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AHS Local Chapter Award Winners


Award descriptions and nomination form

 
 
Velkoff Award for Outstanding Technical Paper
2008: William G. Bousman and Thomas Norman
2007: Mark Tischler, Robbie Remple, Christina Ivler
2006: Dino Cerchie, Ahmed Hassan, Preston Martin, Jeremy Roth, Chee Tung
2004/2005: Mark Potsdam, Hyeonsoo Yeo, Wayne Johnson
2003: Rendy P. Cheng
2002: Peter Kunz and Roger Strawn
2001: Wayne Johnson
2000: Chris Blanken, Luigi Cicolani, LTC Chris Sullivan, MAJ Dave Arterburn
1999:
1998: William G. Bousman
1997: Robert T.N. Chen, Yiyuan Zhao
1996: Stephen A. Jacklin
1995: Richard E. Zelenka, Raymond Clark, Robert Branigan
1994: Marc D. Takahashi
1993: Harry N. Swenson, Ray Jones, Ray Clark

Schroers Award for Outstanding Rotorcraft Research
2008: Jeffery Lusardi and Luigi Cicolani
2007: PALACE Team - Colin Theodore, Matt Whalley, Greg Schulein, Marc Takahashi
2006: Luigi Cicolani
2004/2005: Autonomous Rotorcraft Project Team, Matt Walley - Project Manager
2003: UH-60 PAFCA Team
2002: Comanche HMD Simulation team: R. Jay Shively, Terry Turpin, Susan Dowell, Robert Morrison, Shelly Larocca and Dan Wilkins
2001: Rotorcraft Aircrew Systems Concepts Airborne Laboratory (RASCAL) team
2000: Mark Betzina, Robert Fong, and the XV-15 Tilt Rotor Noise Reduction Program Team
1999:
1998: CONDUIT Team: Mark B. Tischler, Jason Colbourne, Kenneth Cheung, Prof. William Levine, Chad Frost
1997: Mark B. Tischler, Jay W. Fletcher, M. Hossein Mansur
1996: 2GCHAS Team / Wayne Johnson
1995: UH-60 Airloads Program Team
1994: William G. Bousman
1993: Jim McCroskey, J. Baeder, R. Strawn, E. Duque

Outstanding Contribution to the Powered-Lift Field
2008: UH-60 LRTA/NFAC Check-out Test Team, led by Mark Betzina (USAF AEDC), Patrick Shinoda (Army AFDD), Thomas Norman (NASA) and Jeffrey Johnson (Jacobs Technology)
2007: Cecil W. Acree
2006:
2004/2005: Larry Young
2003:
2002: William S. Hindson
2001: James A. Franklin

Award for Outstanding VTOL Research
2001: This award re-named "Outstanding contribution to the Powered-Lift Field"
2000: no award given
1999: no award given
1998: no award given
1997: no award given
1996: James A. Franklin
1995: John Foster, Ernesto Moralez III, Delamar Watson, Gordon Hardy
1994: James A. Franklin, Walter E. McNeill, William W.Y. Chung
1993: Larry Birckelbaw

Outstanding Technical Support
2008: Russel O. Sansom
2007: Rhian Appicello
2006: James Freel
2004/2005: Team of Kenny Cheung, Dr. Sean Swei, Steve Belsley, Robert Morrison, Phil Tung, and Dave Darling
2003: Kevin Kalinowski and Thomas J Kaisersatt
2002: Jim Horvat
2001: Full-span TRAM team
2000: Thomas Burnett
1999:
1998: Charles Perry
1997: Steven C. Belsley, Norman J. Bengford, Philip Tung
1996: Zoltan P. Szoboszlay
1995: Rickey C. Simmons
1994: To Lam
1993: E. Devargas

Outstanding Contribution to the AHS Local Chapter
2008: Jeffrey L. Johnson
2007: Gary R. Fayaud
2006: Joe De Maio
2004/2005: James Klem
2003: Ernesto Moralez III
2002: Chad R. Frost
2001: Megan McCluer
2000: Jason Colbourne
1999:
1998: no award given
1997: Karen S. Fletcher
1996: C. Thomas Synder
1995: Robert H. Stroub
1994: no award given
1993: William Synder

Lifetime Achievement Award
2008: Lawrence W. Carr
2007: Andy Kerr
2006: Bill Hindson, Chee Tung
2004/2005: Edwin Aiken
2003: William G. Bousman
2002:
2001: George Price
2000: Jim McCroskey and Dave Key
1999:
1998: C. Thomas Snyder, Fredric H. Schmitz
1997: no award given
1996: Stanley Hiller, Jr.
1995: Richard M. Carlson
1994: no award given
1993: H.A. Morse

 

 
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