The Breland Award



About the Award


Ward Breland, KA5MVB, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Breland, was twenty years of age when he died of overwhelming infection following his second kidney transplant in 1983. He was a student at Millsaps College at the time of his death. He has been described as having a wonderful and original intelligence which truly enlightened the lives of those around him. He bore his chronic illness with wry good humor.


Family friend Bob Currier, WB5D, SK, encouraged the Jackson Amateur Radio Club to establish The Breland Fund in honor of Ward. Over the years, the Fund has grown, through individual donations, club donations, and proceeds of used equipment auctions, etc., to a corpus that can sustain an ongoing award to young hams for achievement in amateur radio.


Previous Reciepients



Eligibility Requirements


The nominee must be 21 years of age or younger.

The nominee should be a licensed amateur or have a demonstrated interest in amateur radio.

The nominee must be primarily domiciled or enrolled as a full time student in an educational institution in the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The nomination must be made by a Jackson Amateur Radio Club member in good standing.

Nomination Process



All nomination forms are to be obtained from and submitted to the JARC Secretary on the standard JARC Board approved form.

All nominations must be postmarked/received by the JARC Secretary by the JARC Board approved deadline.

All nominations are to be collected by the JARC Secretary and presented to the JARC Board for Breland Award consideration.

Nominations may be obtained by and returned by mail to/form the JARC post office address: