Our Awards
Paul Hudgins Memorial Award
The Paul Hudgins Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Classic Thunderbird Club International was established in 1986. This award is given to individuals who have been nominated by fellow CTCI members and voted on by the Board as having made an outstanding contribution to the betterment of CTCI by giving of their time and service. The award is presented at our International Convention.
| 2022~ Larry and Barbara Kooiman | 2020~ Chris Ames (AZ ) | 2018 ~ Perry Anthony (TN) |
| 2016 ~ John Sailors (OR) | 2014 ~ Sandra Hood (TX) | |
| 2012 ~ Frank & Cathy Stubbs (WA) | 2010 ~ Dave & Barbara Van Winkle (OR) | |
| 2008 ~ Dave & Betty Tulowitzky (FL) | 2006 ~ Sue Smith (CA) | |
| 2004 ~ CL Hood (TX) | 2002 ~ Don Phillips (CA) | |
| 2000 ~ James Hack (CA) | 1998 ~ Bill Brown (OH) | |
| 1996 ~ George Watts (CA) | 1994 ~ Lois Eminger (MI) | |
| 1992 ~ Margie Price (CA) | 1990 ~ Gil Baumgartner (CA) | |
| 1988 ~ Ford Johnson (WA) | 1986 ~ Roger & Edna Neiss (CA) |
Ford Johnson Memorial Trophy
The Ford Johnson Memorial Trophy is a commemorative trophy awarded to the chapter with the most accumulated driving miles to Regional and International sanctioned events in a 1955, 1956, or 1957 Thunderbird. The late Ford and Nell Johnson of Seattle, Washington were dedicated Classic Thunderbird enthusiasts attending every possible Regional and International Convention. They were regularly honored with longest-distance-driven awards at Regional and International conventions. Ford Johnson always encouraged members to participate at CTCI conventions by driving their Thunderbirds.
2022 Winner:
Santa Clara Valley Thunderbirds of San Jose, CA
2018 Winner:
Santa Clara Valley Thunderbirds of San Jose, CA
15,121 Miles Driven
2016 Winner:
Big ‘D’ Little Birds Classic Thunderbird Club of Dallas, TX
22,800 Miles Driven
2014 Winner:
New Jersey Open Road Thunderbird Club, NJ
23,342 Miles Driven; 16 cars
2012 Winner:
Santa Clara Valley Thunderbirds of San Jose, CA
27,613 Miles Driven; 14 Cars
2010 Winner:
Rose City Thunderbird Club of Portland, OR
15,292 Miles Driven; 16 Cars
2008 Winner:
Big ‘D’ Little Birds Classic Thunderbird Club of Dallas, TX
18,664 Miles Driven
2006 Winner:
Earlybirds of Southern California
21,786 Miles Driven
2004 Winner:
Olympic Classic Thunderbird Club, WA
2002 Winner:
Rose City Thunderbird Club of Portland, OR
33,173 Miles Driven
2000 Winner:
Rose City Thunderbird Club of Portland, OR
14,871 Miles Driven
Ron McCloud Award
Ron McCloud Memorial Award: is a new commemorative award approved by the 2023 CTCI Board. It is awarded to the chapter with the most accumulated driving miles to Regional and International sanctioned events in a ’02-’05 Modern Classic (Retro) Thunderbird. The late Ron McCloud of Elizabethton, Tennessee was a Ford Motor Company engineer, retiring from Ford after 30 years of service. He had a love for Ford Thunderbirds and collected numerous Thunderbirds throughout his life and was at the forefront of the movement, boldly advocating, for the inclusion of Modern Classics (Retros) in CTCI.
2023 Ron McCloud Award Winner
Smoky Mountain Classic Thunderbird Club
Best Tech Tip Award
This award is presented to the CTCI member submitting the Best Tech Tip for the calendar year. The award is presented at the Regional/International Convention.
The 2023 Best Tech Tip Award presented posthumously to Gil Baumgartner Family
Newsletter Contest
The purpose of the newsletter contest is for CTCI to honor and encourage chapter editors. The editors work very hard to publish a newsletter to get information out to the members of their club. CTCI honors these editors by recognizing everyone who enters their club newsletter in the contest. The call for entries is in the Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb issues of the EarlyBird each year. We encourage our Chapter editors to enter their newsletters into Marsha Hash’s email