NMRA Achievement Program: Who has earned what

The NMRA Achievement Program is a program that NMRA defines as "a travel guide, to help you on your journey through the world of model railroading. The AP also provides incentive to learn and master the many crafts and skills necessary in the hobby of model railroading". It gives the participants an excellent way of learning new methods and techniques in model building and also gives a great opportunity to learn from other modelers. The ultimate goal within the program is to reach the Master Model Railroader (MMR) level.

The Golden Spike Award is the entry level to the Achievement Program. It is "designed to demonstrate familiarity with different areas of the hobby, rather than expertise in a particular area".


MMR and Achievement Certificates for members in the Los Angeles Division

MMR Year Number
  David Cox 1992 246
  Mary Barstow 1995 292
       
Motive Power Year  
  Randy B. Wilson 1988  
  David Cox 1990  
       
Cars Year  
  John Bruce 1995  
  Mary Barstow 1995  
  Dale Jones 1998  
       
Structures Year  
  David Cox 1992  
  Mary Barstow 1995  
  Kevin Spady 2018  
       
Scenery Year  
  David Cox 1992  
  John Bruce 1995  
  Bill Flinn 2002  
  Kevin Spady 2018  
       
Civil Engineer Year  
  David Cox 1992  
       
Electrical Year  
  Ken Wilson 1988  
  Mary Barstow 1990  
  David Cox 1992  
       
Dispatcher Year  
  Henry Mills 1988  
  Wes Scarbrough 1990  
  Dave Cox, MMR 1994  
  Mary Barstow 1995  
  Paul Cutter 1995  
  William C. Mergard 1997  
  James Keena 2015  
       
Official Year  
  William C. Mergard 1989  
  David Cox, MMR 1996  
  Mary Barstow, MMR 2001  
  Paul Cutter 2004  
  Mary Barstow 2005  
  Ron Tarjany 2007  
  Carl Heimberger 2009  
  Robert DeMoss 2014  
  Pat Raymer 2018  
       
Volunteer Year  
  William A. Hoadley 1987  
  Winifred Hoadley 1987  
  Betty Graebner 1992  
  Eric Michaelson 1992  
  Harold Graebner 1992  
  Ken Wilson 1992  
  Lindsay Smith 1992  
  Robert De Moss 1997  
  John D. Oliver 2004  
  Sandy Friedfeld 2004  
  Carl Heimberger 2005  
  Keven Spady 2014  
  Mona Raymer 2018  
  James L. Keena 2018  
  Pat Raymer 2019  
       
Author Year  
  David Cox 1990  
  Mary Barstow 1992  
  John Bruce 1995  
  W. Lindsay Smith 1995  
  Ron Tarjany 2007  
  James Keena 2015  
  Kevin Spady 2018  
       
Golden Spike Year  
  Ken Josing 1998  
  Robert G. DeMoss 2000  
  Sandy Friedfeld 2000  
  Benito Diaz 2003  
  Robert Greenwood 2003  
  Richard Reoval, Sr. 2006  
  Charles Fisher 2015  
  James Keena 2016  
  Oscar Arrieta 2018  
  William Marecek 2018  
  Foster Rash 2018  
  Kevin Spady 2018  
  Lloyd Lehrer 2021  

 


 

MMR and Achievement Certificates for members in the San Diego Division

MMR Year Number  
  Robert Schimmel   193  
  Rodger Gredvig 1994 218  
  John Sigurdson 1995? 236 Deceased
  Paul Schmitt 2004 342  
  Don Ham 2013 491 Deceased
  Don Fowler 2009 518  
  Dick Roberts 2009 522  
         
Motive Power Year    
  Paul Schmitt 2000    
  Don Ham 2006    
  Dick Roberts 2009    
  Don Fowler 2009    
         
Cars Year    
  Robert Schimmel 1988    
  Rodger Gredvig 1990    
         
Structures Year    
  David L. Watters 1989    
  Dick Roberts 2006    
  Don Ham 2007    
  Harold Helland 2013    
  Robert Schimmel 1987    
  Rodger Gredvig 1988    
         
Scenery Year    
  John Sigurdson 1987    
  Rodger Gredvig 1988    
  Pail Schmitt 1995    
  Bill Brooks 1998    
  Gordon Miller 1998    
  Don Fowler 2000    
  Ron Tindall 2004    
  Don Ham 2005    
  Dick Roberts 2006    
         
Civil Engineer Year    
  John Sigurdson 1987    
  Rodger Gredvig 1988    
  Paul Schmitt 1995    
  Dick Roberts 2006    
  Don Ham 2006    
  Gordon Miller 2006    
  Don Fowler 2007    
  Ron Tindall      
         
Electrical Year    
  John Sigurdson 1987    
  Rodger Gredvig 1988    
  Paul Schmitt 1995    
  Don Fowler 2004    
  Dick Roberts 2006    
  Don Ham 2006    
  Gordon Miller 2006    
         
Dispatcher Year    
  John Sigurdson 1987    
  Paul Ducharme 1987    
  Robert Schimmel 1987    
  Rodger Gredvig 1989    
  Paul Schmitt 1996    
  Dick Roberts 2006    
  Gordon Miller 2006    
  Harold Helland 2013    
         
Official Year    
  Rodger Gredvig 2001    
  Donald Fowler 2004    
  Chuck Hart 2005    
  Gary Robinson 2010    
  Pete Steinmetz 2012    
  Ben Sevier 2013    
         
Volunteer Year    
  John Sigurdson 1989    
  Wes Scarbrough 1990    
  Rodger Gredvig 1995    
  Samuel Dale 1995    
  Donald Fowler 2002    
  Chuck Hart 2005    
  Gordon A. Miller 2006    
  Don Ham 2007    
  Marco Inbody 2007    
  David Balser 2008    
  Gary Robinson 2011    
  Pete Steinmetz 2011    
  Ben Sevier 2013    
         
Author Year    
  John T. Sigurdson 1987    
  Rodger Gredvig 1987    
  Robert Schimmel 1988    
  Robert Montague 1989    
  Dick Roberts 2001    
  Donald Fowler 2004    
  Pete Steinmetz 2013    
  Steve Harris 2015    
  Richard Bale 2016    
         
Golden Spike Year    
  Gordon Miller 1997    
  Mike Butler 1997    
  David Balser 1998    
  William Brooks 1998    
  Jim Hanna 1999    
  Steven Harris 1999    
  Don Fowler 2000    
  Don Ham 2001    
  Mel Foster 2003    
  Ron Tindall 2004    
  Dick Roberts 2006    
  Ray Inbody 2006    
  Ron Tindall 2008    
  Bruce Deck 2010    
  Dale Minard 2011    
  Wesley Noel 2012    
  Timothy Foote 2016    

 


Per Harwe
Historian PSR-NMRA

Updated 04/23/2023