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The Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award

ATCA Honors 2011 Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award Winner

 

The Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award is dedicated to the memory of one the recognized “Fathers of Air Traffic Control” and honors the lifelong achievements of an individual in the field of aviation. Glen Gilbert was a visionary who, along with Earl Ward, founded the U.S. air traffic system and dedicated his professional career to its improvement. The design of the trophy includes the Roman God Jupiter, diety of weather, sky, and light; and a depiction of the earth and its atmosphere.

 
The award trophy is inscribed with recipient names and was donated by ATCA Corporate Member, Raytheon Company. The Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award is on permanent display in the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum in Washington D.C. The trophy underwent a complete restoration in 2005 thanks to a generous donation by the Raytheon Company.

The Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award represents ATCA’s most prestigious honor. The Award is given during an Awards Banquet held during the ATCA Annual Conference and Exposition.

Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award Recipients

  

Year     Recipient

1986     David Thomas, Deputy FAA Administrator, Professional Air Traffic Controller 

1988     Najeeb Halaby, FAA Administrator, President, Pan Am Airways

1989     J. Lynn Helms, FAA Administrator, President, Piper Aircraft Co.

1990     Scott Crossfield, Aircraft Test Pilot

1991     John Wilnant, President, National Business Aircraft Association

1993     Joseph Del Balzo, Deputy FAA Administrator, Electrical Engineer

1994     Tirey Vickers, Editor of ATCA Journal, Professional Air Traffic Controller

1995     Captain Elrey B. Jeppesen, Airline Captain, Founder, Jeppesen & Co.

1996     Norman Mineta, Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Congressman

1997     Yves Lambert, Director General of EUROCONTROL

1998     Stanley Seltzer, V.P., American Airlines, Professional Air Traffic Controller

1999     Langhorne Bond, FAA Administrator

2000     Gabriel A. Hartl, Colonel USAF Retired, President of ATCA

2001     William Pollard, CEO, Air Services Australia, Professional Air Traffic Controller

2002     Frank Frisbie, Northrup Grumman, FAA Deputy Associate Administrator

2003     Andrew Pitas, Founder of ATCA, Professional Air Traffic Controller

2004     Wolfgang Philipp, Senior Director, EUROCONTROL

2005     James L. Oberstar, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives

2006     Garland “Cas” Castleberry, FAA Associate Administrator, President of ATCA

2007     Jerry Thompson, Chairman, Jerry Thompson and Associates

2008     John Crichton, President, CEO, NAV CANADA

2009     Allan McArtor, Chairman, Airbus Americas, Inc.

2010     Neil Planzer, Vice President, The Boeing Company

2011     Jane Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration; Chairman, Meridiam



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