The Website Excellence Award

Overview

Each contest year, the Section Activity Committee of the National Association of Rocketry presents a Website Excellence Award for the top four Section websites. The winners are announced at NARAM and are presented with plaques. They also earn the right to display the award results on their website along with the appropriate Website Award Burst.

Unlike the LAC Newsletter Award, no submissions are required. The only requirement for a Section to be eligible for an award is to have a link to their website entered on the NAR website as part of their Section listing. The websites are viewed and judged each year and winners are selected just prior to NARAM.

The Website Award Program Manager is the Section Activities Chairman.

2023 Winners

Congratulations to the following Sections for winning the 2023 Website Excellence Awards:

1st: Monroe Astronautical Rocket Society (MARS) #136; Bill Clune – Webmaster

2nd: Southern Area Rocketry (SoAR) #571; Roy Green – Webmaster

3rd: Huntsville Area Rocketry Association (HARA) #403; William (Bill) Cooke – Webmaster

4th (tie): Summit City Aerospace Modelers (SCAM) #282; Dave Porter – Webmaster

4th (tie): South Western (Ontario) Association of Rocket Modelers (SWARM) #752; Chris Halinaty – Webmaster

To see the list of past winners, see our Website Excellence Award Past Winners page.

Judging Criteria

Elements of Success

Section Name?
Location of field?
List of activities and events w/dates & time?
Map/Directions?
Contact info?
Link to NAR website?
Listed on the NAR website?
Loads in reasonable time?
Broken links?
Spam resistant?

Visual and Technical Creativity

Easy of navigation
Visual Impact
Use of pictures, videos, and graphics
- Appropriate pictures
- Colors
- Special effects
Technical function

Content

Description of launch field
Waiver expectations
Flyer description – is the field kid friendly?
Prices of activities/launch fees
Membership information
Rocketry related articles
Safety information
Design and scale data
Where to obtain parts/motors or vendor links
Links to other rocketry clubs

Up to date information

Updated regularly
Event reports

If you have any questions about the award or you would like to volunteer as a website judge, please contact the Section Activities Chairman.