Doc Weir award
From Conbledegook
An award voted on by Eastercon members and given to a fan who is regarded as having contributed greatly to fandom without receiving sufficient recognition for their efforts. A sort of "unsung hero" award.
From the usual ballot:
The Doc Weir Award was set up in 1963 in memory of fan Arthur Rose (Doc) Weir, who had died two years previously. Weir was a relative newcomer to fandom, he discovered it late in life - but in the short time of his involvement he was active in a number of fannish areas. In recognition of this, the Award is sometimes seen as the "Good Guy" Award; something for "The Unsung Heroes".
Winners of the Doc Weir Award 1963-2006 (copied from Bill Burns' efanzines.com)
- 1963 Peter Mabey
- 1964 Archie Mercer (d)
- 1965 Terry Jeeves
- 1966 Ken F Slater (d)
- 1967 Doreen Parker (now Rogers)
- 1968 Mary Reed
- 1969 Beryl Mercer (d)
- 1970 J Michael Rosenblum (d)
- 1971 Phil Rogers (d)
- 1972 Jill Adams (d)
- 1973 Ethel Lindsay (d)
- 1974 Malcolm Edwards
- 1975 Peter Weston
- 1976 Ina Shorrock
- 1977 Keith H Freeman
- 1978 Gregory Pickersgill
- 1979 Rog Peyton
- 1980 Bob Shaw (d)
- 1981 John Brunner (d)
- 1982 No award
- 1983 No award
- 1984 Joyce Slater (d)
- 1985 James White (d)
- 1986 No award
- 1987 Brian Burgess (d)
- 1988 No award
- 1989 Vincent Clarke (d)
- 1990 Roger Perkins
- 1991 Pat Brown (now Silver)
- 1992 Roger Robinson
- 1993 Bridget Wilkinson
- 1994 Tim Broadribb
- 1995 Bernie Evans
- 1996 Mark Plummer
- 1997 John Harold
- 1998 Andy Croft
- 1999 1/2r Cruttenden
- 2000 Tim Illingworth
- 2001 Noel Collyer
- 2002 Dave Tompkins
- 2003 Bill Burns
- 2004 Robert "NoJay" Sneddon
- 2005 Dave Lally
- 2006 Steve Lawson
- 2007 Sue Edwards
- 2008 Eddie Cochrane
(d) = deceased
