(Transcript from AMA http://www.modelaircraft.org/membership/membership/vitalpeopleaward.aspx )

Carl Goldberg Vital People Award

Many clubs have one. Those really fortunate clubs might have more than one. What are they? Its members who go above and beyond to support model aviation, our clubs, and our members. They do this quietly, sometimes in the background, and often ask for little in return other than maybe the occasional “thank you.” They might be club officers, newsletter editors, or even members who raise their hands at club meetings and volunteer to pull things together for the club picnic, fly-in, or some other event.

In 1983, Carl and Beth Goldberg asked the Academy of Model Aeronautics to help create an award to recognize these types of individuals. Called the Carl & Beth Goldberg Vital People Award, it was presented annually to “vital people in the background of the modeling movement whose efforts enhance the enjoyment of the hobby and whose accomplishments are seldom formally acknowledged.” Carl Goldberg (1912-1985) was an exceptional model aircraft designer, a model-club founder, an educator, and a business owner, among other things. He is a prominent figure in the history of the AMA and aeromodeling. Many of you may recognize the Goldberg name on model kits from Carl Goldberg Products.

AMA is pleased to continue this tradition and thank our members who make model aviation at the local level more enjoyable for all of us. The Goldberg name is certainly a legacy we want to live on through AMA and the sport of model aviation.

Congratulations to 2011 winner Kenneth E. Meyers AMA #586367
 Northwest Radio Control Club

Nominators: Ricardo Cruz AMA #73706 & Donald Sussland AMA #39309