Banquet
Saturday September 6, 2025Catalina Room6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The awards banquet will start with a Cash Bar at 6:00 with everyone taking their seats at 6:30 for the President’s Welcome, Convention Staff Recognition, and the San Diego 2026 Convention Presentation. Dinner will be served followed by our Keynote Speaker, Cinthia Priest, Editor NMRA Magazine.
Cinthia began her interest in trains on her first date with her now husband, Stephen Priest. It was a beautiful backdrop of Matfield Green, Kansas along Santa Fe’s Transcon, where her first diesel spotting lessons began. Her writing and editing career launched in 1988 when she won the young author contest in Model Railroader Magazine. In 2006, Cinthia became Assistant Editor of the National Model Railroad Association’s monthly national publication, Scale Trains, which is now NMRA Magazine. She was promoted to Senior Editor of the NMRA Magazine in 2014 and continues to serve in that role.
The Awards Banquet provides an opportunity to honor those who submitted outstanding models and photographs to our Celebration of Models room. We will also recognize members for outstanding service to our organization.
The Awards Banquet provides an opportunity to honor those who submitted outstanding models and photographs to our Celebration of Models room. We will also recognize members for outstanding service to our organization.