Edition: Model Aviation - 2017/03
Page Numbers: 118, 119
Portrait of Charles Sylvia standing among model aircraft.

Your generous gifts make a difference.

Listed are people and organizations that donated $10 or more in November 2016. These donations are earmarked for AMA’s programs, the National Model Aviation Museum, and the International Aeromodeling Center. If your name is not listed, or if you have any questions, contact the AMA Foundation at donations@modelaircraft.org or (800) 435-9262, extension 277.

$1,000 up to $4,999.99:

Edwin R. More - NH
Anonymous Donation - AL
West Hickory Aero Modelers - NC

$500 up to 999.99:

Jim Ashbrook - CA - $500
Charles E. Klabunde - TN - $750

$100 up to $499.99:

Anonymous - TX
Alamo Radio Control Society - TX
Jonathan D. Asch - CT
Bren Bailey - NC
William L. Bancroft - CO
Michael L. Bargman - IL
Nathan R. Baxter - UT
Horace D. Cain - TX
Jack M. Cantrell - GA
Cumberland County RC - TN
Du-Bro/Brian Bychowski - IL
Scott D. Elmore - GA
Gerald R. Foree Ph.D. - KS
Dominic R. Goupil - ME
Richard D. Hanson - IN
Leo Hanula - IL
Peter B. Hendel - CO
Larry Johnson - NE
Don A. McWhirter - WA
Ralph H. Moore Jr. - CA
David E. Moser - SC
Harold L. Nations - NV
Wayne H. Nyberg - MO
Robert C. Oeck - OR
Wendy W. Quattlebaum - CA
Gordon L. Schimmel - MA
Matthew A. Selig - IN
Conio Sessa - CT
Joshua L. Simons - GA
William G. Skulley - CO
Robert J. Swain II - VA
Charles S. Sylvia - NH
Stephen J. Urban - PA
D.H. Youngblood - TX

Anonymous - FL
Anonymous - NY
Anonymous - TN
95th Street Group - KS
Donald D. Adams - GA
Jamil L. Albright - KY
Dennis E. Allen - AZ
Rayner V. Anderson - VA
Dean Andrea - WI
Terence R. Antoszewski Sr. - KS
Jurgen Appis - NJ
James Archer - MO
Mark Arnold - WV
Jesse A. Atkins - VA
Bruce A. Baier - WI
W.R. Bailey - SC
Mark Bailey - NY
Darin J. Bain - WA
John W. Balzer - NC
Greg S. Banka - DE
Robert C. Bartley - TX
Craig E. Barton - CA
Kent D. Beasterfield - CA
John Becker - MI
Richard A. Bekielewski - IL
Mark W. Bird - CA
Gerald R. Birge - WY
Joseph C. Blas - GU
James Blexrude - OR
Michael J. Briggs - MA
Lee J. Broussard - LA
S. Deane Brown - SC
Tom Buida - TN
Mike A. Burgess - WA
Don Burke - CA
Jeffrey Burman - MN
Kevin M. Callahan - MI
Kevin F. Carroll - NC
Patrick J. Casey - NY
Kenneth P. Chepenik - NC
David R. Chesney - NC
Martin D. Chorley - OR
Mark F. Coleman - TX
Wallace G. Corn - SC
Paul G. Cox - KY
Mark Cramer - TN
Bruce Crawford - CA
Michael A. Cyr - ME
Jeffrey F. Dailey - IN
William L. Dale Jr. - TX
John R. Davis - CA
Victor Cruz DeJesus - PR
Richard Dennis - AK
Gustavo Diaz - PR
Mark A. Diblasi - SC
William G. Dillon - TX
Abraham Dushey - NY
David L. Enslin - PA
Carlos J. Esteves - PR

