As AACA Vice President, maybe I can address some of your concerns about National Awards.The National Awards committee consists of 22 very dedicated and knowledgeable judges.The dedication shows when at a National meet we may each have as many as 70 vehicles to observe for award consideration.The awards committee work at each National meet,and tour. In the year 2003 we nominated 414 vehicles out of approx. 5000 vehicles shown at these events. In total there are 60 permanent National Awards,some are divisional, which means multiple winners. some are service awards for individuals, regions ,website editors,etc. In 2003 we have 59 vehicles winning awards,14 individuals or regions winning awards. We make these nominations all year long, and in December we meet and make the selections. The selection process involves slides provided by the nominees and the scores the vehicle has achieved are also considered. Hope this helps you with a better understanding of the function of your AACA committee. Thanks to Howard Scotland for his help with the explanation of our function,Howard served many years on National Awards. If I can be of further service please contact me. Dave Zimmerman Vice President, National Awards