Prechtel Contribution award
By Eric Todd
Receiving the Prechtel Contribution Award from Denny Habecker
In the article I wrote about receiving the Ciavattone Courage award from Big Frank, I mentioned that I had a couple surprises. Well, the Ciavattone award was one of them. The second was being the recipient of the Prechtel Contribution Award. This is an award that is in memory of former USAWA president and great, Howard Prechtel, and is to recognize significant contribution to the organizer. It is a traveling award, and is passed from member to member. The first recipient was Frank Ciavattone, and he was presented the award by Howard’s good friend and Hall of Famer, Bob Geib. Frank then passed it on to Al Myers, who was the current Secretary/Treasurer at the time. Al then passed it on to Denny and Judy Habecker for their significant contribution. They then passed the award on to me. It is another huge honor, and one I look passing on to the next recipient in the next couple years.