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ACRO E-mail Archive Thread: [IAC] IAC non-flying awards


                


Thread: [IAC] IAC non-flying awards

Message: [IAC] IAC non-flying awards

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From: "Loren Smith" <loso1 at worldnet.att.net>

Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 01:44:18 UTC


Message:

To All IAC'ers,

The deadline to submit nominations for the prestigious
IAC non-flying awards is June 15. To date I have only
received nominations for the newly established 
Kathy Jaffe Volunteer Award. I have not yet received 
one nomination for the Robert L. Heuer, Frank Price Cup,
or Harold E. Neumann Awards. 

Interested members should refer to the IAC Awards web pages that 
are located on the Chapter 78 website. The web address 
is: www.citabria.com/chap78/IAC%20Awards.htm. A complete 
history of each of the trophies is shown along with the 
list of recipients and a picture of the master trophy. It 
is important to see the past recipients to be better 
informed on making new nominations. Once the nominations 
are collected, they will be presented to the IAC Board of 
Directors for voting. The Board selects the final winner 
by secret ballot for each of these awards. A description 
of the awards and the criteria are as follows 

The Robert L. Heuer Trophy for Judging Excellence

Member Sam Burgess of San Antonio, Texas conceived the 
idea for presenting a trophy to the outstanding aerobatic 
judge each year. He provided the permanent trophy to 
recognize the outstanding achievements made to 
competition aerobatics by the judges.  The Award is given 
annually for outstanding performance as an aerobatic 
judge during the contest year. General guidelines, though 
not requirements, for the award include National 
Judgeship or having judged a minimum of three contests, 
one of which should have been the IAC Championships or 
the U.S. Nationals. This award is presented the year 
following the contest year for which it is presented. 
Thus, nominations are based on outstanding judging in the 
year 1999. The recipient receives a plaque and the master 
trophy remains on display in the IAC Pavilion in Oshkosh, 
Wisconsin.

The Frank Price Cup

The award was conceived and donated by R.J. Rouse of 
Texas. It was created to recognize outstanding 
individuals in aerobatics and in honor of aerobatic 
pioneer Frank Price, the first  American to compete in 
the World Aerobatic Championships. The purpose of the 
award is to recognize the person who has contributed the 
most to the sport of aerobatics in the previous year. 
This includes any IAC member who has contributed to the 
sport, not just American members but all IAC members 
throughout the world.  Although the master trophy resides 
at the IAC pavilion in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the recipient 
will receive a laser cut plaque with a photograph of the 
permanent trophy set in the plaque.  The plaque will be 
presented this year at the US Nationals awards banquet.

The Harold E. Neumann Award for Outstanding Contribution 
as a Chief Judge

The family of Harold E. Neumann has donated the funds 
necessary to establish a permanent trophy in the name of 
Harold E. Neumann. This aerobatic Hall of Fame member was 
also known for his contribution to the sport as a judge 
at our aerobatic contests.  Robert and Karen Minkus 
conceived the idea for presenting a trophy to the 
outstanding Chief Judge each year. This challenging 
contest position demands a person with considerable 
knowledge of the IAC contest rules, the experience to 
deal with the many varied and unusual situations that 
occur at contests, and the ability to make sound 
decisions regarding the operation of the contest flights. 
This award is presented the year following the contest 
year for which it is presented. Thus, nominations are 
based on outstanding Chief Judging in the year 1999. The 
recipient will this year receive a plaque at the US 
Nationals awards banquet and the master trophy remains on 
display in the IAC Pavilion in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

The Kathy Jaffe Volunteer Award

This award was donated in the memory of Kathleen Jaffe. 
Her spirit and enthusiasm for aerobatics and the 
aerobatic community were truly remarkable. She was 
president of Chapter 52, contest director, newsletter 
editor, and contributor to Sport Aerobatics magazine. 
Kathy also gave lectures to everyone from aviation 
related groups to schoolchildren on the joy of flying and 
especially aerobatics. She was also a competition pilot. 
She died in 1999.

The purpose of this award is to recognize the outstanding 
volunteer during the previous year. General guidelines 
are that this person is one who consistently, unselfishly 
and eagerly accepts more responsibilities than he or she 
can handle, meets these responsibilities with tireless 
effort, efficiency and a smile, and who places the needs 
of others above his or her own, making the sport of 
aerobatics more enjoyable for everyone.

The Master trophy and the annual recipient trophies will 
be funded by the Kathy Jaffe Memorial Fund. The recipient 
trophy will consist of a plaque with the individual's 
name engraved on it. The Master trophy will be on display 
at the IAC pavilion in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It will be 
engraved with each annual recipient's name. The plaque 
will be presented for the first time at the US Nationals 
awards banquet this year.

The last date nominations can be entered is June 15, 
2000. 
Please send your nominations to:

Loren G. Smith
IAC Awards Administration
2254 Edgcumbe Road
Saint Paul, MN 55116-2448

E-mail address:  LoSoAviation at worldnet.att.net


Yours truly,



Loren G. Smith
Awards Chairman

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