Originated in 1967 by NAAA and presented to one or more recipients.
 

Previous Recipients

2022	Lee Turnquist, Whirly Birds Inc., Lake Wales, FL
2021	Rusty Lindeman, Rusty’s Flying Service, D’Hanis, TX
2021	Damon Reabe, Dairyland Aviation, Waupun, WI
2020	Matt Hovdenes, Right Way Ag., Hardwood, ND
2019	Terry Jordan, Jordan Air Inc., Hugoton, KS
2018	Dennie Stokes, Air Aids Inc./Stokes Flying Service, Earle, AR
2017	Ron Cline, Central Valley Helicopters, Ellensburg, WA
2016	Jane Barber-Pitlick	1994	John O'Connell
2015	Randy Hale	1993	Dr. L.F. Bouse
2014	Karen Allen	1992	Edgar Hobbs
2013	Leif Isaacson Jeff Summersill	1991	Theresa "Terry" Ambroz
2012	Gaylon Stamps	1990	Reinholdt D. Deines Robert Mueller Roy W. Reabe
2011	Carolyn Baecker Rod Thomas	1989	Dick Dyer Robert Faust Dale Stewart
2010	Peggy Knizner	1988	Ray A. Lange Marilyn McKinnis
2009	Clint Hoffmann	1987	Fred C. Scaman
2008	Mike Bailey	1986	Dr. Stanford N. Fertig Luther C. Gibbs William T. Keane
2007	Dusty Dowd	1985	Larry Brooks Jim Hudson Terry Pfeil Leland Shelton
2006	Pat Kornegay	1984	Charles Carrier Harold Collins Jr.
2005	Leonard Felix Jr. Andrew D. Moore	1983	Jim Wood Stan Jones Ivan Rash
2004	Richard “Dick” Reade	1982	Mike C. Clark F. Farrell Higbee Roy Wood
2003	Harold E. Miller	1981	Mabry Anderson Don Holmes Dabney Roberts
2002	Bob Bailey Charles Stone Jr. Clarence Williams Women of the WNAAA	1980	Jewell Horne
2001	Ron Deck	1979	Gerald Lewis Harold Hardcastle Dr. Arthur A. Muka
2000	Glenn Martin	1978	Russell M. Benson H. Wheelless Jr.
1999	Wayne Slaughter Ivan "Buddy" Kirk	1977	Ken Onstott
1998	Michael Schiffer	1976	Everett Pingrey
1997	Kenneth Degg	1975	Eldon Sorensen John M. Sliker
1996	Allen Chorman	1974	Conrad Barlow Robert Crook James L. Maxwell
1995	Niels Andrews E. A. "Slim" Cancienne Gilbert Johnson Dennis Kuhlman Zoren O'Brien Pat Tigges	1973	Mabry I. Anderson Robert Aukes Richard Carroll Carl Heimer Paul Hursh C. R. Lindhoff Les H. Mills George F. Mitchell Jr. John Neace George Sanders Dale Stewart V. Ray Thornton Robert Ueding Hugh Wheelless Sr.