Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership

NBAA offers the Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership in recognition of the spirit of service demonstrated by humanitarian leaders within the business aviation community. Created in 2006, the award is presented annually during the NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention.

Albert L. Ueltschi, the award’s namesake, has been widely recognized for his lifetime of dedication to philanthropic causes. He was instrumental in the development of ORBIS, an international non-profit organization dedicated to preventing blindness and saving sight, and he has served as chairman of that organization for more than 20 years.

Recipients of the Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership include:

• Veterans Airlift Command, in recognition of the organization’s work to provide flights for wounded soldiers, veterans and their families (2007)
• Cessna Aircraft Company, in recognition of the Cessna Citation Special Olympics Airlift (2006)

Recipients of this award are determined by NBAA; nominations are not accepted.