APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2021 AWARD WINNERS!
ROBERT L. CORMIER AWARD Watch the Video
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DAVE TAYLOR | Arizona Department of Public Safety Aviation Bureau
CAPTAIN “GUS” CRAWFORD MEMORIAL AIR CREW OF THE YEAR AWARD Watch the Video
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JOHNNY REYES | Deputy, Fresno County (CA) Sheriff's Office Air Support Unit
GREG VILLANEUVA | Deputy, Fresno County (CA) Sheriff's Office Air Support Unit
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AWARD Watch the Video
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MARC FOREMAN | Oklahoma City (OK) Police Department Air Support Unit
SAFETY AWARD Watch the Video
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JOHN COOPER | Officer, Columbus (OH) Division of Police Helicopter Unit (Ret.)
TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICER AWARD Watch the Video
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CHRISTIAN SMITH | Officer, San Jose (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit
FIXED-WING OPERATOR AWARD Watch the Video
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HANS SCHIRMER | Sergeant, Ontario Provincial Police Aviation Services
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AWARD Watch the Video
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MATT ROGERS | Sergeant, Michigan State Police
APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2021 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
APSA CANADIAN REGION
CASSIE WONG-WYLIE | Daughter of Tom Bechthold, Edmonton (AB) Police Service Flight Operations Unit
KAYA MARACLE | Daughter of Gary Maracle, Ontario Provencial Police Aviation Services
APSA CENTRAL REGION
EMMA PAIGE DIKKEN | Daughter of Bruce Dikken, Colorado Department of Public Safety
APSA MIDWEST REGION
KATIE CUNNINGHAM | Daughter of Dan Cunningham, St. Louis County (MO) Police Department Metro Air Support Unit (Ret.)
LYDIA RUEGSEGGER | Daughter of David Ruegsegger, Indiana State Police Aviation Section
APSA NORTHEAST REGION
ANDREW P. MARTIN | Son of Brian Martin, Maryland State Police Aviation Command
JOSHUA SPENCE | Son of Mark Spence, Delaware State Police Aviation Section
APSA SOUTHEAST REGION
PIPER PRUITT | Daughter of Stanley Pruitt, Seminole County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Section
SARAH BRISTLE | Daughter of Donald Bristle, Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Police Department Aviation Unit
APSA WESTERN REGION
JILLIANN HUSTEDDE | Daughter of Larry Hustedde, Fresno (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit
VANCE JOHNYVES RUSSELL | Son of Douglas Russell, Washoe County (NV) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Operations (Ret.)
NORM JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
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GABRIELLA CARTER | Daughter of Donovan Carter, Anne Arundel County (MD) Police Department Aviation Unit
MATTIE PERKINS | Daughter of Steve Ingrassia, Anne Arundel County (MD) Police Department Aviation Unit
JAMES BLAND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sponsored by James Bland Memorial Fund
SEDONA BOOKBINDER | Daughter of Richard Bookbinder, California Highway Patrol Air Operations (Ret.)
ALAN PURWIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sponsored by Helinet
PATRICK W. SOLOSKY | Son of Kenneth Solosky, New York City (NY) Police Department Aviation Unit (Ret.)
A-STAR SCHOLARSHIP
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GRACE BUCHANAN | Daughter of John Buchanan, Maryland Natural Resources Police Aviation Division