2016 Award Winners and Scholarship Recipients

APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2016 AWARD WINNERS!

 

ROBERT L. CORMIER AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Bell Textron
JACK H. SCHONELY | Officer, Los Angeles (CA) Police Department (Ret.)

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

Sponsored by Airbus 
TYLER TEBBUTT | Constable (PIC), Edmonton (AB) Police Service Flight Operations Unit
CHRIS ANDERSON | Constable (TFO), Edmonton (AB) Police Service Flight Operations Unit

SAFETY AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
TROY SMITH | Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation Aviation and Surveillance Operations

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Safran Helicopter Engines USA (SAFRAN Turbomeca USA)
KRISTOPHER GUNTER | Director of Maintenance, Tampa (FL) Police Department Aviation Unit

TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICER AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by General Dynamics Global Imaging Technology / General Dynamics Mediaware
CHRIS ANDERSON | Constable (TFO), Edmonton (AB) Police Service Flight Operations Unit

FIXED-WING OPERATOR AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Accent Stripe, Inc.
WADE BOURASSA | Sergeant (PIC), Saskatoon (SK) Police Service Air Support Unit
KRISTOPHER KLUZ | Constable (TFO), Saskatoon (SK) Police Service Air Support Unit

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Aeryon Labs, Inc.
ALAN FRAZIER | Deputy, Grand Forks County (ND) Sheriff’s Department / Asst. Professor, University of North Dakota

 


APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2016 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!

 

APSA CANADIAN REGION

JESSE DUTNALL | Daughter of Cameron Dutnall, Calgary (AB) Police Service Air Support Unit
REBECCA SAUNDERS | Daughter of Dave Saunders, York (ON) Regional Police

APSA CENTRAL REGION

STEFAN FITTING | Son of Hans Fitting, Waco (TX) Police Department
MATTHEW C. GIUFFRIDA | Son of John C. Giuffrida, DEA Office of Aviation (Ft. Worth, TX)

APSA MIDWEST REGION

WILLIAM KING | Son of George King, Ohio State Highway Patrol Aviation Section
KATELYN MAI PIGSLEY | Daughter of Scott Pigsley, Iowa State Patrol (Ret.)

APSA NORTHEAST REGION

STEPHEN J. DOLAN | Son of Thomas Dolan, Nassau County (NY) Police Department (Ret.)
KRISTEN TZAVELIS | Daughter of Christos Tzavelis, New York City (NY) Police Department Aviation Unit

APSA SOUTHEAST REGION

KYLE LANGIOTTI | Son of Kevin Langiotti, Hillsborough County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit
SYDNEE VAUGHAN | Daughter of Stephen Vaughan, Jacksonville (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

APSA WESTERN REGION

MARINA FERNANDEZ-FRENTZEL | Daughter of Andres Frentzel, California Highway Patrol
COURTNEY HUTCHINS | Daughter of Michael Hutchins, Sacramento (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit

NORM JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
BROOKE STRIEGEL | Daughter of David Striegel, Missouri Highway Patrol
COURTNEY WALKER | Daughter of Daniel Walker, Savannah-Chatham (GA) Metro Police Department

JAMES BLAND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by James Bland Memorial Fund
ERIN RUDY | Daughter of Troy Rudy, Calgary (AB) Police Service: Police Headquarters

ALAN PURWIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Helinet
EDWARD SCHULZE IV | Son of Edward Schulze III, New York (NY) Police Department Aviation Unit

A-STAR SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Airbus 
TYLER CONNERY | Son of Matthew Connery, Texas Department of Public Safety Aircraft Section

‘POWERED UP’ SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Safran Helicopter Engines USA (SAFRAN Turbomeca USA)
BROOKE A. SUTTON | Daughter of Ray Sutton, Illinois State Police