I was an attendee at the recent SCCA National Convention. Since there hasn't been much news from the convention posted on the internet anywhere, I'm going to add a few things here. (There wasn't an "events" section.) Please - no flames, I'm just reporting what was awarded. I had no input on the selections.

Thursday's Leadership Luncheon -
Awards for Regional Communication (Website/Publication):
Honorable Mention - NeOhio, South Texas Border
3rd - Northwest
2nd - Northern New Jersey
1st - San Francisco

Tom Burke Membership Awards:
Small - Mississippi
Medium - South Texas Border
Medium Large - Lone Star
Large - San Diego

Regional Achievement:
Small - Southern Indiana
Medium - Reno
Medium Large - Continental Divide
Large - Colorado
Jumbo - Florida

Saturday's Club Racing Luncheon -
Dave Morrell (for an active steward) - Gary Meeker, San Francisco
Val D Scroggie (for outstanding physician) - John Blizzard, Oregon
James Kimberly (for most improved driver) - Chris Bovis, Kansas
Jim Fitzgerald (for rookie driver) - Nick Mancuso, Chicago
Mark Donahue RRDC - Brian Linn, San Francisco (originally presented at RunOffs)

Saturday Banquet -
Solo Cup - Bob Tunnell (originally presented at Solo II Nationals)
Robert Ridges (for Rally Excellence) - Bob Ricker, Florida
John McGill (for significant contribution to Club Racing) - Costa Dunias, Utah
President's Cup (for outstanding drive at the RunOffs) - Andrew Aquilante, Philadelphia (originally presented at RunOffs)
Woolff Barnatto (SCCA's highest honor) - Ron Sharp, Des Moines Valley

Congratulations to all award winners.

And, if you are a member of an award winning region board - thank you for all your hard work! It takes a lot of dedicated individuals to make our club run smoothly.

Kelley Huxtable
"PLAY SAFE"
Des Moines Valley Region