In each of the past 43 years, the General Aviation Awards Program and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have recognized a small group of aviation professionals in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics and safety for their contributions to aviation safety and education.
This awards program is a cooperative effort between the FAA and a dozen industry sponsors. The selection process begins at local Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) and then moves on to the nine regional FAA offices. Panels of aviation professionals within the various fields then select national winners from the pool of regional awardees.
Recipients of this year's national awards are:
* Richard Loren "Rich" Stowell of Ventura, CA, Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) of the Year
* Eugene Charles "Gene" Hudson of Mission Hills, CA, Aviation Safety Counselor (ASC) of the Year;
* Joseph Clemens "Joe" Hawkins of Murfreesboro, TN, Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) of the Year; and
* Terry David Markovich of Bedminster, NJ, Avionics Technician of the Year.
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will present the national awards in July during a "Theater in the Woods" program at EAA AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh, WI.
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This awards program is a cooperative effort between the FAA and a dozen industry sponsors. The selection process begins at local Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) and then moves on to the nine regional FAA offices. Panels of aviation professionals within the various fields then select national winners from the pool of regional awardees.
Recipients of this year's national awards are:
* Richard Loren "Rich" Stowell of Ventura, CA, Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) of the Year
* Eugene Charles "Gene" Hudson of Mission Hills, CA, Aviation Safety Counselor (ASC) of the Year;
* Joseph Clemens "Joe" Hawkins of Murfreesboro, TN, Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) of the Year; and
* Terry David Markovich of Bedminster, NJ, Avionics Technician of the Year.
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will present the national awards in July during a "Theater in the Woods" program at EAA AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh, WI.
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