James A. Fenwick - PA
David Ferguson - CT
Jim Foley - MI
Michael T. Formanek - NY
Gregory K. Frame - GA
Daniel Frith - AR
Peter Garbani - CA
Lawrence M. Garcia - MI
Jay L. Gatchett - OH
Greg S. Glusing - TX
William Goldfarb M.D. - PA
Gary W. Grant - VA
Jay Granzow - CA
Howard N. Greenhalgh - FL
Seth M. Grindle - IN
Thomas A. Grish - IN
Duane A. Gumpper - CO
Martin Hall - AK
Loren A. Hanson - AL
Robert I. Hanson - TN
Michael Harshey - MI
Rodger A. Hays - LA
James D. Heidbreder - NC
Robert A. Helsel - TN
Bill Hempel - AZ
David K. Herron - IN
Robert S. Hicks - MI
Sean C. Huzell - FL
James A. Jackson Jr. - NH
James W. Jones - CA
Richard M. Jorn - IL
Kenneth R. Juede - FL
Babu Kannan - CA
Albert J. Kanser - NY
Ronald D. Kelly - KS
John R. Kemp IV - AL
Robert H. Keyes - CT
Robert L. Kile - CA
Vincent M. King - MI
John King - CA
Jon P. Kitchen - OH
Y.F. Michael Kou - MA
Brian R. Kueker - IL
Yury Kuznetsov - TX
Jeffrey M. Landsman - RI
Richard R. Lego - IL
Thomas M. Lewis Sr. - MI
Anthony J. Lorello Jr. - AZ
Anthony Love - CA
Paul R. Low - VT
Paul J. Mache - IN
Gil R. Major - TN
Jim L. Mallorca - NV
Jose C. Maristela - CA
Sharad Mathur - MA
Curtis Mattingly - NM
Timothy O. May - NV
Adam Mayer - PA
Theodore A. McClellan - MI

Jerry McGlade - WA
James H. McWhirter - FL
Howard J. Mesman - MD
Dennis L. Miendersma - IL
Lascelles I. Mitchell Jr. - TX
George W. Mohns Jr. - FL
G.W. Mohrbacher - PA
Steve T. Moorman - VA
Heath J. Morgan - FL
William E. Mullin - IN
Bernard E. Nichols - MO
Daniel Nipkow - NV
Phillip E. Nuckles - CO
Guy G. Nusser - LA
Fredrick R. O’Keeffe - VA
Harold R. Pape II - FL
Robert S. Parker - CA
Kent Patten - CA
Steffen Peters - CA
James B. Phelps Jr. - KY
Terry S. Pierce - NM
John D. Pizzicara - CA
Ryan E. Pollard - NC
Miron G. Poppescu - FL
Mark E. Prairie - IL
David B. Proctor - PA
James A. Pyle - LA
Mark J. Quarles - PA
Thomas P. Quinn - NY
James A. Quinn - NY
Richard A. Rabe - MA
Joseph Radich - MD
Michael P. Reid - WA
Bill A. Roegelein - TX
Brett Ross - GA
John J. Ross - MA
Edward Rozanski - NJ
Paul Rudolph - NY
James L. Russell - PA
Michael L. Saar - MD
Steven R. Sager - NC
Harry Saint Preux - NJ
Robin K. Sakamoto - HI
James Salisbury - CA
William P. Sanders - GA
David G. Schmidt - CA
Eric J. Schultz - MA
William A. Scott - NJ
Gene A. Sellers - NJ
Jerry D. Shankland - CA
Christopher Silva - CA
Richard Skaggs - TN
Glenn W. Skanderup - NV
David C. Smith - TX
Donald T. Smith - CA
Mark S. Smith - TX
Roger W. Smith - VT
Duarte N. Soares Sr. - CA
Orlando Sosa - FL
Raymond C. Stacy - NY
James D. Stuckey - IL
Tony V. Stuckwisch - KS
Peter R. Thom - CA
Jim R. Thomas - OK
Sam L. Thomas - WV

James P. Thomas - CO
Gary Thompson - CO
Christopher N. Thorn - TX
Walter C. Throne - FL
Barry T. Traxler - PA
Gregory T. Troutner - IN
John E. Turba - MS
Les M. Ulrick - WA
David D. Unger - SC
Pete E. Van Valkenburg - CT
Marvin S. Vanderpool - CO
Larry R. Vaughn - IL
Joseph W. Vermillion - MI
Kurt W. Vieten - CA
Allan M. Warnick - DE
James R. Webb - AZ
Max W. Whitson - CA
Richard C. Wilhelms - CA
James S. Willis - CA
Larry L. Wilson - OR
Warren E. Wilson - WA
David L. Wren - CO
Keith Young - CA
Thomas A. Young Jr. - CA
Paul Zambito - FL
Herbert C. Ziegler - NY

