2009 Award Winners & Scholarship Recipients

APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2009 AWARD WINNERS!

ROBERT L. CORMIER MEMORIAL AWARD

Sponsored by Bell Helicopter Textron

Officer KEVIN MEANS | San Diego (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit (R)

CAPT. 'GUS' CRAWFORD AIR CREW OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sponsored by American Eurocopter

NICK GRANELLI | Texas Department of Public Safety Aircraft Section (HQ)

BEN MULLER | Texas Department of Public Safety Aircraft Section (Region 4)

SAFETY AWARD

Sponsored by MD Helicopters

TRISTAN ATKINS | Washington State Patrol Aviation Unit

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sponsored by American Eurocopter

GREG SOLAR | Calgary (AB, Canada) Police Service Air Services Unit

APSA CANADIAN REGION SCHOLARSHIP

ADAM APPLEBY | son of William Appleby, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Edmonton Air Services

APSA CENTRAL REGION SCHOLARSHIP

RUSSELL DAVIS | son of

APSA NORTHEAST REGION SCHOLARSHIP

MARY VALESKI | daughter of David Valeski, Delaware State Police Aviation Section

APSA SOUTHEAST REGION SCHOLARSHIP

MEREDITH GASAWAY | daughter of Rockland Gasaway, North Carolina State Highway Patrol

APSA WESTERN REGION SCHOLARSHIPS

STAYZIA GARNES | daughter of

ASHELY ATKINS | daughter of Tristan Atkins, Washington State Patrol Aviation Unit

A-STAR SCHOLARSHIPS

Sponsored by American Eurocopter

KIM GASAWAY | daughter of Rockland Gasaway, North Carolina State Highway Patrol

ANNA ROZANSKY | daughter of Alan Rozansky, Erie County (NY) Sheriff's Department Aviation Unit

'POWERED UP' SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Turbomeca USA

ABIGAIL TORRINGTON | daughter of William Torrington, Sacrament County (CA) Sheriff's Department Aviation Unit

NORM JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Norm Jacobson Memorial Fund

TAYLOR ANDERSON | daughter of

AL SIMON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Vector Aerospace

KIM MELIUS | daughter of Scott Melius, Atlanta (GA) Police Department