In 1993, when the British North America Philatelic Society decided to make major changes to its journal, BNA TOPICS, Jack Schmidt volunteered to undertake the computer preparation and formatting of the journal's editorial content. This work first required Jack to learn how to operate both personal computers and word processing programs. The result was a significant saving of time and effort for BNA TOPICS' Editorial Consultant and financial savings for the society.
For this important contribution to the British North America Philatelic Society Jack Schmidt is named to the BNAPS Hall of Fame. Presented on September 1, 1996 Fort Worth, Texas.