Do you have a rising pilot within your ranks? Do you admire certain NAAA members for their outstanding service to the industry or their community? The aerial application industry is filled with exceptional people who go above and beyond the call of duty, often with little fanfare. Make someone’s day or year by nominating them for a 2023 NAAA Award.
NAAA’s online submission form is the fastest and simplest way to nominate someone in just a few clicks, but a printable PDF version of the awards nomination form is also available. The following submission methods are available at AgAviation.org/awards.
Completed
entries using the PDF form may be emailed or faxed to NAAA at information@agaviation.org or (202) 546-5726 (fax).
There are nine NAAA Award categories and one NAAREF
Award. The nomination deadline is Sept. 8, but early nominations are encouraged. The longer you wait, the busier you’ll get as the summer season approaches.
Nine recipients received NAAA Awards in 2022. Who will be among this year’s awardees? Nominations are due by Sept. 8.
NAAA Award Categories
Agrinaut
Award: Honors an
agricultural aircraft operator, operating organization or allied member company
that has made an outstanding contribution in the field of ag aircraft
operations. The achievement cited shall have contributed to the “state-of-the-art”
for the benefit of the agricultural aircraft industry as a whole.
Allied
Industry Individual Award:
Recognizes an NAAA member or staff and/or an allied industry individual who has
significantly contributed their efforts for the benefit of the allied industry
and the aerial application industry. (Presented
by the NAAA Allied Industry Committee.)
Delta
Air Lines “Puffer” Award:
Recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the design
of agricultural aircraft and/or related equipment.
Evans-Christopher
Operation S.A.F.E. Award: Recognizes
individuals or entities that have made outstanding contributions to the
Operation S.A.F.E. program. (Presented by
NAAREF.)
John
Robert Horne Memorial Award:
Honors a pilot with five or fewer years of experience in the agricultural
aviation industry who has an exemplary safety record and has contributed to
safety in ag aviation. This award no longer has carryover
nominations from year to year; a new nomination must be submitted every year.
Larsen-Miller
Community Service Award:
Recognizes outstanding contributions by a member to his or her community.
Opal and Bill Binnion Memorial Award:
Acknowledges those who contribute to NAAA in its efforts to educate the public
about aerial application.
Richard “Dick” Reade Memorial Award:
Recognizes outstanding contributions by an allied industry member and their company.
William
O. Marsh Safety Award:
Recognizes significant achievements in safety, safety education or an
outstanding operational safety program.
Zoren and Joan O’Brien Memorial Outstanding
Service Award:
Awards outstanding service to the commercial agricultural aviation industry or
to its association.
The
2023 NAAA Award recipients will be honored at the
Excellence in Ag Aviation Banquet Dec. 7 in Palm Springs, California.
