1986
John Kandl 1987
Chuck Zierdt 1988
Bill Worsham 1990
Andy Pogan 1994
Don Temple 1997
Herschel Brummit 2000
Stan Johnson 2001
Benny Leonard 2003, Announcement
Tom Terko 2005
James Kolody 2019
Benny and Sharon Leonard 2020, Proclamation and MAFFI Brick Letter
John Dougherty 2023
Greg Shepherd 2024
Fairfax 4th of July 2021 Award
55 Year Award
Howard Minners - Long Time Board Member Retires
During the last official GWC Board Meeting of 2016, Jim Gray recognized Howard Minners, outgoing board
member for his long service on the GWC Board, and his service to the entire Model A Community. Stan
Johnson reviewed Howard's service to the National Model A organizations, including Howard's long
Presidency of the Model A Ford Foundation; his efforts to assemble and organize valuable collections of
original Model A upholstery samples, factory photographs and era advertisements for the Model A Ford; as
well as supervising the indexing of Factory Engineering Drawings at the Benson Ford Research Center in
Dearborn. For this and other work, Howard was presented several years ago with the Ken Brady Award, the top
award of the Model A Restorer's Club. Early on in Howard's service to the GW Chapter he served as
Newsletter Editor, winning the top MARC award, and more recently has been the liaison between the National
Model A Ford Organizations and the George Washington Model A Ford Club. His service on the board will be
missed even though he plans to continue full participation in club activities. A hearty and sincere round of
applause followed to show Howard our admiration and appreciation.
Member of MARC and MAFCA