L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation
The L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation was created by Aviation Week & Space Technology to be presented to an individual who is "considered a visionary and a preeminent leader of contemporary aviation."[1]
In 2011, the International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C., and the Jones Day law firm partnered with Aviation Week to present the award.
Recipients of the L. Welch Pogue Award
- 1994 L. Welch Pogue, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board and delegate to 1944 Chicago Convention.[2]
- 1995 Henri Wassenbergh, aviation scholar[2]
- 1996 Adm. Donald Engen, former Director, National Air and Space Museum[2]
- 1997 Alfred E. Kahn, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board[3]
- 1998 John E. Robson, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board[2]
- 2000 Robert T. Francis II, former Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.)[2]
- 2001 John Kern, Vice President, Regulatory Compliance and Chief Safety Officer, Northwest Airlines (retired)[2]
- 2002 Delford M. Smith, Founder and Chairman, Evergreen International Aviation[2]
- 2003 Jürgen Weber, Chairman and CEO, Deutsche Lufthansa AG[2]
- 2004 Robert Crandall, Chairman and CEO, American Airlines (retired)[2]
- 2005 Herb Kelleher, Chairman and CEO, Southwest Airlines (retired)[4]
- 2006 Jeffrey N. Shane, Under Secretary of Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation[2]
- 2007 Professor Brian O'Keeffe, Australia, father of the Future Air Navigation System (FANS)[5]
- 2008 Helen Muir, Director, Cranfield Institute for Safety, Risk and Reliability[6]
- 2009 (not awarded)
- 2010 (not awarded)
- 2011 Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA)[2]
- 2013 Andrew B. Steinberg, Partner, Jones Day[9][10]
- 2014Margaret Gilligan, Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration.
References
- ↑ "AVIATION WEEK Awards", accessed March 5, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 "Giovanni Bisignani of International Air Transport Association Receives Aviation Week's 2011 Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement", accessed March 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Economist Alfred Kahn, 'father of airline deregulation' and former presidential adviser, dies at 93", accessed March 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Southwest Airlines Public Relations - Herb D. Kelleher", accessed March 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Adjunct Professor Brian O'Keeffe AO ( - )", accessed March 5, 2011.
- ↑ "AVIATION WEEK L. Welch Pogue Award Winner", accessed March 5, 2011.
- ↑ U.S. Department of State Archive | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs: John R. Byerly, accessed November 18, 2013.
- ↑ "International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C. - Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner", accessed November 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Andrew B. Steinberg, aviation lawyer and federal official, dies at 53", accessed November 19, 2013.
- ↑ "International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C. - Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner", accessed November 18, 2013.