APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2012 AWARD WINNERS!
ROBERT L. CORMIER AWARD
Sponsored by Bell Textron (Bell Helicopter Textron)
MIKE BARNES | Officer, Gainesville (FL) Police Department
CAPTAIN “GUS” CRAWFORD MEMORIAL AIR CREW OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sponsored by Airbus (Airbus Eurocopter)
KEVIN MEANS | Officer, San Diego (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit
TODD JAGER | Officer, San Diego (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit
SAFETY AWARD
Sponsored by MD Helicopters
MARK COLBORN | Sr. Cpl., Dallas (TX) Police Department Helicopter Unit
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AWARD
Sponsored by Airbus (Airbus Helicopters)
CLAYTON ‘SKIP’ ZELLER | Metro Nashville (TN) Police Department Aviation Unit
TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICER AWARD
Sponsored by General Dynamics Global Imaging Technology
WAYNE TROCAN | Deputy, Martin County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit
FIXED-WING OPERATOR AWARD
Sponsored by GippsAero Pty Ltd. (Mahindra Aerospace / GippsAero Pty Ltd.)
TROY LECKIE | Sergeant, York Regional Police
APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2012 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
APSA CANADIAN REGION
SIENNA COOK | daughter of Derek Cooke, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
APSA CENTRAL REGION
DANIEL OCHSNER | son of Tim Ochsner, Texas Department of Public Safety
APSA EASTERN REGION
SEAN O’SHEA | son of Dan O’Shea, Elgin (IL) Police Department
APSA NORTHEAST REGION
KRISTINA LOMBARDI | daughter of Francesco Lombardi, Suffolk County (NY) Police Department
APSA SOUTHEAST REGION
PAUL RYAN STURRUP | son of Scott Sturrup, Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
APSA WESTERN REGION
KENDAL NIELSEN | daughter of John Nielsen, California Highway Patrol Valley Division
LANI EMMA BURDETTE | daughter of Cole Burdette, Los Angeles (CA) Police Department
NORM JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Sponsored by MD Helicopters
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER THAXTON | son of William Thaxton, North Carolina Highway Patrol
SHAYNA BORGFELD | daughter of Carl Borgfeld, Oklahoma City (OK) Police Department
JAMES BLAND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sponsored by James Bland Memorial Fund
CLARA RUEGSEGGER | daughter of David Ruegsegger, Indiana State Police
A-STAR SCHOLARSHIP
Sponsored by Airbus (Airbus Helicopters)
RYAN SCHULDT | son of Rodger Schuldt, Houston (TX) Police Department
SYDNEY ELLEN MADRIGAL | daughter of Jesus Madrigal, Broward County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
‘POWERED UP’ SCHOLARSHIP
Sponsored by Safran Helicopter Engines USA (SAFRAN Turbomeca USA)
CASSIE PERRAS | daughter of Lucien Perras, Indiana State Police
