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Medallion Awards
The General E.R. Quesada Memorial Award
This is a Medallion award presented to an individual for outstanding achievement or contribution during the previous year as an ATC Manager.
The George W. Kriske Memorial Award
This is a Medallion Award presented to an individual for an outstanding career, which has added to the quality, safety or efficiency of air traffic control.
The William A. Parenteau Memorial Award
This is a Medallion Award presented to an individual for an outstanding achievement or contribution during the previous year which has added to the quality, safety or efficiency of air traffic control.
The Earl F. Ward Memorial Award
This is a Medallion Award presented to a group for an outstanding achievement during the previous year, which has added to the quality, safety or efficiency of air traffic control.
The ATCA Industrial Award
This is a Medallion Award presented to an industry or a group of industries for outstanding achievement or contribution, which has added to the quality safety or efficiency of air traffic control.
The ATCA Small & Disadvantaged Business Award
Presented to a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for an exemplary achievement or contribution that has added to the safety, quality or efficiency of ATC.
The Charles E. Varnell Memorial Award for Small Business
Presented to a small business concern for an outstanding achievement or contribution that has added to the quality, safety or efficiency of ATC.
The ATCA Air Traffic Control Specialist of the Year Award
Presented to an individual civilian air traffic control specialist who has during the previous year performed in an exemplary or extraordinary manner in support of ATC (an award for each specialist discipline in enroute, terminal and flight service facilities).
The Lingiam "Linn" Odems Memorial Award
The Lingiam "Linn" Odems Memorial Award is a Medallion Award for or air traffic control specialists of the Military. This is an Award presented to an individual military or civilian air traffic control specialist who has during the previous years performed in an exemplary or extraordinary manner in support of miltiary air traffic control facilities.
The ATCA Airway Transportation Systems Specialist of the Year Award
Presented to an individual military or civilian airway facilities technician acting in a non-supervisory capacity who has, during the previous year, performed in an exemplary or extraordinary manner in support of ATC.
The ATCA Life Cycle Management Award
The award recognizes the individual(s) or group whose design, development, deployment, maintenance or logistical support had a significant positive impact on the performance or operation of an important ATC system in the previous year.
The David J. Hurley Memorial Award for Aviation Traffic Management
This is a Medallion Award presented to an individual working in the field of Aviation Traffic Management for outstanding achievement or contribution in the area of ATC collaborative decision making, balancing air traffic demand and capacity, or maximizing airspace and airport use, which has added to the quality, efficiency and/or safety of the Global Airspace System.
The Andy Pitas Memorial Award
This Medallion Award is presented to an individual or group who provided flight assistance in the previous year that resulted in the safe recovery of an emergency aircraft through the application of exceptional air traffic service.
Awards Committee:
Tom Styc, CHAIR, Aviation Management
Raymond Bohn, NAV Canada
Kim Cardosi, VNTSC
Charlie Dove, RVA
JoAnn Ford, FAA
Frank Frisbie, APPTIS
Rachel Jackson, Lockheed Martin
Joe Kisicki, SRA
Susie McMichael, Boeing
Bob Meyer, Raytheon
Kathleen Thompson, Jerry Thompson & Associates, Inc.
Brian Courter, Staff Liaison, ATCA
