Colburn Trophy Award

Purpose of Award:    Outstanding Act of Heroism   Award Sponsor:    Princess Ann Volunteer Fire Company   Award Administered By:     Board of Trustees   Background: At the 40th Annual Convention in Frostburg in June, 1932, the Colburn Silver Cup was presented to the Association by retiring President George W. Colburn, Jr.  The award is to be awarded in line of succession from year to year to a firefighter in our organization for some outstanding act of heroism or from some act for the good of the Association.  Qualifications and awards to be made by the Board of Trustees who shall act as judges.  This cup is to be presented at the Annual Convention and Conference of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association with appropriated ceremonies.             At the 66th Annual Convention in Ocean City in June 1958, due to the lack of space for more recipients names, the original Colburn Silver Cup was retired and presented to the Princess Anne Volunteer Fire Company to be placed in their fire station in honor of Dr. Colburn.  Since the retirement of the original cup, the Princess Anne Volunteer Fire Company has agreed to supply a replacement for the Colburn Cup each year with this difference; That it will be retained by the recipient for keeps.”  Your department surely must have a member who would be eligible to have his/her name submitted to the Board of Trustees to be considered for this high award.               The recipient will receive the Colburn Medal and Ribbon Bar, which was approved by the Executive Committee in 2002.  The ribbon is solid red and the gold medal, with red, white and blue enamel paint is inscribed as the “Medal of Heroism”, with the MSFA Seal in the center.   Award Rules: Nomination submitted for consideration must follow the following requirements: Must be on fire, rescue, or ambulance department stationary giving detailed summary of his/her outstanding actions or reason to be considered. Must be received by the Board of Trustees prior to May 1st of each year. Must be mailed or delivered to: Gene Worthington  MSFA Board of Trustees Secretary 3663 Old Level Road Havre De Grace, MD 21078 Previous Recipients: YEAR   RECIPIENT   STATION - COUNTY 1933   Reuben R. Palmer   Kensington - Montgomery 1934   Wilbur R. Dulin   West Annapolis - Anne Arundel 1935   Not Awarded     1936   Captain Austin Leithiser   Susquehanna Hose - Harford 1937   Marion E. Rose   Northeast - Cecil 1938   Not Awarded     1939   John A. Hornberger, Sr.   Waterwitch (Annapolis) - Anne Arundel 1940   Bernard P. Odum   Takoma Park - Montgomery 1941   William A. Kral   Bel Air - Harford 1942   Not Awarded     1943   Not Awarded     1944   Not Awarded     1945   Captain George C. Arnold   Glen Echo - Montgomery 1946   Vernon Listman   Earleigh Heights - Anne Arundel 1947   Not Awarded      1948   Walter E. Jackson   Hancock - Washington 1949   Not Awarded      1950   Not Awarded     1951   Charles A. Pastrana   Independent (Annapolis) - Anne Arundel 1952   Chief Spencer J. H. Brown, Sr.   Sandy Spring - Montgomery 1953   Amos C. Baer   Good (Maugansville) - Washington 1954   Edward S. Hall, Jr.   Herald Harbor - Anne Arundel 1955   Carl W. Pollette, Jr.    Hebron - Wicomico 1956   William McWilliams    North Beach - Calvert 1957   Alfred E. Johnson, Jr.   Rockville, Montgomery 1958   Chief Clinton Ditz   Crisfield - Somerset 1959   Robert Hook   Cabin John Park - Montgomery 1960   Sam Villani   Ocean City - Worcester 1961   Victor Talbert   Boulevard Heights - Prince George's 1962   Colin C. Colgan   Tuxedo Cheverly - Prince George's 1963   Ivan Reynolds   Perryville - Cecil 1963   Roland Rapacelli   Perryville - Cecil 1964   Not Awarded     1965   James Ewing   Forestville - Prince George's 1966   Deputy Chief Baron E. DeKalb   Takoma Park - Montgomery 1967   Kenneth Frock   Pleasant Valley - Carroll 1968   Chief Lee Webster   Deal Island-Chance - Somerset 1969   William F. Padgett   West Lanham Hills - Prince George's 1970   Captain George Duke   Leonardtown - St. Mary's 1971   Robert Ridgeway   Beltsville - Prince George's 1971   Charles Hall   Beltsville - Prince George's 1972   W. Frederick Coursey   Church Hill - Queen Anne’s 1973   John A. Jarboe   Takoma Park - Montgomery 1974   Deputy Chief Bruce B. Bell   District Heights - Prince George's 1975   Balmes N. Hidalgo   Rockville - Montgomery 1976   David Schultz   Bowie - Prince George's 1976   David Ploor   Bowie - Prince George's 1977   Jack E. Montgomery, Jr.   Accokeek - Prince George's 1978   Laurel Volunteer Fire Company   Laurel - Prince George's 1979   Timothy Thorne   Upper Montgomery - Montgomery 1980   Lieut. James Kenneth Frank, Jr.   Kensington - Montgomery 1981   Sergeant Timothy DeRuyscher   College Park - Prince George’s 1982   Thomas J. Campbell   Kensington - Montgomery 1983   Lieut. David C. Jones   Wheaton - Montgomery 1984   Sergeant Thomas C. Brown   Wheaton - Montgomery 1985   Maggie Cooley   Upper Montgomery - Montgomery 1986   Lieut. Michael J. LaVelle    Rockville - Montgomery 1987   Captain Richard Corcoran   Bay District - St. Mary's 1987   George Frye   Bay District - St. Mary's 1988   Robert D. Cowan   Deale - Anne Arundel 1989   Dep. Chief George W. Brown, Jr.   Sandy Spring - Montgomery 1990   Charles Raines   Odenton - Anne Arundel 1990   Michael Frazer   Odenton - Anne Arundel 1990   Michael Willie   Odenton - Anne Arundel 1991   Helen A. Kulle   Forestville - Prince George's 1991   Kurt Talbert   Forestville - Prince George's 1992   W. Newton "Skip" Carey   Ocean Pines - Worcester 1993   Jonas Rudzki   Cabin John Park - Montgomery 1994   Lieut. Richard Weber   Wheaton - Montgomery 1995   William Merrill   Princess Anne - Somerset 1996   Todd Baldwin   Odenton - Anne Arundel 1997   Captain Eric Strongburg   Cabin John Park - Montgomery 1998   Captain John Frank   Joppa-Magnolia - Harford 1998   Fred Labelle   Joppa-Magnolia - Harford 1999   Not Awarded     2000   Not Awarded     2001   Not Awarded     2002   John Ferguson, IV   Rockville Montgomery 2002   John Berry   Rockville - Montgomery 2003   Clay Stamp   Ocean City - Worcester 2003   Robert "Bo" Duke   Ocean City - Worcester 2004   Philip S. Stevens   Waldorf - Charles 2005   David Yankey   New Market District - Frederick 2006   H. Edward “Eddie” Woods   Glen Dale - Prince George's 2006   Michael Moore   Glen Dale - Prince George's 2007   Brian Thrasher   Huntingtown - Calvert 2007   Michael Nasti   Huntingtown - Calvert  2008    Adam St. John   Wheaton Rescue - Montgomery