AFA Announces 2018 Field Award Winners

AFA Announces 2018 Field Award Winners

Arlington, Va. – The Air Force Association (AFA) announced today the winners of its 2018 Field Awards.

Distinguished Sustained Aerospace Education Award

Recipient for 2018: Bill Croom

Chairman’s AE Achievement Award

Recipient for 2018: Project Lead the Way

Member of the Year

Recipient for 2018: Russ Lewey

Individual Storz Award

Recipient for 2018: Dan Ohnesorge

AFA Gold Card Membership Award

Recipient for 2018: Mary Anne Thompson

Chairman’s Citations

Recipients for 2018

• Nicholas Abate
• Gerald Hovatter
• Gina Giles
• Ken Kelly
• Chris Canada
• John Toohey
• Bob Gehbauer

MoM/ESAs/Unit Awards by Region

Central East

Individual Awards

Members of the Month (MoMs)

• James Nichol
• Mike Winters
• Jack Diamond
• Lloyd Swede
• Tanisha Crosby
• John Lucarelli

Exceptional Service Award (ESAs):

• Joe Burke
• James Lavin
• John Kennedy

Unit Awards

ESA Best Single Program: Langley Chapter 323

ESA Communications: Gabriel Chapter 433

ESA Overall Programming: Gabriel Chapter 433

ESA AAS/SW Integration: Nations Chapter 130

Outstanding Small Chapter: Spruance Chapter 282

• Aerospace Education Achievement:
• Langley Chapter 323
• Gabriel Chapter 433
• Richmond Chapter 243

DW Steele Unit of the Year: Langley Chapter 323

Europe

Individual Awards

ESA

• Dustin “Lucky” Lawrence

Far West

Individual Awards

ESAs

• Tyler Worley

Florida

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• Dave Price
• James DeRose

ESAs:

• Dennis Krebs
• Bob Ceruti
• Thomas Guthrie
• Bob Hicks
• Nelson Arroyo

Unit Awards

ESA Veterans Affairs: Eglin Chapter 365

Outstanding Extra Large Chapter: Eglin Chapter 365

Aerospace Achievement:

• Martin H. Harris Chapter 303
• Eglin Chapter 365

Great Lakes

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• Ted Pifer
• Bobbie Smith
• Rhonda Roberts

ESAs

• Gerald Reblin

Unit Awards

Aerospace Education Achievement: Wright Memorial Chapter 212

Midwest

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• Kathleen O’Shea
• William Harding
• Todd Hunter
• Steven Miller
• David Skilton

ESAs:

• Richard Holdcroft
• Thomas O’Shea
• Harley Thornton

Unit Awards

Outstanding Medium Chapter: Lincoln Chapter 187

Aerospace Education Achievement:

• Lincoln Chapter 187
• Ak-Sar-Ben Chapter 188
• Chicagoland Chapter 142
• Scott Memorial Chapter 168

New England

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• David DeNofrio
• Matt Mleziva
• Dick Strifert
• Vicente Pamparo
• Nicole Citro
• Jonathan Belveal

Unit Awards

Aerospace Education Achievement: Paul Revere Chapter 178

Northeast

Individual Awards

MoMs

• Robert Ward

North West

Unit Awards

ESA Community Partners: Fairbanks Midnight Sun Chapter 362

Rocky Mountain

Individual Awards

MoMs: Margaret Eichman

ESAs: Jim Aadland

Unit Awards

ESA Community Relations: Sijan Chapter 125

Aerospace Education Achievement:

• Sijan Chapter 125
• Mel Harmon Chapter 128

Aerospace Education Excellence: Sijan Chapter 125

South Central

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• Joe Bryant
• Zygmund Jastrebski
• William Jervis
• Stacey Sells
• Daryl Carpenter
• Eric Silkowski

ESAs:

• Pauline Morisey
• Derrick Seaton
• Teresa Anderson

Unit Awards

Outstanding Large Chapter: Tennessee Valley Chapter 335

Aerospace Education Achievement:

• Montgomery Chapter 102
• Tennessee Valley Chapter 335
• Holloway Chapter 367

Aerospace Education Excellence: Tennessee Valley Chapter 335

Southeast

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• Mike Wilkins
• Ginger Langley

ESAs: Larry Wells

Southwest

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• Jimmy Clark
• Marie Lankford
• Angelo Rossetti
• Dave Swock

ESAs:

• Robert Hale
• Judith Logan
• Walter Saeger
• Mark Koechle

Unit Awards

ESA Airmen & Family Programs: Thunderbird Chapter 189

North Central

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• Lloyd Ward
• Mary Ward
• Bryan Graddy
• Thomas Brummer
• Erin Lee Vergara

Texoma

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• Robert Epstein
• Jeff James
• Darin Defendorf
• Joyce Sean Habina
• Marc Stewart
• Mechille Braden
• Rick Pena
• Scott Northcutt
• Bill Shewey
• John Traugott

ESAs:

• Paul Hendricks
• Joseph Sommers
• George Pankonin
• Ulrik Peterson
• Richard Buschelman
• Lori Earl

Unit Awards

Outstanding State Organization: Oklahoma

AEC Nominations

Individual Awards

MoMs:

• Larry Nix

ESAs:

• Tim Brock
• Bill Yucuis

AFA is proud to present this year’s winners and highlight all of their contributions to further the AFA mission and spirit.