Virginia Aviation Award Recipients
The Virginia Aviation Awards have been presented to those who have made significant contributions to Virginia Aviation since 1976.
In 1996, specific awards for Virginia Airport Manager of the Year, Person of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement Award were established.
Virginia Aviation Awards 1976-2000
1976
Jessee P. Dove
Noel C. “Pappy” Ellis
Frank “Pop” Hatcher
Sidney L. Shannon
Charles D. Stevens
1977
Thomas H. Davis
Richard Johnson
1978
Jon R. Donnelly
Wesley V. Hillman
Paul W. Manns
John B. Newell
1979
Geraldine V. “Gerri” Clark
Morton W. Lester
Kenneth R. Scott
1980
Jean F. Harris
Charles A. Kulp, Sr.
William W. Old
1981
Rucker A. Tibbs
Russell Turner
Martha Ann Woodrum
Zillhardt
1982
Anthony E. Dowd
Ermina M. Petcher
Larry T. Waltrip
1983
Senator Adelard L.“Abe”Brault
Susan B. “Sue” Dusenbury
Arthur M. “Art” Whittaker, Jr.
1984
Paul G. Caplan
Billie S. Toombs
H. Ray Tyson
1985
Virgie D. Duff
Robert H. “Bob” Edwards, Jr.
Dennis D. Willis
1986
Carole A. DiLodovico
Carl W. Gregg
Thomas G. Morr
1987
Vivian E. Watts
William H. Leighty
Garland Moyer
1988
Barbara J. Baron
Bryan O. Elliott|
V.L. Worrell
1989
Dr. Debi Dyer
Dr. Russell Mayo, Jr.
Kenneth F. Wiegand
1990
Dixie McVey
R. H. “Buddy” Moore
Clarence P. “Pete” Rea, Jr.
1991
Barbara W. Hutchinson
Daniel J. Peterson
F. Van Sumner
1992
Charles F. Church
Robert E. Johnson
Jean T. Waltrip
1993
Arthur L. Collins
Kenneth W. Medley
Barbara P. Shell
1994
Joseph P. Delia
John R. Lillard
Brenda M. Mauldin
1995*
Elwood C. Carson
Cole Hendrix
Diane L. Jemmott
1996
Gregory W. Campbell, Manager of the Year
Stanley F. Caulkins
Sydnor C. Newman, Jr.
1997
Paul G. Anderson, Jr., Lifetime Achievement
Thomas T. “Mike” Mickel, Jr., Person of the Year
Wayne E. Shank, Manager of the Year
1998
Steven J. Calabro, Manager of the Year
Cherry Cathell, Lifetime Achievement
James R. Nilo, Person of the Year
1999
Robert B. Mendez, Person of the Year
Sara L. Parmenter, Lifetime Achievement
David C. Ploeger, Manager of the Year
2000
Dennis O. Burnett, Person of the Year
Dewitt L. Freeman, Lifetime Achievement
Juan E. Rivera, Manager of the Year
Virginia Aviation Awards 2001-
2001
Buford Cordle, Jr., Manager of the Year
John R. Lillard, Person of the Year
James A. Wilding, Lifetime Achievement
2002
Christopher U. Browne, Manager of the Year
Kimberly Kinard Holland, Person of the Year
Colleen C. Barrett, Lifetime Achievement
2003
Michael St. Jean, Manager of the Year
Charles D. Lamb, Person of the Year
James L. Bland, Lifetime Achievement
2004
Mark F. Courtney, Manager of the Year
Curtis J. Grant, Person of the Year
Kenneth R. Scott, Lifetime Achievement
2005
Serena R. (Renny) Manuel, Manager of the Year
Ronnie D. Vaughan, Person of the Year
Keith W. Meurlin, Lifetime Achievement
Edward R. Boyer, Lifetime Achievement
2006
Joseph E. (Joe) Love, Manager of the Year
Michael J. Colgan, Person of the Year
Gerald J. Spates, Lifetime Achievement
2007
Jon E. Mathiasen, Manager of the Year
Lars J. Hermann, Person of the Year
Gerald W. Yagen, Lifetime Achievement
W. Calvin Falwell , Lifetime Achievement
Lawrence W. Falwell, Lifetime Achievement
2008
William T. “Tim” Gaylord, Manager of the Year
David L. Young, Person of the Year
George Zahn, Lifetime Achievement
2009
Edward Wallis, Manager of the Year
Richard S. Williams, Person of the Year
Kenneth A. Rowe, Lifetime Achievement
2010
Jacqueline L. Shuck, Manager of the Year
Ray Conlon, Person of the Year
James E. Bennett, Lifetime Achievement
2011
Dawn P. Howard, Manager of theYear
James C. Kellett, Person of the Year
Bob Reid, Person of the Year
Charles A. Kulp, Sr., Lifetime Achievement
2012
Keith Holt, Manager of the Year
Courtney Beamon, Person of the Year
Gregory Campbell, Person of the Year
William Kelly, Person of the Year
Graham A. Pitsenberger, Lifetime Achievement
2013
Becky Skidmore, Airport Manager of the Year
Leo Schefer, Lifetime Achievement Award
Joe Love, Lifetime Achievement Award
2014
Harry Houckes, Lifetime Achievement Award
Steve Fox, Airport Manager of the Year
Victor Williams, Person of the Year
Terry Page, Lifetime Achievement Award
2015
Luke Curtas – Special Recognition
David Darrah – Airport Manager of the Year
Mike Ginter – Person of the Year
Karl Stoltzfus – Lifetime Achievement
Boyce Wornom – Lifetime Achievement
2016
Jim Evans, Special Recognition Award
Hank Rempe, Airport Manager of the Year
Jay Willmott, Person of the Year
Charles J. Colgan, Lifetime Achievement Award
2017
Daniel “Bud” Oakey, Special Recognition Award
Jason Davis, Airport Manager of the Year
Troy M. Bell, Person of the Year
David L Young, Lifetime Achievement Award
2018
Scott Coffman, Airport Manager of the Year
Ralph and Bobbie Crafts, Person of the Year
Renny Manuel, Lifetime Achievement Award
2019
Tim Daniel , Manager of the Year
Lanier Frantz, Person of the Year
John Rutledge, Lifetime Achievement Award
Leroy Baker, Director's Award
2020
No Awards
2021
Perry Miller, Manager of the Year
Robert Bowen, Lifetime Achievement Award
2022
Melinda Crawford, Manager of the Year
John E. Potter, Person of the Year
Lt. Col. Paul Adams Willard II, Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Malandrino, Director's Award