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Jim Payne Memorial Service Award
In Memoriam: Jim Payne, 1926-2005 — We are saddened to report that a good friend passed away on September 22, 2005. Jim Payne was perhaps the most influential and respected member of the Boeing Employees Coin Club (BECC). He served the club in many capacities over approximately a 35-year time period. In recent years he was best known as the largest dealer in BECC medals, although he also supplied many other numismatic items to the club and its members. Jim was also the recipient of the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association's Bob Everett Memorial Award. Jim will be greatly missed, and his shoes will be hard to fill, as they say. The club has established its own memorial award in his honor (the first winner, Del Cushing, was announced in December 2005).

See the motion approved by the BECC Executive Board to establish the Jim Payne Memorial Service Award.
(This motion also includes the complete award criteria, summarized below.)

Nominations for the Jim Payne Memorial Service Award were accepted annually, and the award was given annually from 2005 to 2019.

The award was presented annually at the banquet in October. The selection procedures were as follows:

  • Award recipients shall be BECC members in good standing, and shall be selected for integrity and service to the club by a three-person committee.
  • The three-person selection committee consists of the three previous recipients of the award.
  • Any BECC member may nominate another member in writing, with rationale, to receive the award.
  • An annual call for nominations will be made in the club newsletter and at a general club meeting two months prior to close of nominations.
  • No member of the award selection committee shall be eligible to receive the award until the year after their service on the committee ends.

Each fall, the past three Jim Payne Memorial Award recipients got together and reviewed the people nominated for our most prestigious award. Candidate were required to be members in good standing of our club, and nominations were requested to explain why the candidate deserved the award.
 

Award winners:

The award winner was announced annually at the club's October banquet.
2005 2006
Del Cushing was selected as the winner of the first Jim Payne Memorial Service Award. Del was a good friend of Jim, and worked closely with Jim on club projects for many years. Del was also very helpful to the Payne family after Jim's death.
In Memoriam – We are saddened to report that Del Cushing passed away in September 2018. He had been with the BECC since practically the beginning of the club.		 BECC medals chairman Jim Bell was announced as the second annual award winner. Congratulations, Jim, and thanks for your many hours of hard work on the medals program!
2007 2008
BECC president Greg Smith was announced as the third annual award winner. Congratulations, Greg, and thanks for your many hours of hard work with the club the past two years! Michael Pepka was awarded the Jim Payne Memorial Service Award for all his extraordinary help as Coin Show Bourse Chairman, Banquet Coordinator, Past President and all around great guy. Congratulations, Mike!! (See the 2006 photo above, when Michael Pepka as club president presented the award to Jim Bell; also the 2009 photo below.)
In Memoriam – We are saddened to report that Michael Pepka, longtime BECC Coin Show Chairperson, passed away on October 8, 2010.
2009 2010
David Buehler (left) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Service Award from 2008 recipient Michael Pepka (right). Dave is the club's employee representative and has assisted the club in many capacities the past few years. Terry Kamm (right) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Service Award from 2009 recipient David Buehler (left). Terry has served as past President, Vice President, Secretary, Membership Clerk, Newspaper Editor and helped with many volunteer activities.
2011 2012
John Enges (left) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Award from Terry Kamm (right). John has served the club in an number of capacities including preparation of banquet food! Bruce Coggins (left) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Award from John Enges (right). Bruce "unflaggingly supports club activities in any way he can and he volunteers to help with set up and tear down of each meeting, of the banquet, and of the coin show. For years Bruce has served the club as the auction chair."
2013 2014
Jesse Torres (left) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Award from Bruce Coggins (right). Jesse has served the club in several capacities including currently as club secretary. Tony Kalt (center) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Award from Jesse Torres (left) and John Enges (right) with Bruce Coggins (behind). Tony is club V.P. and Medals Co-Chair, and has directed YN activities at recent annual club coin shows.
2015 2016
Benjamin M. (left) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Award from Tony Kalt (right). Ben is the first Young Numismatist (YN) to receive the award! Rosanne Buehler (left), wife of Coin Show Co-Chair and Medals Co-Chair David Buehler, receives the Jim Payne Memorial Award from Ben M. (right). Both Buehlers are extremely active in the club, and David had previously received the award in 2009.
2017 2018
Club president Tom Koch (left) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Service Award at the club's annual banquet in Tukwila, from 2016 recipient Rosanne Buehler (right). Craig Sheldon (right) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Award for 2018, presented by club president Tom Koch (left). Craig has been very actively involved with the Everett branch of the BECC.
2019 2020-2024
Truus Lagerman (left) receives the Jim Payne Memorial Award for 2019, presented by club president Tom Koch (right). Truus is the current club newsletter editor, and part of a very active numismatic family! No awards due to cancellation of banquet and/or in-person club meetings. Awards will start again in 2025, with the new Del Cushing Memorial Award name. As you can see above, Del Cushing was selected as the winner of the first Jim Payne Memorial Service Award 20 years agao, in 2005.