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NAMBA HALL OF FAME
NAMBA International is now thirty years old and still growing. It continues to grow with
the efforts of dedicated people who are willing to sacrifce their time, talent, and ideas for
the promotion of model boating. Many people in the past twenty-nine years have shown
outstanding leadership, devotion, and expertise in keeping NAMBA the great organization
that it is. The Hall of Fame is not a popularity contest, and is not politically motivated.
The NAMBA Hall of Fame was the brainchild of Al Metelak, NAMBA’s second President. He
requested that Gary Johnson create a program that would spell out the requirements for
being a Hall of Fame member. The frst nominees were inducted in 1981 at the Nationals
in Amarillo, TX. Five inductees were honored with beautiful brass emblems mounted on a
walnut and brass plaque. They also received a beautiful embroidered Hall of Fame jacket
patch.
It is hoped that this special honor and thank you will make all of the time spent
worthwhile, and encourage other members to strive and look forward to being honored in
the Hall of Fame.
Any NAMBA member may nominate another NAMBA member for future consideration
to the Hall of Fame. It can be done by submitting the member’s name, NAMBA number,
and a brief outline of their contributions to model boating. These nominations should be
submitted to the Chairman of the Hall of Fame Committee by May 1st of any given year.
The Chairman will contact the nominated person for complete details of model boating
service and accomplishments, and will prepare a resume to be presented to the selection
committee for their consideration. If you receive a questionnaire from the Hall of Fame,
please fll it out completely, and add the little things that you think are important. Your
care and service to NAMBA and model boating may get you a place in the Hall of Fame.
There is only one way to get in, and that is to earn it. The selection committee consists of
all present members of the Hall of Fame.
NAMBA International is proud to honor its members who serve and promote the hobby/
sport of model boating. The following are brief resumes of the current members of the
Hall of Fame. Their contributions are varied, and encompass all areas of the hobby. They
have helped make model boating and NAMBA what it is today.
Myrtle “Mom” Coad
Inducted: 1981
Mom Coad started model boating in 1943, and ran her frst R/C boat in 1959. Her real
value to NAMBA was the hundreds of unselfsh hours spent in the creation, administration,
and operation as the Executive Secretary to the organization from 1971 to 1988. During
that time, she was truly the backbone and conscience of NAMBA. She is also a member of
the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Model Aeronautics.