$25 up to $99.99:

Anonymous - OH
Anonymous - SC
Anonymous - TX
Anonymous - KS
Anonymous - CA
Anonymous - AZ
Anonymous - MI

$10 up to $24.99:

Anonymous - CA
Anonymous - MI
Anonymous - CA
Gary L. Akers - CA
Thomas K. Allen - IN
H. Clay Arnett - IN
Scott Badgett - TX
Richard Bajjalieh - IL
Andrew Barcello - NJ
Mark G. Borgatta - CA
Andy Bowen - FL
James R. Boylan - MN
Serge Brotsky - PA
Charles A. Bullis - IL
Raymond A. Carlson - MD
John A. Chavez Sr. - CA
Jeffrey Clark - NC
Rafael J. Cobo - FL
Chris M. Custer - VT
John S. Dawson II - SC
Bruce R. Dunn - AL
Kenny Edwards - VA
Craig W. Emmons - RI
Robert J. Engle - NY
Kyle C. Enos - FL
Duane Gall - CO
Raymond Gaus - NY
Kenneth P. Giangrossi - ID
Wayne W. Gillette - GA
Iain Glithero - AZ
Anthony T. Granlund - CA
Jonathon R. Hendrickson - MO
Thomas D. Hinch - TN
Alexander Jeric - CA
James R. Karmy - OR
Kenneth Laplace - MI

*Donor levels represent only individual donations made in December 2016. Some donors may qualify for the next donor contribution level based on cumulative giving.

Lenard A. Larosa - AZ
Leisure RC Models - IN
Joseph Lepore - NY
William R. Linkow - MD
Michael J. Loser - IL
Clifton L. Lowry - TX
Paul G. Madruga - CA
Jeffrey P. Majnarich - OR
Michael J. Masi - CT
James M. McConnell - CO
Dave W. McCoy - CA
Marvin M. McRae - FL
David M. Morris - IL
David B. Nims - MI
James H. O’Brien - WA
John W. O’Dell - WI
Robert D. Oldach - VA
Edward Paasch - NE
David C. Palmer - TN
Gary W. Patterson - NE
John E. Petroske - FL
Charles A. Ramirez Sr. - TX
David C. Reichard - MD
James H. Reick - IN
Greg Reszutek - GA
Jennifer Lea Reynolds - NH
John S. Roberts - NY
Rafael A. Sacarello - PR
Gregory M. Sado - PA
Paul G. Sallas - SC
John M. Schiavi - MO
Steven L. Scott - CA
Frank Sedlock - NJ
Patrick Servidio - CT
David M. Sherman - CA
Ryan M. Stollenmaier - FL
Daniel H. Stuart - CA
Charles H. Vaughn - CT
James L. Walker - MO
Amos L. Wilson - TN
Daniel Yim - AZ

National Model Aviation Museum Patrons

Anonymous - MI
Jami L. Albright - KY
Rayner V. Anderson - VA
Mark Arnold - WV
Jonathan D. Asch - CT
Bruce A. Baier - WI
Bren Bailey - NC
Darin J. Bain - WA
Robert C. Bartley - TX
Craig E. Barton - CA
John Becker - MI
Richard A. Bekielewski - IL
Gerald R. Birge - WY
Lee J. Broussard - LA
Don Burke - CA
Horace D. Cain - TX
Kevin M. Callahan - MI
Jack M. Cantrell - GA
Kenneth P. Chepenik - NC
David R. Chesney - NC
Michael A. Cyr - ME
Jeffrey F. Dailey - IN
William L. Dale Jr. - TX
John R. Davis - CA
Abraham Dushey - NY
Scott D. Elmore - GA
Carlos J. Esteves - PR
James A. Fenwick - PA
David Ferguson - CT
Roy Fields III - SC
Jim Foley - MI
Gerald R. Foree Ph.D. - KS
Seth M. Grindle - IN
Thomas A. Grish - IN
Martin Hall - AK
Leo Hanula - IL
Michael Harshey - MI
Rodger A. Hays - LA
Robert A. Helsel - TN
James A. Jackson Jr. - NH

