2011 Award Winners and Scholarship Recipients

APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2011 AWARD WINNERS!

 

ROBERT L. CORMIER AWARD

Sponsored by Bell Textron (Bell Helicopter Textron)
MARK WARD | Senior Corporal/Chief Pilot, Dallas (TX) Police Department Helicopter Unit

CAPTAIN “GUS” CRAWFORD MEMORIAL AIR CREW OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sponsored by Airbus (Airbus Eurocopter)
BILL QUISTORF | Chief Pilot, Snohomish County (WA) Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue
STEVE KLETT | Deputy Pilot, Snohomish County (WA) Sheriff’s Office

SAFETY AWARD

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
TODD JAGER | Officer, San Diego (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AWARD

Sponsored by Airbus (Airbus Helicopters)
GARY BADE | Washington State Patrol Aviation Unit

TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICER AWARD

Sponsored by General Dynamics Global Imaging Technology
JOE VAN GORDER | Deputy, Alachua County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

FIXED-WING OPERATOR AWARD

Sponsored by GippsAero Pty Ltd. (Mahindra Aerospace / GippsAero Pty Ltd.)
JEFF BARBAO | Officer/Pilot, California Highway Patrol Valley Division
JONATHON PIERCE | Officer/Flight Officer, California Highway Patrol Valley Division

 


APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2011 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!

 

APSA CANADIAN REGION

AARON O’QUINN | son of Robert O’Quinn, York (AB) Regional Police

APSA CENTRAL REGION

SARAH ALICIA RAYAS | daughter of Alex Rayas, El Paso (TX) Police Department

APSA EASTERN REGION

JESSICA BOGGS | daughter of Randy Boggs, Ohio State Highway Patrol Aviation Unit

APSA NORTHEAST REGION

WILLIAM KEANE HOOVER | son of Craig Hoover, Baltimore City (MD) Police Department

APSA SOUTHEAST REGION

JENNIFER YUDICHAK | daughter of Craig Hardcastle, Polk County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation

APSA WESTERN REGION

MADELINE LASELL | daughter of David Magnino, California Highway Patrol Air Operations
KEVIN DUMLER | son of Angela Krieg, Los Angeles (CA) Police Department Air Support

NORM JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
CASSIE ANNE PERRAS | daughter of Lucien Perras, Indiana State Police Aviation Section
YVETTE IZQUIERDO-CRUZ | daughter of Jose Izquiero-Cruz, Hillsborough County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

JAMES BLAND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by James Bland Memorial Fund
JULIA PRICE | daughter of Michael Price, DEA Aviation (Ret.); MP4 Aviation Security

A-STAR SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Airbus (Airbus Helicopters)
JACOB LASINSKI | son of Robert Lasinski, St. Louis County (MO) Police Department Metro Air Support
AMANDA RODRIGUEZ | daughter of Ismeal Rodriguez, Houston (TX) Police Department Air Support Unit

‘POWERED UP’ SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Safran Helicopter Engines USA (SAFRAN Turbomeca USA)
MICHELLE LUSTER | daughter of Michael Luster, Harris County (TX) Sheriff’s Office