NARAM Last updated June 30, 2025 NARAM is the Annual Meet of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). It is the national contest culminating the rocket contest year, and also includes fun, or "sport," flying of model rockets for those who don't wish to compete. The NAR is the governing body for the sport/hobby of model rocketry in the United States . NARAM is traditionally held the first week of August.
History The first NARAM was held in Denver, Colorado, in 1959 hosted by the Mile-HI section (#1). G. Harry Stine served as the contest director. NARAM-2 was hosted by the Peak City Section (#2) in Colorado Springs and the CD was William S. Roe, a co-founder of the NAR. Fifty years later, NARAM-50 was held at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. NARAM-52, in Pueblo, CO was a tribute to William S. Roe.
Here is a list of NARAMs by year and location and who was the contest director:
NARAM-1, 1959, Denver, CO. Contest Director - G. Harry Stine NARAM-2, 1960, Colorado Springs, CO . Contest Director - William S. Roe NARAM-3, 1961, Denver, CO. Contest Director - J. Delano Hitch NARAM-4, 1962, USAF Academy, CO. Contest Director - Capt. Vernon VanVonderen NARAM-5, 1963, Bedford, MA. Contest Director - Marshall P. Wilder NARAM-6, 1964, Wallops Island, VA. Contest Director - Dr. William B. Rich NARAM-7, 1965, Aberdeen, MD. Contest Director - Howard Galloway NARAM-8, 1966, Clinton Co AFB, OH. Contest Director - G. Harry Stine NARAM-9, 1967, Mankato, MN. Contest Director - Dr. Ellsworth Beech NARAM-10, 1968, Wallops Island, VA. Contest Director - James S. Barrowman NARAM-11, 1969, USAF Academy, CO. Contest Director - William S. Roe NARAM-12, 1970, Houston, TX . Contest Director - Richard Sipes NARAM-13, 1971, Aberdeen, MD. Contest Director - Howard Galloway NARAM-14, 1972, Seattle, WA. Contest Director - Jess Medina NARAM-15, 1973, Columbus, OH. Contest Director - Dr. Gerald Gregorek NARAM-16, 1974, Manassas, VA. Contest Director - Col. Howard Kuhn NARAM-17, 1975, Orlando, FL. Contest Director - Richard Q. Fox NARAM-18, 1976, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Carl J. Warner NARAM-19, 1977, Overland Park, KS. Contest Director - Douglas R. Pratt NARAM-20, 1978, Anaheim, CA. Contest Director - Larry L. Chaney NARAM-21, 1979, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Robert Justis NARAM-22, 1980, East Lansing, MI. Contest Director - Keith Campbell NARAM-23, 1981, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Charlie Sykos NARAM-24, 1982, Orlando, FL. Contest Director - Richard Q. Fox NARAM-25, 1983, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Ronald Goforth NARAM-26, 1984, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Charlie Sykos NARAM-27, 1985, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker NARAM-28, 1986, Chanute AFB, IL. Contest Director - Mark Bundick NARAM-29, 1987, Irvine, CA. Contest Director - Martin Bowitz NARAM-30, 1988, Huntsville, AL. Contest Director - Matt Steele NARAM-31, 1989, Manassas, VA. Contest Director - Trip Barber NARAM-32, 1990, Dallas, TX Contest Director- Scott Hunsicker NARAM-33, 1991, Elgin, IL. Contest Director - Mark Bundick NARAM-34, 1992, Las Vegas, NV. Contest Director - Bob Sanford NARAM-35, 1993, Frederick, MD. Contest Director - Tom Lyon NARAM-36, 1994, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Terry White NARAM-37, 1995, Geneseo, NY. Contest Director - Dan Wolf NARAM-38, 1996, Evansville, IN. Contest Director - Chad Ring NARAM-39, 1997, Tucson, AZ. Contest Director - Steve Lubliner NARAM-40, 1998, Muncie, IN. Contest Director - Glenn Feveryear NARAM-41, 1999, Pittsburgh, PA. Contest Director - Rod Schafer NARAM-42, 2000, Estesland, CO. Contest Director - Ken Mizoi NARAM-43, 2001, Geneseo, NY. Contest Director - John Viggiano NARAM-44, 2002, McGregor, TX. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker NARAM-45, 2003, Evansville, IN. Contest Director - Lila Schmaker NARAM-46, 2004, The Plains, VA. Contest Director - Jonathan Rains NARAM-47, 2005, West Chester, OH. Contest Director - Mark Fisher NARAM-48, 2006, Phoenix, AZ. Contest Director - Matt Steele NARAM-49, 2007, Kalamazoo, MI Contest Director- Randy Boadway NARAM-50, 2008, The Plains, VA. Contest Director - Jim Filler NARAM-51, 2009, Johnstown, PA. Contest Director - Steve Foster NARAM-52, 2010, Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Michael (Mike) Vaughn Konshak NARAM-53, 2011, Lebanon, OH. Contest Director - Chan Stevens NARAM-54, 2012, Muskegon, MI. Contest Director- Pam Gilmore NARAM-55, 2013, Aurora, OH. Contest Director- Bob Ferrante NARAM-56, 2014, Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Dr. Ryan Coleman . Honorary Contest Directors: Vern & Gleda Estes . NARAM-57, 2015, Tucson, AZ. Contest Director - Ed LaCroix NARAM-58, 2016, Walnut Grove, MO. Contest Director - John Buckley NARAM-59. 2017 Muskegon, MI. Contest Director - Peter Alway NARAM-60, 2018 Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Scott Alexander NARAM-61, 2019 Muncie, IN. Contest Director - Brian Guzek NARAM-62, 2021 Geneseo, NY Contest Director - Dan Wolf (postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19) NARAM-63, 2022 Springfield, MO. Contest Director - Chad Ring NARAM-64, 2023 Lordaburg, NM. Contest Director - Vern Richardson NARAM-65, 2024 Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker This page is based on this
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