2019 Award Winners and Scholarship Recipients

APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2019 AWARD WINNERS!

 

ROBERT L. CORMIER AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Bell Textron
TOD YATES | Master Sergeant, Oklahoma City (OK) Police Department Air Support Unit (Ret.)

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

Sponsored by Airbus 
WILLIAM LINIEWICZ | Deputy, San Diego County (CA) Sheriff’s Department Aerial Support Detail
MICHAEL DAVIS | Deputy, San Diego County (CA) Sheriff’s Department Aerial Support Detail

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Safran Helicopter Engines USA
EDWARD ORZECHOWSKI | St. Johns County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

SAFETY AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
BRYN ELLIOTT | Police Aviation Research

TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICER AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Kropp Holdings, Inc.
KRISTOPHER KUBASTA | Officer, San Jose (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit

FIXED-WING OPERATOR AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by Air Bear Tactical Aircraft, LLC & L3HARRIS
CHRISTINA HOLOVACH | Constable, Saskatoon (SK) Police Service Air Support Unit

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AWARD  Click Here to View Video

Sponsored by FLIR Public Safety Group
STEPHEN CLARKE | Constable, Peel (ON) Regional Police

 


APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2019 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!

 

APSA CANADIAN REGION

ANDREW GOLAB | Son of Tony Golab, Edmonton (AB) Police Service Flight Operations Unit
ATHENA SPEAR | Daughter of Kevin Spear, Calgary (AB) Police Service Collision Reconstruction Unit

APSA CENTRAL REGION

JORDYN SUMMERS | Daughter of Mike Summers, Travis County (TX) STAR Flight
MATTHEW BRIAN STURGILL | Son of Brian Sturgill, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety

APSA NORTHEAST REGION

KENNETH SOLOSKY | Son of Kenneth Solosky, New York City (NY) Police Department Aviation Unit (Ret.)
ZACHARY SPENCE | Son of Mark Spence, Delaware State Police Aviation Section

APSA SOUTHEAST REGION

ASHLYNN GALM | Daughter of David Galm, Air Methods
MADELINE McCOY | Daughter of Terry Wood, Chambers County (AL) Sheriff’s Office

APSA WESTERN REGION

JACOB SILL | Son of Michael Sill, Fresno County (CA) Sheriff’s Office Air Support Unit
JONAH NAYLOR | Son of Mark Naylor, California Highway Patrol Office of Air Operations

NORM JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
CAIRA FRANK | Daughter of Cory Frank, Houston (TX) Police Department Air and Marine Division
ELLA A. O’DONNELL | Daughter of Derek O’Donnell, Los Angeles (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit

JAMES BLAND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by James Bland Memorial Fund
ADAM TAVANTZIS | Son of Jeff Van Es, Orange County (CA) Sheriff’s Department Air Support Bureau

ALAN PURWIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Helinet
NATALIE MAJORS | Daughter of Lee Majors, Leon County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

A-STAR SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Airbus 
ALEXANDER FRANK | Son of Bill Frank, Sacramento County (CA) Sheriff’s Department Air Operations

‘POWERED UP’ SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Safran Helicopter Engines USA
MIKAEL CRUZ | Son of Eddie Cruz, Florida Highway Patrol Air Support Unit