1. GENERAL AVIATION AWARDS PROGRAM

2. Brought to you by….. SANDY HILL NAFI Vice President JO ANN HILL NAFI Vice President

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

4. GA AWARDS  AMT of the Year  AVIONICS TECH of the Year  CFI of the Year  FAASTeam REP of the Year

5. 2007 Nat’l AMT of the Year Paul New, Jackson TN

6. 2007 Nat’l Avionics Tech of the Year Jerry Luttrull, Riverside CA

7. 2007 Nat’l CFI of the Year Mike Gaffney, Lake Saint Louis MO

8. 2007 Nat’l FAAST Rep of the Year Cheryl DeFilippo, Deltona FL

9. GA AWARDS PROGRAM SPONSORS AEA NAFI AOPA NASAO AOPA NASAO ARSA NATA ARSA NATA EAA NBAA EAA NBAA FAA PAMA FAA PAMA GAMA WAI GAMA WAI HAI HAI

10. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AEA - Debbie MacFarland, Treasurer AEA - Debbie MacFarland, Treasurer FAA - Kevin Clover, Coordination FAA - Kevin Clover, Coordination NAFI - JoAnn Hill, Chair NAFI - JoAnn Hill, Chair NAFI - Sandy Hill, Communications NAFI - Sandy Hill, Communications

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

12. CONTRIBUTORS Change yearly Change yearly Listed at the end of the nomination packet Listed at the end of the nomination packet Need a continuing commitment Need a continuing commitment Solicitations come from sponsoring groups to their members Solicitations come from sponsoring groups to their members

13. LOCAL & REGIONAL AWARDS Local & regional winners INFORMED Local & regional winners INFORMED Local & regional winners recognized Local & regional winners recognized Obtain sponsors for gifts Obtain sponsors for gifts Plaques, certificates, news releases Plaques, certificates, news releases Special venues for presentations Special venues for presentations Some FSDOs already do this Some FSDOs already do this

14. NATIONAL LEVEL AWARDS Consistent timelines & location Consistent timelines & location AirVenture-Oshkosh AirVenture-Oshkosh FAA Administrator FAA Administrator Theatre in the Woods Theatre in the Woods Travel, lodging, car rental Travel, lodging, car rental Weekly wrist-band, parking pass Weekly wrist-band, parking pass Awards luncheon Awards luncheon Tours, rides, invitations Tours, rides, invitations

15. APPLICATION / NOMINATION FORMS Revised in 2003 Revised in 2003 Updated in 2005 & 2007 Updated in 2005 & 2007 No longer paper No longer paper Available on sponsors’ websites Available on sponsors’ websites

16. NEW TIMELINES Jul 1 st thru Sep 30 th : Packets accepted at local FSDOs Jul 1 st thru Sep 30 th : Packets accepted at local FSDOs Oct 1 st thru Nov 14 th : Local (FSDO) judging all awards Oct 1 st thru Nov 14 th : Local (FSDO) judging all awards Nov 15 th : FSDO winners announced, forwarded to Region Nov 15 th : FSDO winners announced, forwarded to Region Nov 16 th thru Dec 31 st : Regional judging all awards Nov 16 th thru Dec 31 st : Regional judging all awards Jan 1 st : Regional winners announced, forwarded to AFS-8 Jan 1 st : Regional winners announced, forwarded to AFS-8 Jan & Feb: National judging by industry peers Jan & Feb: National judging by industry peers Mar 1 st : The national winners announced. Mar 1 st : The national winners announced.

17. FINDING NOMINEES CFI groups AMT chapters Schools, colleges, universities Aviation businesses & associations Previous award winners Safety program representatives

18. EVALUATION CHECKLISTS Specific checklist for each award Specific checklist for each award Use at each level of judging Use at each level of judging Post with nomination packet Post with nomination packet Guide to nominees when applying Guide to nominees when applying

19. Sandy & JoAnn Hill NAFI Masters NAFI Masters Longmont CO Longmont CO 303 - 485 - 8136 NAFIMasters@aol.com or GenAviationAwds@aol.com