SPMC FUN at the Awards Breakfast and Tom Bain Raffle! 

Once again, the SPMC held our annual awards breakfast and Tom Bain raffle at FUN 2026. 

This year was a sellout leading us to hope that we may have to have a larger room next year!

SPMC Hall of Fame

Aubrey E. & Adeline Bebee

Quentin David Bowers

Glen Irving Jorde

Service Awards

Nathan Gold Award

For outstanding achievement and long-term service to the SPMC. 

Robert Vandevender

Founders Award
For outstanding achievement during the past year. 

Derek Higgins

President's Award

Presented by the president to person(s) deemed to have provided service to the SPMC in the past year worthy of recognition. 

Nancy Purington

Nathan Goldstein Award
Top new member recruiter.

Robert Calderman

Education, Research and Outreach Award
For significant contribution to the SPMC's emphasis on education and research and/or for outreach activities

Peter Huntoon

Forrest Daniel Award for Literary Excellence
Given in recognition of literary excellence. 

Steve Feller

Wismer Award
Given to the author(s) of the best new paper money book published during the award year.

Fred and Bianca Bart

Literary Awards

Literary Award--National Bank Notes
First place
Final Note from the Pelham National Bank

Raiden Honaker & Lee Lofthus

Literary Award--National Bank Notes
Second place
First National Bank of St. Peter

Bob Sandeen

Literary Award--Colonial Notes
First place
Issued in Defense of American Liberty

Steve Feller

Literary Award--Obsolete Notes
First place (tie)
Bank of Niagara--two-part series

Bernhard Wilde

Literary Award--Obsolete Notes
First place (tie)
Pin Money

Terry Bryan

Literary Award--Confederate Notes
First place
Blanton Duncan's $1 & $2s--three-part series

Mark Coughlan

Literary Award--Confederate Notes
Second place
Confederate States Erlanger Bonds

Steve Feller

Literary Award--World Notes
First place
Santo Domingo Notes

Roberto Menchaca

Literary Award--World Notes
Second place
Spanish Cuba Bank Notes

Roberto Menchaca

Literary Award--Miscellaneous
First place
When Babe Ruth Lost a $1000 Bill

Lee Lofthus

Literary Award--Miscellaneous
Second place
Panic of 1907

Matt Hansen, Lee Lofthus & Peter Huntoon

Literary Award--Favorite Column
First place
Cherry Pickers Corner

Robert Calderman

Literary Award--Favorite Column
Second place (tie)
Quartermasters Column

Michael McNeil

Literary Award--Favorite Column
Second place (tie)
Small Notes

Jamie Yakes

Exhibit Awards

Stephan R. Taylor--Best in Show Exhibit Award
Sewn and Pinned

Jaime Halvpka