2015 Award Winners and Scholarship Recipients

APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2015 AWARD WINNERS!

 

ROBERT L. CORMIER AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Bell Textron (Bell Helicopter Textron)
PATRICK LAWRENCE | Lieutenant, Michigan State Police

CAPTAIN “GUS” CRAWFORD MEMORIAL AIR CREW OF THE YEAR AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Airbus (Airbus Helicopters)
RYAN MILLER | Senior Police Officer, Austin (TX) Police Department Air Support Unit
WUTHIPONG ‘TANK’ TANTAKSINANUKIJ | Corporal, Austin (TX) Police Department Air Support Unit

SAFETY AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
CHRISTOPHER HECHT | Officer/Paramedic, Arizona Department of Public Safety

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Airbus (Airbus Helicopters)
RICK THORNTON | Maintenance Technician, Alachua County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICER AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by General Dynamics
KEVIN STEIN | Deputy Sheriff, Semimole County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

FIXED-WING OPERATOR AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Mahindra Aerospace / GippsAero Pty Ltd.
DWAYNE HAVIS | Lieutenant, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by AeroVironment, Inc.
DAVID MORTON | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Office (Ret.)

 


APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2015 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!

 

APSA CANADIAN REGION

LAUREN CAVE | Daughter of Michelle Cave, Calgary (AB, Canada) Police Service Air Support Unit

APSA CENTRAL REGION

JOHN C. GIUFFRIDA II | Son of John C. Giuffrida, DEA Office of Aviation (Ft. Worth, TX)
ASHLEY DOMINGUEZ | Daughter of Daniel Dominguez, San Antonio (TX) Police Department Helicopter Detail

APSA MIDWEST REGION

GABRIELLA ORLANDO | Daughter of Dino Orlando, St. Louis (MO) Metro Air Support Unit
KYLIE O’SHEA | Daughter of Dan O’Shea, Elgin (IL) Police Department, Air-One Emergency Response

APSA NORTHEAST REGION

DANIEL BAKER | Son of Ronald Baker, Massachusetts State Police Airwing
RACHEL HAGAN | Daughter of Ronald Hagan, Delaware State Police Aviation Section (Ret.)

APSA SOUTHEAST REGION

PAIGE SNARR | Daughter of William Snarr, Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit
COLE ARTHUR| Son of Sean Arthur, Collier County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Bureau

APSA WESTERN REGION

DALTON LASELL | Son of David Magnino, California Highway Patrol Office of Air Operations (Ret.)
SARAH SUTTON | Daughter of William Sutton, Los Angeles (CA) Police Department Air Support Division (Ret.)

NORM JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
COURTNEY GOODMAN | Daughter of Mark Goodman, Pasadena (CA) Police Department
JASON MADALONI | Son of John Madaloni, Azusa (CA) Police Department Region One Air Support Team

JAMES BLAND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by James Bland Memorial Fund
ANDRIANNA JOANNE MEANS | Daughter of Kevin Means, San Diego (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit (Ret.)

A-STAR SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Airbus (Airbus Helicopters)
KATHERINE HARNISCH | Daughter of Frederick Harnisch, Chicago (IL) Police Department Marine & Helicopter Unit
CLINTON JENKS | Son of Hank Jenks, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Aircraft Troop O

‘POWERED UP’ SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Safran Helicopter Engines USA (SAFRAN Turbomeca USA)
CARRIE PERRAS | Daughter of Lucien Perras, Indiana State Police Aviation Section