Congratulations to Mike Mastro KD8QDL on his receiving the Allen Severson Memorial Award.
The Allan Severson, AB8P Memorial Award is bestowed on an amateur radio operator in the Ohio Section who has demonstrated a continuing dedication to the advancement of amateur radio and to the Ohio Section. Usually one Ohio Section member is awarded per year.
The award had been established in 1992 and was named “Ohio Ham of the Year” until 1999. That year it was renamed after Allan, of Lakewood, Ohio, who had become a silent key in 1997. The award winners listed here are all hams who, like Allan Severson, have dedicated themselves to the advancement of the American Radio Relay League in Ohio.
Although Allan had served the Section as Section Manager and went on to a distinguished career as Great Lakes Division Director on the ARRL National Board of Directors, the annual award announcement only mentions one sentence about him which is part of every memorial award certificate. That sentence quickly demonstrates the reason for the renaming of this award. “Allan’s devotion to serve amateur radio inspired a whole generation of Ohio Section leadership.” From the Ohio Section website