Meritorious Service to Aviation Award
The NBAA Meritorious Service to Aviation Award is business aviation’s most distinguished
honor, recognizing extraordinary lifelong professional contributions to aviation. The recipients
of the Meritorious Service Award built the aviation industry, including business aviation,
from the ground up. For decades, through their perseverance, business savvy and technological
innovation, Meritorious Service Award winners have created an industry and a community around
one common denominator – the miracle of flight. In the process, they also have created
one of the most diverse, responsive and versatile industries the world has ever known and
a remarkable community that supports it.
Call for Nominations
Each year, NBAA accepts nominations for the Meritorious Service to Aviation
Award. After the submission deadline, the NBAA Membership Committee reviews the nominations
and recommends an appropriate nominee to the NBAA Board of Directors. The Board then selects
the recipient, who is officially recognized at the NBAA Annual Meeting
& Convention.
What Is the NBAA Award for Meritorious Service to Aviation?
First presented in 1950, the NBAA Award for Meritorious Service to Aviation is one of the
aviation industry’s most prestigious honors. It is given to those individuals who, by
virtue of a lifetime of personal dedication, have made significant identifiable contributions
that have materially advanced aviation interests. Such contributions do not necessarily have
to be confined to the field of business aviation. NBAA has presented the Meritorious Service
Award almost every year since its creation. Review the list of award winners.
Who Is Eligible for the Award?
Candidates for the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award must be individuals who, by virtue
of a lifetime of personal dedication, have made significant identifiable contributions that
have materially advanced aviation interests.
What Should a Nomination Package Include?
All nominations mailed to NBAA should include the following material:
- A letter from the nominator introducing the nominee and explaining why he or she is eligible.
This document serves as the nominator’s letter of reference.
- The nominee’s professional biography and/or resume describing the nominee’s
education, employment, accomplishments and honors.
- Any supporting documents, including copies of newspaper clippings, publications and articles
related to the nominee.
Additional letters of reference from persons other than the nominator are optional.
How Do I Nominate Someone?
If you want to nominate someone who meets the eligibility criteria, you must assemble a
Nomination Package according to the instructions provided and mail it to NBAA by the deadline.
When Should Nominations Be Mailed to NBAA?
For the 2008 award, nominations should be mailed to NBAA and received no later than February
15, 2008.
Send all materials to:
NBAA
ATTN: Benjamin Schwalen
1200 Eighteenth St. NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036-2527
For more information, contact Benjamin Schwalen at:
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