Larry Johnson - NE
Babu Kannan - CA
Robert L. Kile - CA
Jon P. Kitchen - OH
Yury Kuznetsov - TX
Thomas M. Lewis Sr. - MI
Paul J. Mache - IN
Gil R. Major - TN
Adam Mayer - PA
Don A. McWhirter - WA
Howard J. Mesman - MD
G.W. Mohrbacher - PA
Ralph H. Moore Jr. - CA
Steve T. Moorman - VA
Charles E. Nienhouse - AZ
Phillip E. Nuckles - CO
Robert S. Parker - CA
Kent Patten - CA
James B. Phelps Jr. - KY
John D. Pizzicara - CA
David B. Proctor - PA
Wendy W. Quattlebaum - CA
James A. Quinn - NY
James L. Russell - PA
William P. Sanders - GA
Eric J. Schultz - MA
Christopher Silva - CA
David C. Smith - TX
Duarte N. Soares Sr. - CA
Gary Thompson - CO
John E. Turba - MS
Pete E. Van Valkenburg - CT
James R. Webb - AZ
Max W. Whitson - CA
Richard C. Wilhelms - CA
Larry L. Wilson - OR
Warren E. Wilson - WA
Paul Zambito - FL

In honor and in memory of

Donations to the AMA Foundation General Fund

95th Street Group - KS - $50
In memory of Jim Shoemaker
Donald D. Adams - GA - $25
In honor of Robert K. and Ruth W. Adams
Paul G. Cox - KY - $25
In honor of Alan & Sue Cox
Charles E. Klabunde - TN - $750
On behalf of Charles E. Klabunde Trust
Lascelles I. Mitchell Jr. - TX - $25
In honor of Sean Grubbs
Edwin R. More - NH - $1,000
Estate of Edwin R. More
Daniel Nipkow - NV - $50
In honor of Gustav Heinrich Nipkow
Anonymous - WA - $10
In honor of Pappy Boyington
John E. Petroske - FL - $10
In honor of R. Hoover
Anonymous donation - FL - $25
In honor of Jenni Alderman
Michael L. Saar - MD - $25
In honor of Dale J. Saar
Robin K. Sakamoto - HI - $25
In honor of Kiyoshi Sakamoto
Anonymous - TX - $100
In honor of Roy Sellers Jr.
Les M. Ulrick - WA - $25
In honor of Diane Ulrick
Cumberland County RC - TN - $150 - Foundation Scholarship
In memory of Mark Stenson AMA #385579
Du-Bro/Brian Bychowski - IL - $280 - Dewey O. Broberg Memorial Scholarship
Contribution from the Du-Bro Products Employees
Richard D. Hanson - IN - $100 - Foundation R. Sherrow Scholarship
In memory of Ryan Sherrow
Robert C. Oeck - OR - $110 - Foundation Club Support
In honor of Marvin Devore
Anonymous - MI - $25 - Museum Patron
In honor of C.W. Helm
Conio Sessa - CT - $300 - Foundation Scholarship
In memory of Peter Cavello

Walk of Fame Bricks

Textured brick background behind the Walk of Fame Bricks heading and donor list.

Jim Ashbrook - CA
Michael L. Bargman - IL
In honor of Lew Sheffield
Albert J. Kanser - NY
David E. Moser - SC
In honor of John Schroder
Alamo Radio Control Society - TX
In memory of Frank Patterson
Harold L. Nations - NV
In memory of Edward Norman
Joshua L. Simons - GA
In memory of David M. Simons

Donor Spotlight

Charles Sylvia, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, like many of our modelers, is well organized. He and his wife have donated items to the AMA Foundation, benefitting AMA’s Education and Youth programs. They will be sold at various events or through AMA’s RC Resale eBay store. Charles has been building models most of his life. He was a member of the South Shore RC Club that was featured in American Modeler magazine, and attended all of the KRC electric fly-ins. He began selling Astro Flight equipment and models under the name of CS Flight Systems. He later sold the business to a hobby shop in New Mexico. He returned to flying and building in retirement, but now, at 80 years old, he wants to downsize his collection. Charles has graciously decided to support the AMA Foundation by donating pieces of his collection, and keeping only his favorites.

Portrait of Charles Sylvia standing among model aircraft.

To learn more about Charles and the models he donated to the AMA Foundation, visit amafoundation.modelaircraft.org.