HONOREES

2022 / 20th ANNUAL HONOREES
DANIEL DROHAN
Kenn Ricci Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award
MIKE SILVESTRO
Aviation Lifetime Industry Leader Award
TIM ELLIS
Eren Ozmen Entrepreneur of the Year Award
MACK RUTHERFORD
Barron Hilton Aviation Inspiration Award
MAX LYONS
Elling Halvorson Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award
WILLIAM SHATNER
Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award
2021 / 19th ANNUAL HONOREES
LON & BRENDA HALVORSON
Elling Halvorson Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award
JARED ISAACMAN
Eren Ozmen Entrepreneur of the Year Award
GENERAL JACK DAILEY
Steven F. Udvar Hazy Award
MARC PARENT
Aviation Industry Leader of the Year Award
CRAIG SINCOCK
Kenn Ricci Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award
AARON TIPPIN
Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award
2019 / 17th ANNUAL HONOREES
SEWRGEI I. SIKORSKI
Elling Halvorson Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award
KENNY DICHTER
Eren Ozmen Entrepreneur of the Year Award
DR. S. HARRY ROBERTSON
Kenn Ricci Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award
JIM LOVELL
Jeff Bezos Freedoms Wings Award
2018 / 16th ANNUAL HONOREES
BERTRAND PICCARD
Legends Technology Award
BRIAN BARENTS
Industry Leader of the Year Award
DICK DEVOS
Changing Lives with Aviation Award
QANTAS
World's Safest, Longest Continuous Operating Airline Award
JEAN ROSANVALLON
Lifetime Aviation Industry Leader Award
JEFF BEZOS
Kenn Ricci Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award | Jeff Bezos Freedoms Wings Award
2017 / 15th ANNUAL HONOREES
MIKE SILVA
Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award
TYSON WEIHS & JASON MILLER
Eren Ozmen Entrepreneur of the Year Award
GENERAL JACK DAILEY
Steven F. Udvar Hazy Award
SENATOR JIM INHOFFE
Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award
DAVID JOYCE
Lifetime Aviation Industry Leader Award
ROBERT BIGELOW
Kenn Ricci Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award
2016 / 14th ANNUAL HONOREES
STEVE HICKOK
Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award
PHEBE NOVAKOVIC
Aviation Industry Leader of the Year Award
CAPT. SCOTT KELLY & CAPT. MARK KELLY
Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award
CLAY LACY
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
PETER PAUL LUCE
Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award
KENN RICCI
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award
2015 / 13th ANNUAL HONOREES
THOMAS FLOHR
Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year Award
COL. GAIL HALVERSON
Kiddie Hawk Children's Award
WILLIAM "BILL" CHILES
Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award
DICK COLE & DAVID THATCHER
Special Introduction and Induction / Doolittle Raiders
MILES O'BRIEN
Aviation Inspiration & Patriotism Award
SCOTT TERRY
Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award
RAY CONNER
Lifetime Aviation Industry Leader Award
2014 / 12th ANNUAL HONOREES
MICHIMASA FUJINO
Aviation Industry Leader of the Year
MARK BAKER
Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award
HERB KELLEHER
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award
ELLING HALVORSON
Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award
ANGELINA JOLIE
Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award
2013 / 11th ANNUAL HONOREES
MARILYN RICHWINE & RHONDA FULLERTON
Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award
BRUCE WHITMAN
Lifetime Aviation Industry Leader Award
FREDERICK W. SMITH
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award
JACK ERICKSON
Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award
MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK H. BRADY
Special Acknowledgement to Colonel George “Bud” Day
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
2012 / 10th ANNUAL HONOREES
JOHN UCZEKAJ
Aviation Industry Entrepreneur of the Year
JAMES ALBAUGH
Lifetime Aviation Industry Award
GREG ANDERSON
Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award
DAVID NEELEMAN
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur
ROY MORGAN
Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award
DAVID ELLISON
Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award
NEIL ARMSTRONG
“First and Last Man to Walk on the Moon”
EUGENE CERNAN
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
2011 / 9th ANNUAL HONOREES
MARK VAN TINE
Aviation Industry Leader of the Year
EREN OZMEN & FATIH OZMEN
Aviation Entrepreneurs of the Year
DR. RICHARD SUGDEN
Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award
J. ROBERT DUNCAN
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur
MORGAN FREEMAN
Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award
BOEING 787 DREAMTEAM
Aircraft of Legend Award
BURT RUTAN
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
2010 / 8th ANNUAL HONOREES
LYNN TILTON
Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year
DELFORD M. SMITH
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur
PAT EPPS
Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award
CLAYTON “CLAY” JONES
Aviation Industry Leader of the Year
CAPTAIN JAMES LOVELL
Cool Captain Award
SEAN TUCKER
Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award
FRANK ROBINSON
Lifetime Aviation Engineering Award
DOOLITTLE RAIDERS
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
CONGRESSMAN SAM JOHNSON
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
2009 / 7th ANNUAL HONOREES
ELON MUSK
Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year
JOSEPH “JOE” CLARK
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur
JEFFREY PUCKETT
Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award
PRESTON “PRES” HENNE
Aviation Industry Leader of the Year
KURT RUSSELL
Aviation Mentor Award
KERMIT WEEKS
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
TOM CRUISE
Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award
DR. EDWIN “BUZZ” ALDRIN
First Out –Of-This-World Landing & Takeoff Award
2008/ 6th ANNUAL HONOREES
LINDEN BLUE
Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year
SIR RICHARD BRANSON
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur
SI ROBIN
Legends Aviation Inventor Award
ED BOLEN
Aviation Industry Leader of the Year
EMILY HOWELL-WARNER
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
ZOE DELL LANTIS NUTTER
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
HARRISON FORD
Legends Aviation Legacy Award
MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM ANDERS
Heritage Patriot Award
USAF MAJ. PAUL ‘MAX” MOGA
Legends Top Flyer Award
2007 / 5th ANNUAL HONOREES
HH SHEIKH AHMED BIN SAEED AL-MAKTOUM
Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year
JAMES RAISBECK
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur
JOHN TRAVOLTA
Official Ambassador of Aviation Award
DR. FORREST M. BIRD
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
GEORGE MCGOVERN
Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award
PETE BUNCE
Aviation Industry Leader of the Year
2006 / 4th ANNUAL HONOREES
DALE & ALAN KLAPMEIER
Aviation Entrepreneurs of the Year
AL UELTSCHI
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur
BOB HOOVER
Freedom of Flight Award
2005 / 3rd ANNUAL HONOREES
VERN RABURN
Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year
STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur
2004/ 2nd ANNUAL HONOREES
JOE CLARK
Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year
CLAY LACY
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur
2003 / 1st ANNUAL HONOREES
RICK ADAM
Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year
CHARLES C. GATES
Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur