GENERAL AVIATION GENERAL AVIATION AWARDS PROGRAMAWARDS PROGRAM

Brought to you by…..Brought to you by…..

SANDY HILLNAFI Vice President

JO ANN HILLNAFI Vice President

GA AWARDS MISSIONGA AWARDS MISSION

to recognize professionalism to recognize professionalism in aviation education and in aviation education and flight safety on the local, flight safety on the local, regional and national levels.regional and national levels.

GA AWARDSGA AWARDS

AMT of the YearAMT of the YearAVIONICS TECH of the YearAVIONICS TECH of the YearCFI of the YearCFI of the YearFAASTeam REP of the YearFAASTeam REP of the Year

2007 Nat’l AMT of the Year2007 Nat’l AMT of the Year

Paul New, Jackson TN

2007 Nat’l Av Tech of the Year2007 Nat’l Av Tech of the Year

Jerry Luttrull, Riverside CA

2007 Nat’l CFI of the Year2007 Nat’l CFI of the Year

Mike Gaffney, Lake Saint Louis MO

2007 Nat’l FAAST Rep of the Year2007 Nat’l FAAST Rep of the Year

Cheryl DeFilippo, Deltona FL

GA AWARDS PROGRAM GA AWARDS PROGRAM SPONSORSSPONSORS

AEAAEA NAFINAFI

AOPAAOPA NASAO NASAO

ARSAARSA NATA NATA

EAAEAA NBAA NBAA

FAAFAA PAMA PAMA

GAMAGAMA WAI WAI

HAIHAI

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

AEA -AEA - Debbie MacFarland, Debbie MacFarland, TreasurerTreasurer

FAA -FAA - Kevin Clover, Kevin Clover, CoordinationCoordination

NAFI-NAFI- JoAnn Hill, JoAnn Hill, ChairChair

NAFI-NAFI- Sandy Hill, Sandy Hill, CommunicationsCommunications

A BRIEF HISTORYA BRIEF HISTORY CFI of the Year - 1963CFI of the Year - 1963 AMT of the Year - 196_AMT of the Year - 196_?? Avionics Tech of the Year - 1999Avionics Tech of the Year - 1999 ASC of the Year - 2001 / 2003ASC of the Year - 2001 / 2003 1970s thru 2001: 1970s thru 2001: Chaos reigned!Chaos reigned! Reorganized - 2002Reorganized - 2002

CONTRIBUTORSCONTRIBUTORS Change yearlyChange yearly Listed at the end of the nomination Listed at the end of the nomination

packetpacket Need a continuing commitmentNeed a continuing commitment Solicitations come from sponsoring Solicitations come from sponsoring

groups to their membersgroups to their members

LOCAL & REGIONAL LOCAL & REGIONAL AWARDSAWARDS

Local & regional winners Local & regional winners INFORMEDINFORMED Local & regional winners recognizedLocal & regional winners recognized Obtain sponsors for giftsObtain sponsors for gifts Plaques, certificates, news releasesPlaques, certificates, news releases Special venues for presentationsSpecial venues for presentations Some FSDOs already do thisSome FSDOs already do this

NATIONAL LEVEL AWARDSNATIONAL LEVEL AWARDS Consistent timelines & locationConsistent timelines & location AirVenture-OshkoshAirVenture-Oshkosh FAA AdministratorFAA Administrator Theatre in the WoodsTheatre in the Woods Travel, lodging, car rental Travel, lodging, car rental Weekly wrist-band, parking passWeekly wrist-band, parking pass Awards luncheonAwards luncheon Tours, rides, invitationsTours, rides, invitations

APPLICATION / NOMINATION APPLICATION / NOMINATION FORMSFORMS

Revised in 2003Revised in 2003 Updated in 2005 & 2007Updated in 2005 & 2007 No longer paperNo longer paper Available on sponsors’ websitesAvailable on sponsors’ websites

NEW TIMELINESNEW TIMELINES Jul 1Jul 1stst thru Sep 30 thru Sep 30th th :: Packets accepted at local FSDOs Packets accepted at local FSDOs

Oct 1Oct 1stst thru Nov 14 thru Nov 14th th :: Local (FSDO) judging all awards Local (FSDO) judging all awards

Nov 15Nov 15th th :: FSDO winners announced, forwarded to Region FSDO winners announced, forwarded to Region

Nov 16Nov 16thth thru Dec 31 thru Dec 31stst : : Regional judging all awards Regional judging all awards

Jan 1Jan 1stst : : Regional winners announced, forwarded to AFS-8 Regional winners announced, forwarded to AFS-8

Jan & Feb:Jan & Feb: National judging by industry peers National judging by industry peers

Mar 1Mar 1stst : : The national winners announced. The national winners announced.

FINDING NOMINEESFINDING NOMINEES

CFI groupsCFI groups

AMT chaptersAMT chapters

Schools, colleges, universitiesSchools, colleges, universities

Aviation businesses & associationsAviation businesses & associations

Previous award winnersPrevious award winners

Safety program representativesSafety program representatives

EVALUATION CHECKLISTSEVALUATION CHECKLISTS

Specific checklist for each awardSpecific checklist for each award Use at each level of judgingUse at each level of judging Post with nomination packetPost with nomination packet Guide to nominees when applyingGuide to nominees when applying

Sandy & JoAnn HillSandy & JoAnn Hill

NAFI MastersNAFI Masters               

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