The Roanoke Division ARRL Service Award was instituted in 1968 by then Roanoke Division Director Vic Clark, W4KFC. Vic intended the award to be recognition for a long history of significant and consistent contributions to Amateur Radio. The amateur selected would have, over the years, dedicated much of his or her time to Amateur Radio and the ARRL. Nominations for the award were solicited in late 2016. The selection committee is comprised of past award recipients, and the administration of the award is done by the Roanoke Division Director. Out of a field of very worthy candidates, one clearly received the majority of the votes. Congratulations to our 2016 Roanoke Division ARRL Service Award winner: Matt McGuire AF4UZ of Surfside Beach, South Carolina The award presentation is currently planned at the 2017 RARSFEST, the 2017 Roanoke Division Convention, on Saturday, April 15, 2017 during the ARRL forum: http://www.rars.org/rarsfest/ Please join us in congratulating our 2016 Roanoke Division ARRL Service Award winner! '73 de JIM N2ZZ Director – Roanoke Division Serving ARRL members in the Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina sections ARRL – The National Association for Amateur Radio™