NARAM is the Annual Meet of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). It is the national contest culminating the rocket contest year, and also includes fun, or "sport," flying of model rockets for those who don't wish to compete. The NAR is the governing body for the sport/hobby of model rocketry in the United States. NARAM is traditionally held the first week of August.
The first NARAM was held in Denver, Colorado, in 1959 hosted by the Mile-HI section (#1). G. Harry Stine served as the contest director. NARAM-2 was hosted by the Peak City Section (#2) in Colorado Springs and the CD was William S. Roe, a co-founder of the NAR. Fifty years later, NARAM-50 was held at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. NARAM-52, in Pueblo, CO was a tribute to William S. Roe.
Here is a list of NARAMs by year and location and who was the contest director:
NARAM-1, 1959, Denver, CO. Contest Director - G. Harry Stine
NARAM-2, 1960, Colorado Springs, CO. Contest Director - William S. Roe
NARAM-3, 1961, Denver, CO. Contest Director - J. Delano Hitch
NARAM-4, 1962, USAF Academy, CO. Contest Director - Capt. Vernon VanVonderen
NARAM-5, 1963, Bedford, MA. Contest Director - Marshall P. Wilder
NARAM-6, 1964, Wallops Island, VA. Contest Director - Dr. William B. Rich
NARAM-7, 1965, Aberdeen, MD. Contest Director - Howard Galloway
NARAM-8, 1966, Clinton Co AFB, OH. Contest Director - G. Harry Stine
NARAM-9, 1967, Mankato, MN. Contest Director - Dr. Ellsworth Beech
NARAM-10, 1968, Wallops Island, VA. Contest Director - James S. Barrowman
NARAM-11, 1969, USAF Academy, CO. Contest Director - William S. Roe
NARAM-12, 1970, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Richard Sipes
NARAM-13, 1971, Aberdeen, MD. Contest Director - Howard Galloway
NARAM-14, 1972, Seattle, WA. Contest Director - Jess Medina
NARAM-15, 1973, Columbus, OH. Contest Director - Dr. Gerald Gregorek
NARAM-16, 1974, Manassas, VA. Contest Director - Col. Howard Kuhn
NARAM-17, 1975, Orlando, FL. Contest Director - Richard Q. Fox
NARAM-18, 1976, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Carl J. Warner
NARAM-19, 1977, Overland Park, KS. Contest Director - Douglas R. Pratt
NARAM-20, 1978, Anaheim, CA. Contest Director - Larry L. Chaney
NARAM-21, 1979, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Robert Justis
NARAM-22, 1980, East Lansing, MI. Contest Director - Keith Campbell
NARAM-23, 1981, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Charlie Sykos
NARAM-24, 1982, Orlando, FL. Contest Director - Richard Q. Fox
NARAM-25, 1983, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Ronald Goforth
NARAM-26, 1984, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Charlie Sykos
NARAM-27, 1985, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker
NARAM-28, 1986, Chanute AFB, IL. Contest Director - Mark Bundick
NARAM-29, 1987, Irvine, CA. Contest Director - Martin Bowitz
NARAM-30, 1988, Huntsville, AL. Contest Director - Matt Steele
NARAM-31, 1989, Manassas, VA. Contest Director - Trip Barber
NARAM-32, 1990, Dallas, TX Contest Director- Scott Hunsicker
NARAM-33, 1991, Elgin, IL. Contest Director - Mark Bundick
NARAM-34, 1992, Las Vegas, NV. Contest Director - Bob Sanford
NARAM-35, 1993, Frederick, MD. Contest Director - Tom Lyon
NARAM-36, 1994, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Terry White
NARAM-37, 1995, Geneseo, NY. Contest Director - Dan Wolf
NARAM-38, 1996, Evansville, IN. Contest Director - Chad Ring
NARAM-39, 1997, Tucson, AZ. Contest Director - Steve Lubliner
NARAM-40, 1998, Muncie, IN. Contest Director - Glenn Feveryear
NARAM-41, 1999, Pittsburgh, PA. Contest Director - Rod Schafer
NARAM-42, 2000, Estesland, CO. Contest Director - Ken Mizoi
NARAM-43, 2001, Geneseo, NY. Contest Director - John Viggiano
NARAM-44, 2002, McGregor, TX. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker
NARAM-45, 2003, Evansville, IN. Contest Director - Lila Schmaker
NARAM-46, 2004, The Plains, VA. Contest Director - Jonathan Rains
NARAM-47, 2005, West Chester, OH. Contest Director - Mark Fisher
NARAM-48, 2006, Phoenix, AZ. Contest Director - Matt Steele
NARAM-49, 2007, Kalamazoo, MI Contest Director- Randy Boadway
NARAM-50, 2008, The Plains, VA. Contest Director - Jim Filler
NARAM-51, 2009, Johnstown, PA. Contest Director - Steve Foster
NARAM-52, 2010, Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Mike Konshak
NARAM-53, 2011, Lebanon, OH. Contest Director - Chan Stevens
NARAM-54, 2012, Muskegon, MI. Contest Director- Pam Gilmore
NARAM-55, 2013, Aurora, OH. Contest Director- Bob Ferrante
NARAM-56, 2014, Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Dr. Ryan Coleman. Honorary Contest Directors: Vern & Gleda Estes.
NARAM-57, 2015, Tucson, AZ. Contest Director - Ed LaCroix
NARAM-58, 2016, Walnut Grove, MO. Contest Director - John Buckley
