Award Purpose
Outstanding act of heroism.
Award Sponsor
Princess Ann Volunteer Fire Company
Award Administration
Award Purpose
Outstanding act of heroism.
Award Sponsor
Princess Ann Volunteer Fire Company
Award Administration
Description
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 MSFA Convention and Conference 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.
Submission Deadline: May 1
Award Rules
Nomination submitted for consideration must follow the following requirements:
1. Must be on fire, rescue, or ambulance department stationary giving detailed summary of his/her outstanding actions or reason to be considered.
2. Must be received by the MSFA Board of Trustees prior to May 1st of each year.
3. Must be mailed to or delivered to:
Jeffrey H. Thompson
MSFA Board of Trustees Secretary
202 Oriole Road
Chestertown, MD 21620
Year | Recipient | Station | County |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Not Awarded | ||
2022 | Karen Montgomery | Bryans Road | Charles |
2020 | Danny Morrison | North Beach | Calvert |
2019 | Paul Callahan | Oxford VFC | Talbot |
2018 | Ryan Glenn | Rock Hall VFC | Kent |
2017 | Rachel Itzoe | Level | Harford |
2016 | Jason Stimis | Salisbury FD | Wicomico |
2015 | Adam St. John | Wheaton VRS | Montgomery |
2014 | Wesley Burrier | Rocky Ridge VFC | Frederick |
2013 | Ryan Barroe | Joppa-Magnolia | Harford |
2012 | Brent Harne | Middletown | Frederick |
2011 | Kris Kene | Princess Anne V.F.C. | Somerset |
2010 | Ryan Evans | Deal Island - Chance | Somerset |
2010 | J.R. Walters | Deal Island - Chance | Somerset |
2010 | Donald Ford | Deal Island - Chance | Somerset |
2009 | Curtis Warfield | Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad | Montgomery |
2009 | John Klaron | Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad | Montgomery |
2008 | Adam St. John | Wheaton Rescue | Montgomery |
2007 | Michael Nasti | Huntingtown | Calvert |
2007 | Brian Thrasher | Huntingtown | Calvert |
2006 | Michael Moore | Glenn Dale | Prince George's |
2006 | H. Edwards "Eddie" Woods | Glenn Dale | Prince George's |
2005 | David Yankey | New Market District | Frederick |
2004 | Phillip S. Stevens | Waldorf | Charles |
2003 | Robert "Bo" Duke | Ocean City | Worcester |
2003 | Clay Stamp | Ocean City | Worcester |
2002 | John Berry | Rockville | Montgomery |
2002 | John Ferguson, IV | Rockville | Montgomery |
2001 | Not Awarded | ||
2000 | Chief Charles D. Jester | Church Hill | Queen Anne's |
1999 | Not Awarded | ||
1998 | Fred Labelle | Joppa-Magnolia | Harford |
1998 | Captain John Frank | Joppa-Magnolia | Harford |
1997 | Captain Eric Strongburg | Cabin John Park | Montgomery |
1996 | Todd Baldwin | Odenton | Anne Arundel |
1995 | William Merrill | Princess Anne | Somerset |
1994 | Lieut. Richard Weber | Wheaton | Montgomery |
1993 | Jonas Rudzki | Cabin John Park | Montgomery |
1992 | W. Newton "Skip" Carey | Ocean Pines | Worcester |
1991 | Kurt Talbert | Forestville | Prince George's |
1991 | Helen A. Kulle | Forestville | Prince George's |
1990 | Michael Willie | Odenton | Anne Arundel |
1990 | Michael Frazer | Odenton | Anne Arundel |
1990 | Charles Raines | Odenton | Anne Arundel |
1989 | Dep. Chief George W. Brown, Jr. | Sandy Spring | Montgomery |
1988 | Robert D. Cowan | Deale | Anne Arundel |
1987 | George Frye | Bay District | St. Mary's |
1987 | Captain Richard Corcoran | Bay District | St. Mary's |
1986 | Lieut. Michael J. LaVelle | Rockville | Montgomery |
1985 | Maggie Cooley | Upper Montgomery | Montgomery |
1984 | Sergeant Thomas C. Brown | Wheaton | Montgomery |
1983 | Lieut. David C. Jones | Wheaton | Montgomery |
1982 | Thomas J. Campbell | Kensington | Montgomery |
1981 | Sergeant Timothy DeRuyscher | College Park | Prince George's |
1980 | Lieut. James Kenneth Frank, Jr. | Kensington | Montgomery |
1979 | Timothy Thorne | Upper Montgomery | Montgomery |
1978 | Laurel Volunteer Fire Company | Laurel | Prince George's |
1977 | Jack E. Montgomery, Jr. | Accokeek | Prince George's |
1976 | David Ploor | Bowie | Prince George's |
1976 | David Schultz | Bowie | Prince George's |
1975 | Balmes N. Hidalgo | Rockville | Montgomery |
1974 | Deputy Chief Bruce B. Bell | District Heights | Prince George's |
1973 | John A. Jarboe | Takoma Park | Montgomery |
1972 | W. Frederick Coursey | Church Hill | Queen Anne's |
1971 | Charles Hall | Beltsville | Prince George's |
1971 | Robert Ridgeway | Beltsville | Prince George's |
1970 | Captain George Duke | Leonardtown | St. Mary's |
1969 | William F. Padgett | West Lanham Hills | Prince George's |
1968 | Chief Lee Webster | Deal Island - Chance | Somerset |
1967 | Kenneth Frock | Pleasant Valley | Carroll |
1966 | Deputy Chief Baron E. DeKalb | Takoma Park | Montgomery |
1965 | James Ewing | Forestville | Prince George's |
1964 | Not Awarded | ||
1963 | Roland Rapacelli | Perryville | Cecil |
1963 | Ivan Reynolds | Perryville | Cecil |
1962 | Colin C. Colgan | Tuxedo Cheverly | Prince George's |
1961 | Victor Talbert | Boulevard Heights | Prince George's |
1960 | Sam Villani | Ocean City | Worcester |
1959 | Robert Hook | Cabin John Park | Montgomery |
1958 | Chief Clinton Ditz | Crisfield | Somerset |
1957 | Alfred E. Johnson, Jr. | Rockville | Montgomery |
1956 | William McWilliams | North Beach | Calvert |
1955 | Carl W. Pollette, Jr. | Hebron | Wicomico |
1954 | Edward S. Hall, Jr. | Herald Harbor | Anne Arundel |
1952 | Amos C. Baer | Good (Maugansville) | Washington |
1951 | Charles A. Pastrana | Independent (Annapolis) | Anne Arundel |
1950 | Not Awarded | ||
1949 | Walter E. Jackson | Hancock | Washington |
1948 | Not Awarded | ||
1947 | Not Awarded | ||
1946 | Vernon Listman | Earleigh Heights | Anne Arundel |
1945 | Captain George C. Arnold | Glen Echo | Montgomery |
1944 | Not Awarded | ||
1943 | Not Awarded | ||
1942 | Not Awarded | ||
1941 | William A. Kral | Bel Air | Harford |
1940 | Bernard P. Odum | Takoma Park | Montgomery |
1939 | John A. Hornberger, Sr. | Waterwitch (Annapolis) | Anne Arundel |
1938 | Not Awarded | ||
1937 | Marion E. Rose | Northeast | Cecil |
1936 | Captain Austin Leithiser | Susquehanna Hose | Harford |
1935 | Not Awarded | ||
1934 | Wilbur R. Dulin | West Annapolis | Anne Arundel |
1933 | Reuben R. Palmer | Kensington | Montgomery |